Past Reviews & Awards

SmartDraw in Engineering and Design

EC&M Magazine
"SmartDraw 2008.2 features enhanced charts and graphs, new shortcuts, and more than 1,000 new symbols and 100 new templates." April 2008. Read more

Machine Design
"As a marine electrician, I previously used colored pens to hand-draw electrical schematics for the custom sport-fishing boats our film builds. With SmartDraw, I can pump out detailed and accurate drawings in just a couple of hours." November 2007. Read more

Contractor Magazine
"A handy tool in or out of the office, it facilitates fast presentation-quality floor plans, timelines, Gantt charts, presentation graphics, and drawing plans." March 2007. Read more

Machine Design
"One rule of lean design is that you don't reinvent "wheels." If a component exists, use it. SmartDraw V7 software accommodates this idea with hundreds of already-drawn components that users drag and drop into flowcharts, organizational charts, floor plans, Gantt charts, calendars, and technical diagrams." June 2005. Read more

Mechanical Engineer Magazine
"With [SmartDraw], engineers can now create their technical drawings on their own computers." March 2005.
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Cadalyst
"SmartDraw makes money!...Make scaled technical drawings without spending thousands of dollars—or years of training—on AutoCAD." February 2005. Read more

EE Product News
"SmartDraw flattens the learning curve." September 2004. Read more: PDF

Washington Technology
"A straight-forward design tool." November 2003. Read more

SD Times
"If a picture is worth a thousand words, SmartDraw can save 50 million." December, 2002. Read more