Free Drafting Software

Simple and easy online drafting app for all your CAD needs

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Easy to Use

You can quickly draw walls for a floor plan or lines for a circuit diagram. SmartDraw makes drafting any type of scaled drawing or engineering diagram easy with intuitive tools and drag-and-drop symbols.

Easy to Find the Symbols You Need

SmartDraw includes a wide array of mechanical engineering and architectural symbols for every type of drafting project.

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Easy to Work With Other Apps

SmartDraw is easy to work with no matter what other apps you use. You can add engineering drawings and floor plans to:

  • Microsoft Office®
    • Word®
    • PowerPoint®
    • Excel®
  • Microsoft Teams®
  • Google Workspace
    • Google Docs
    • Google Sheets
  • Atlassian apps
    • Confluence
    • Jira

Easy to Save to Your Existing Storage Solution

SmartDraw works hand in glove with most file storage systems. You can save your drafting project directly to:

  • SharePoint®
  • OneDrive®
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox®
  • Box®

There is no need to create a parallel set of common folders and permissions, SmartDraw can just save files directly into your existing set up.

Easy to Share

Share your drafting project with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link.

You can also easily export any diagram as a PDF or common image formats like PNG or SVG.

Easy to Share

Easy to Get Help

Have a question? Chat or email us. SmartDraw support is in-house and free!

Easy to Get Help

Easy Collaboration

Whether you're designing a building layout, creating an electrical plan, or drafting up a mechanical drawing, SmartDraw lets you collaborate with your team in real time.

You can easily all work on the same drafting plan and share comments and feedback.

SmartDraw also works where you already communicate with your team. You can collaborate on plans in Microsoft Teams®, Slack or Confluence.

Collaborate on Drafting Projects

Our Drafting Software Features

  • Professional CAD templates
  • Extensive CAD symbols
  • Switch scales on the fly
  • Define a custom scale
  • Ability to add layers
  • Scale independent annotation layer
  • Add data to any shape
  • Export a manifest
  • Import a PDF
  • Resize items by typing
  • Measure distance and area easily
  • Collaborate with anyone in real-time
  • Export as PDF, PNG, or SVG
  • Works with 3rd party storage providers

Drafting Examples

SmartDraw includes templates for all kinds of 2D drafting plans from house plans to electrical and wiring drawings and mechanical engineering. You'll never be stuck staring at a blank page.

Why SmartDraw is the Best Drafting Software for Every Skill Level

Traditional drafting software is complex and difficult to use. But SmartDraw is easy enough for a beginner with robust, powerful features that will please any expert.

Here's how it works: start with a template and then easily customize it to fit your design vision. Thousands of ready-made symbols and presentation-quality themes are available. Use them to make your drafting plan presentation-ready in minutes instead of the hours or days.

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SmartDraw is the Best Drafting Tool:
Easy Floor Plans and Architecture Diagrams

What makes SmartDraw the best online drafting tool: easy floor planning and architectural drawings. SmartDraw offers incredibly powerful scaled drawing features at a reasonable cost.

Designing floor plans doesn't have to be difficult. SmartDraw gives you powerful tools and a broad selection of templates and symbols that help jumpstart any project. You'll be able to adjust dimensions and angles by simply typing them in, drag and drop elements, easily add textures, and more.

Beyond Floor Plans: Make Electrical Diagrams and Wiring Diagrams

In addition to scaled floor plans, SmartDraw is great for creating electrical and wiring diagrams. Our drafting app comes with thousands of detailed electrical symbols you can drag and drop to your drawings and schematics.

Open an wiring diagram or circuit drawing template—not just a blank screen. Add circuit symbols, switches, relays, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Drafting Software

What is the best drafting software?

While many might call AutoCAD the king of drafting software, it may not be the ideal tool for everyone. There's no reason to shell out a ton of money for AutoCAD when a software like SmartDraw has almost all the same CAD power for a fraction of the cost. SmartDraw is the best drafting tool especially if you're only interested in 2D CAD drawings. Learn more about our AutoCAD alternative.

Can I change scale?

With SmartDraw, you can change the scale of any technical drawing at any time. You can flip between standard and metric scales at will. You can also define your own scale if it is not among the standard scales offered.

Can I import a PDF?

SmartDraw lets you import a PDF and make it a background image you can sketch over. Add evacuation routes, notes, and more to an existing design.

SmartDraw is Used by Over 85% of the Fortune 500

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