What drawing program do you use?

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Users are seeking effective drawing programs for creating simple 2D drawings in ***.dwg format. AutoSketch 9 fails to retain line widths when exporting to ***.dwg, while TurboCAD 17 is considered overly complex for basic tasks. AutoCAD Light is viewed as prohibitively expensive. One user recommends Visio, which can export to ***.dwg, but lacks a means to verify the output. Additionally, SolidEdge 2D is mentioned as a free option that supports both import and export of ***.dwg files.
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Vendor wants drawing in ***.dwg.

I have AutoSketch 9 which doesn't save line widths when saving to ***.dwg.
Purchased TurboCAD 17 which is too complicated for what is being done.
AutoCAD Light is too expensive.

What drawing program do you use for simple 2D drawings?
 
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Carl Pugh said:
Vendor wants drawing in ***.dwg.

I have AutoSketch 9 which doesn't save line widths when saving to ***.dwg.
Purchased TurboCAD 17 which is too complicated for what is being done.
AutoCAD Light is too expensive.

What drawing program do you use for simple 2D drawings?

I use Visio for simple 2-D drawings. It has the option to Save As *.DWG file. I just tried it and it exported the file, but I don't have anything to open a *.DWG file with, so I don't know how well the export went...
 
Solidedge 2d is free and should import and export dwg
 

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