DSC Drafter DSC Drafter

A CAD Tool built for live‑events

DSC Drafter is available as a demo now! Click the button below to get started.

Download for Windows Windows 10 & 11 · 64-bit installer Want the newest changes? Nightly build · rebuilt daily, may be unstable, installs alongside the beta

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Fits into your existing workflow

  • Import DWGs, PDFs, MVR and 3D models
  • Layering and classing systems supported
  • Export DXF, PDF & MVR

Drawing

  • A full set of 2D CAD drawing tools
  • Align and distribute, duplicate, mirror, vertex editing and boolean operations
  • Move, rotate and scale with live previews, dimension readouts and typed entry
  • Geometry, intersection and axis snapping
  • Strokes, fills, gradients, image fills and opacity

2D and 3D in one document

  • A CAD-style look that stays consistent across 2D and 3D views
  • Multiple views visible at once
  • A fast workflow for clean, detailed 2D CAD from existing 3D models

Event equipment

  • Over 3,500 lighting devices
  • Truss, Lighting Pipe, Hoists, Soft Goods and Stage Decks
  • A rigging connection system
  • Patch, number, weight and purpose attributes on your kit

Organising a show

  • Design Layers control visibility and draw order
  • Object Types control how equipment looks
  • Departments keep a show file organised

Paperwork

  • Sheets with scaled viewports and ruler guides
  • Auto-generated equipment lists
  • Data Tags for smart labels
  • Publish to PDF or image

Library

  • A cloud library of GDTF fixtures and truss
  • Every asset has 2D and 3D representations
  • Nestable folders, drag-to-import, colour and type filters, thumbnail previews
  • An Asset Editor for customisation

Working with other people

  • When two people have worked on the same file, merge their changes without losing any of either person's work, even on the same objects

Everyday reliability

  • Autosave, and a long undo history that survives a save
  • Built-in help: glossary, per-panel help and animated demos

What's coming

  • More specialist tools
  • Venues library
  • Native DWG creation
  • SketchUp import
  • Save a drawing as an object
  • Rigging hardware library
  • Cable run tools
  • AudioSpeaker array tools
  • VideoProjector and video screen tools, with screens and projectors in the library
  • StagingSeating sections, stage ramps, stage steps
  • Your suggestions are welcome

Get in touch

Questions, feedback or a feature you need for your shows? Send us a message.