If you see above pop up message then Click Ok. – If you are working on VM machine then there may be some issue if VM is not correctly configured.Īfter checking this Double click on DraftSight icon on Desktop or from Start > Programs and Repeat Step 3 again. – DraftSight Activation server is not Responding or down. – You haven’t set Proxy details of your network correctly. – At this point check that your internet connection is working properly. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments. There may be several reasons Do following steps to troubleshoot issue. If no Pop up message as above and DraftSight opens normally means your activation information is not sent to DraftSight. Enter Correct details and Click on ‘Activate’ Tab Once you finish the Installation then following window will pop up.Ĥ.

If you are Professional user of DraftSight then also you need to Select ‘Stand-alone License’ option to activate DraftSight professional.Ģ. Accept the terms in the license agreement and click on ‘Install’ģ. If you want install Free DraftSight then Don’t change this option and Select ‘Next >’ tab. On Installation window default ‘Stand-alone License’ option is selected. Basically, it will ask for activation then I will enter in the information required. Search 'Activating Mechanical Toolbox' in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base. In the dialog box, under Active and Start Up, select DraftSight Toolbox.

To activate Mechanical Toolbox: Click Tools > Add-Ins.

Ĭheck Latest Release version of DraftSight.ġ. I have never seen this before, simular but not this. If it does not appear, you need to activate Mechanical Toolbox.

First of all go to and Download Latest Version of DraftSight depending upon you OS.

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