DraftX — From SolidWorks assembly to nest-ready drawings in minutes

How it works

One guided pipeline, four steps

DraftX walks every user through the same proven workflow — new starters can't take a wrong turn.

Job Pack

Point DraftX at your SolidWorks assembly. It scans every part, validates parameters and flags missing data before anything is exported.

Batch Export

Every drawing exported to PDF and every flat pattern to DXF in one run — named, stamped and filed to your conventions.

AI Sort

Drawings are classified by operation — laser, folding, fabrication, bought-out — with a review queue for anything uncertain.

Release

QC gates confirm the job is complete, job cards print, and nest-ready DXFs flow to Lantek with NestX.

Every step is tracked, so Analytics shows exactly how many hours and pounds DraftX saves you.

See it in action

Real screens, real job

Captured from a live production job — a 1600×600 de-stoner, 105 parts, assembly to nest-ready in one sitting.

DraftX welcome screen — **Welcome**Pick up where you left offJump straight to the active job — DraftX remembers where you were.

Jobs tab — **Jobs**One source of truthEvery live and archived job in one place — set the active job, every other tab follows.

Job Pack validation report — **Job Pack**Assembly scanned, gaps flaggedValidates every part against your conventions before anything is exported.

Batch Export tab — **Batch Export**PDFs and DXFs in one runThe whole job exported, named, stamped and filed automatically.

AI drawing sorting — **Sort Drawings**AI classifies every drawingLaser, folding, fabrication, bought-out — sorted by operation, never silently wrong.

Drawing review — **Drawing Review**Flick through every sheetFull-screen, keyboard-driven — like leafing through a job pack, without the printing.

Built-in DXF editor — **DXF Editor**Tidy flats without a CAD round-tripCAD-grade snapping and measuring, with hand-edits protected from re-exports.

QC Report tab — **QC Report**Provably complete, before releaseEvery part, every PDF, every DXF — cross-checked against the BOM. All green or it doesn't ship.

Auto-generated job card — **Job Card**Branded, auto-filled, one clickCustomer, description, units and snapshot pulled straight from CAD with a live preview.

Batch print queue — **Batch Print**Full drawing sets, one clickThe laser pack, the folding pack, the fab pack — printed in minutes not hours.

NestX Lantek job preparation — **NestX**Straight into LantekSorted DXFs become a nest-ready Lantek job — material, thickness and quantities included.

Guided mode walkthrough — **Guided Mode**No wrong turnsTabs unlock in workflow order, with a clear next-step prompt at every stage.

Guided tour overlay — **Guided Tour**A 3-minute walkthrough, anytimeSpotlight every screen, every button, in the order you'll use them. Built into the help menu.

Settings tab — **Settings**Tune to your shop, set onceFolders, naming, branding, AI provider, Lantek connection — sensible defaults, fully configurable.

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The numbers

Your MD's favourite tab

DraftX measures itself. Every export, sort, stamp and print is logged against a time-study benchmark, so the Analytics dashboard shows exactly what the software is worth — in hours and in pounds, at your hourly rate.

Money, hours and working days saved — headline KPIs
Per-operation breakdown: what saves the most
Per-user and per-week trends
Benchmarks you can tune to your own shop

DraftX Analytics — hours and pounds saved — Analytics — real production data, not projections

Features

Everything between design and the shop floor

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Job Pack validation

Scans the full assembly, checks part parameters per company conventions and produces a part-by-part readiness report before export.

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Batch PDF & DXF export

One click exports every drawing and flat pattern in the job — consistently named, stamped with units and filed automatically.

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AI drawing sorting

Classifies drawings by manufacturing operation with your own categories. Uncertain calls go to a visual review queue, never silently wrong.

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Built-in DXF editor

CAD-grade snapping, measuring and editing for quick flat-pattern fixes — with hand-edits protected from being overwritten by re-exports.

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QC gates

A pipeline checklist proves every job pack ran, every file exported and every drawing sorted — before anything reaches the shop floor.

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NestX Add-on

Prepares nest-ready jobs for Lantek directly from sorted DXFs — material, thickness and quantities included.

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Job cards & batch print

Auto-generated job cards and one-click batch printing of full drawing sets, grouped by operation.

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Savings analytics

Hours and pounds saved per job, per user and per week — the ROI report your MD wants, generated automatically.

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Guided mode

Tabs unlock as each workflow step completes, with a clear "next step" prompt — new users are productive on day one.

Free trial

Try DraftX on your own jobs

Download, install, and click Start free trial — no key to request, no card, no sales call. Full access on your drawings, with your conventions, and your data stays exactly where it is if you decide not to continue.

Every core feature unlocked — NestX add-on demo on request
Installed on your machines — nothing uploaded
Guided tour walks you through your first job
Live countdown in-app, no surprise cut-off

days, full access

Download DraftX free

When you're ready to continue, upgrading takes one click from inside the app.

For your IT team

On-premise by design

Your data stays put

DraftX runs locally against your SolidWorks installation and network folders. Drawings, models and job data never leave your network.

Minimal footprint

Windows desktop app. Requires SolidWorks on the machine for export features. No server to host, no database to manage.

Simple licensing

Machine-bound keys, validated over a single encrypted connection — with a short offline grace period so travel or a network blip never stops work mid-job.

Download DraftX for Windows

Always the latest version. Installs in minutes — you'll need a license or trial key to activate. New here? Follow the quick start guide.

From SolidWorks assembly to sorted, stamped, nest‑ready drawings in minutes.