DraftSight Help

This all happened while in the DraftSight free version

  • Opened a component print drawing (.dwg)
  • Added and updated dimensions and callouts
  • Inserted a text “Note” for a press fit callout
  • Clicked checkmark in lower, right corner of text editor bar
  • Program went black and froze
  • Closed file without saving
  • Error message comes up when I start the program or when I open a .dwg file (see next bullet point)
  • A premium add-in EPDMDraftSight.dll has been detected and will not be loaded, premium add-ins are not permitted in the free version of DraftSight.


  • An add-in was never installed
  • The same install file was tried on another computer and no issues with the software
  • Uninstalling/Reinstalling of version 2.1 tried, but to no avail, comes to the same error issue after immediately starting the program
  • Uninstalling/installing new version SP3 tried, but to no avail, comes to the same error issue after immediately starting the program