Live events
Venue plans, stage plots, seating and egress checks, rigging reports, and pick lists — designed for touring and production teams.
Windows desktop · by Codexa
Draft, design, and model in one.
The ease of SketchUp with the depth of Vectorworks — built for live events first, then architecture and full studio 3D.
Who it’s for
One product. Three practices.
Events & entertainment ships first. Architecture and studio modelling ride the same engine — add a layer when you need it.
Architecture
Walls, doors, windows, slabs, stairs, storeys, and sections — a first architecture slice on the same file, not a separate product.
Studio 3D
Push/pull solids, Boolean ops, and constraint solving in a native Windows viewport — trial unlocks the full Studio layer.
Product layers
Compare the layers.
One product, four licences — Core, Events, Architecture, Studio. Click a layer to select it. Events ships first. Trial unlocks full Studio. Prices load live from the Ops Hub; if a price is not set, you see “—”.
Layer 01
Core
2D drafting, snaps, dimensions, and the command line — the foundation every layer sits on.
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Billed monthly
Buy CoreShips first
Events
Venues, seating, egress checks, rigging reports, and pick lists for live production.
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Billed monthly
Buy EventsLayer 03
Architecture
Walls, doors, windows, slabs, stairs, storeys, and sections — first architecture slice, not Revit or IFC.
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Billed monthly
Buy ArchitectureFull suite · trial
Studio
Core + Events + Architecture, plus solids, Booleans, and constraints. What the trial unlocks.
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Billed monthly
Buy Studio| Includes | Core | EventsShips first | Architecture | Studio |
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| 2D drafting, snaps, dimensions, command line | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DXF import & export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native DWG (ODA — not yet) | — | — | — | — |
| Venues, seating, egress, rigging, pick lists | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Walls, openings, storeys, sections | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Studio 3D (solids, Booleans, constraints) | — | — | — | ✓ |
Native DWG waits on ODA membership before public launch — exchange as DXF until then. Trial = full Studio; when it ends the app stays view-only. . Buy Events.
Compare
Draftworks vs Vectorworks vs SketchUp.
Honest feature matrix and public list prices. Draftworks amounts load live from the Ops Hub (null shows as —). Competitor USD figures are official public list prices cited below — they change; check their sites before buying. Text names and prices only — no competitor logos or marketing copy. Draftworks is a product display name and is not trademark-clear.
| Compare | DraftworksStudio primary · Events ships first · Core / Architecture layers | VectorworksFundamentals · Spotlight · Architect · Design Suite | SketchUpGo · Pro · Studio |
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| 2D drafting | Yes — Core and every layer (snaps, dimensions, command line) | Yes — Fundamentals and above | Pro and Studio (LayOut). Go is web / iPad modelling, not a full desktop drafting suite |
| 3D modelling | Studio layer (solids, Booleans, constraints). Events / Architecture are not full Studio 3D | Yes — all listed SKUs | Yes — Go (web / iPad); Pro and Studio (desktop) |
| Events / stage tools | Events layer + Studio (venues, seating, egress, rigging, pick lists) | Spotlight and Design Suite | Not a built-in events suite — third-party extensions only |
| Architecture / BIM | Architecture layer is a first slice (walls, openings, storeys, sections) — not full BIM / IFC. Studio includes that slice | Architect and Design Suite (BIM workflows) | Studio aims at advanced visualization and BIM-oriented workflows; Pro has enhanced IFC / DWG. Not a full architectural BIM suite |
| DXF | Yes — import and export on all layers | Yes | Yes (Pro / Studio exchange workflows) |
| Native DWG | Not yet — waits on ODA; exchange as DXF until then | Yes | Enhanced DWG on Pro and Studio |
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Sources checked 19 Oct 2026: Vectorworks US subscription list at customers.vectorworks.net/subscriptions (Fundamentals $90 / mo · $1,080 / yr; Spotlight & Architect $127.50 / mo · $1,530 / yr; Design Suite $165 / mo · $1,980 / yr). SketchUp at sketchup.trimble.com/en/plans-and-pricing and product buy pages (Go $19.99 / mo or $129 / yr; Pro $99.99 / mo or $399 / yr; Studio $819 / yr, annual-only). Competitor list prices change. Draftworks prices from live stage-plans only. Our layers compare (selectable licences) stays at #layers-compare.
Inside the app
A real Windows drafting surface.
Tools and Events side by side. wgpu viewport. Typed precision input. Familiar command-line workflow — without the bloat of a browser shell.
How it works
Installer to draft table.
Native Windows setup.exe. Trial runs as full Studio. When the trial ends, the file stays open — view only until you activate.
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Download setup.exe
NSIS installer for Windows 10/11. No MSI, no Electron runtime.
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Draft with a full Studio trial
Import DXF, build venues, model solids. DWG via ODA is planned before public launch — until then, exchange through DXF.
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Activate when you’re ready
PayFast (ZAR region) or Paddle (USD elsewhere). Offline-capable licence for the road.
Built by Codexa
Independent. Desktop-first. Honest about scope.
- Codexa SoftwareSouth Africa — same team behind Raedia
- Offline-capableDesktop app; licence online when you activate or renew
- PayFast · PaddleZAR for the rand region; USD merchant of record elsewhere
- Direct supportTalk to the people who build it