ZWCAD 2010 vs. AutoCAD® 2010
The core engine of ZWCAD is based on latest IntelliCAD (www.intellicad.org) technology, a powerful CAD platform which hosts many design applications. ZWCAD uses DWG as its native drawing format, and offers you reliable compatibility with AutoCAD® content, from version 2.5 to 2009.
The following table compares the major features between ZWCAD and AutoCAD®.
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ZWCADTM 2010 |
AutoCAD®2010 |
AutoCAD®2010 LT |
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Compatibility |
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Native DWG & DXF Support |
2.5~2009 |
2.5~2010 |
2.5~2010 |
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AutoCAD® Command |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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AutoCAD® Menu(*.mnu)& Alias Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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TTF & SHX Font Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Linetye file (*.lin) Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hatch file (*.pat) Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Snapshot file (*.sld) Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Unit file (*.unt) Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Drafting & Detailing |
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2D Geometry Entities |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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AutoCAD® 3D Surface |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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ACIS 3D Solid |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Multilines & Multiline Editing |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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In-place Text Editor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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External Reference |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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External Reference, Attributes In-place Editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Efficient Blocks and Attributes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Raster Image (BMP, TIF, RLE, JPG, PNG, PCX, or TGA) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Gradients Hatch |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hatch-clip |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Multiple Grips Editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Entity Snap Tracking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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True Color System |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Management |
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Design Center |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Tool Palettes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dynamic Prompt |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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AutoTrack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Realtime Pan and Zoom |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Aerial View |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Multiple Document and Tab Environments |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Multiple Redo and Undo Facility |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Layers and Properties |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Quick Dimension |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Quick Calculator |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Quick Select |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Filter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Express Tools |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Collaboration |
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Publishing and Plotting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Export to BMP, WMF, EMF, SVG, DWF, EPS, PDF, SAT |
Yes |
Yes |
BMP, WMF only |
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Paper Space |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Realistic Renderings |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Virtual JPEG and PNG Plotters |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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eTransmit |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Plot Stamp |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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CTB and STB Plot Style |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Customization & Programming |
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Menu, Toolbar & Alias Customization |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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AutoLisp ( including DCL) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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AutoCAD® Development System(ADS) |
SDS (similar to ADS) |
Yes |
No |
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AutoCAD® ARX |
ZRX(similar to ARX) |
Yes |
No |
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VBA Included |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Right-click Customization |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Unique Features |
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Batch Plot (pltplot) |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Block Extraction |
Yes |
No |
No |
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DWG Compare |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Image with TFW coordinate file |
Yes |
No |
No |
