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Reliable CAD for 2D & 3D Design

ZWCAD is based on the latest IntelliCAD and OpenDWG technology. It is a reliable CAD programme for 2D and 3D design and it can help the engineers, architects, designers and drafters to create professional CAD drawings.

DWG Compatibility
ZWCAD is designed to give you unrivaled compatibility with AutoCAD and uses the same DWG drawing format as AutoCAD. You are able to read, save and edit AutoCAD files and vice versa. You can also exchange drawing with AutoCAD users and open and save existing AutoCAD files without any conversion or data loss.

Affordable Price
ZWCAD costs only a fraction of a full AutoCAD version while offering similar functionality and unrivalled compatibility.

We can offer you a free 30 day trial version of the software for your evaluation via download or contact us for a CD.

ZWCADTM 2010 vs. AutoCAD® 2010

The core engine of ZWCADTM is based on latest IntelliCAD (www.intellicad.org) technology, a powerful CAD platform that hosts many design applications. ZWCADTM 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 ZWCADTM and AutoCAD®.

 

 

ZWCADTM 2010

AutoCAD®2010

AutoCAD®2010 LT

Compatibility

Native DWG & DXF Support

2.5~2009

2.5~2010

2.5~2010

AutoCAD® Command

Yes

Yes

Yes

AutoCAD® Menu(*.mnu)& Alias Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

TTF & SHX Font Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Linetye file (*.lin) Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hatch file (*.pat) Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Snapshot file (*.sld) Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unit file (*.unt) Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Drafting & Detailing

2D Geometry Entities

Yes

Yes

Yes

AutoCAD® 3D Surface

Yes

Yes

No

ACIS 3D Solid

Yes

Yes

No

Multilines & Multiline Editing

Yes

Yes

No

In-place Text Editor

Yes

Yes

Yes

External Reference

Yes

Yes

Yes

External Reference, Attributes In-place Editing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Efficient Blocks and Attributes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Raster Image (BMP, TIF, RLE, JPG, PNG, PCX, or TGA)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Gradients Hatch

Yes

Yes

No

OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hatch-clip

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multiple Grips Editing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Entity Snap Tracking

Yes

Yes

Yes

True Color System

Yes

Yes

Yes

Management

Design Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tool Palettes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dynamic Prompt

Yes

Yes

Yes

AutoTrack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Realtime Pan and Zoom

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aerial View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multiple Document and Tab Environments

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multiple Redo and Undo Facility

Yes

Yes

Yes

Layers and Properties

Yes

Yes

Yes

Quick Dimension

Yes

Yes

No

Quick Calculator

Yes

Yes

Yes

Quick Select

Yes

Yes

Yes

Filter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Express Tools

Yes

Yes

No

Collaboration

Publishing and Plotting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Export to BMP, WMF, EMF, SVG, DWF, EPS, PDF, SAT

Yes

Yes

BMP, WMF only

Paper Space

Yes

Yes

Yes

Realistic Renderings

Yes

Yes

No

Virtual JPEG and PNG Plotters

Yes

Yes

Yes

eTransmit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plot Stamp

Yes

Yes

Yes

CTB and STB Plot Style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Customization & Programming

Menu, Toolbar & Alias Customization

Yes

Yes

Yes

AutoLisp ( including DCL)

Yes

Yes

No

AutoCAD® Development System(ADS)

SDS (similar to ADS)

Yes

No

AutoCAD® ARX

ZRX(similar to ARX)

Yes

No

VBA Included

Yes

Yes

No

Right-click Customization

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unique Features

Batch Plot (pltplot)

Yes

No

No

Block Extraction

Yes

No

No

DWG Compare

Yes

No

No

Image with TFW coordinate file

Yes

No

No

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