ZWSOFT Software

ZWCAD

Create Amazing Things

What’s ZWCAD?

ZWCAD is a fast and powerful 2D CAD solution that offers unparalleled compatibility with AutoCAD^®3. It empowers architects, engineers, and designers in the AEC and manufacturing industries to effortlessly bring their creative visions to life.

WHY ZWCAD?

Compatible and Comfortable: Get Started within One Hour

Compatible

Highly compatible with DWG, DXF, DWT, and other common file formats.

Familiar Environment

Familiar interface, commands and aliases. Choose from Classic or Ribbon, Dark or Light.

Customizable

Develop or migrate third-party applications easily with APIs including LISP, VBA, ZRX, and .NET.

One-step Migration

Easily migrate your printers, templates, fonts, command alias and hatch patterns.

Power Up Your CAD with Abundant Third-Party Applications

We offer over 200 third-party applications for a wide range of industries. No matter what industry you’re in, you can always find the right solution to help you work easier, faster, and more accurately.

GIS, Survey and Mapping

Civil

Architecture

Structural

Mechanical

HVAC Design

Electrical

Plant Design

System Requirement ZWCAD

System Requirements	Minimum	Recommended
Processor	Intel^® Pentium™ 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent AMD^® processor	Intel^® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD^® Athlon™ X2 CPU or higher
RAM	1GB	2 GB or more
Graphics Card	128 M	1 GB or more
Hard Disk	2 GB free space in OS disk, 1 GB free space in installation disk	4 GB free space in OS disk, 2 GB free space in installation disk
Resolution	1024*768 VGA with True Color	1440*900 with NVidia 8 series or Radeon HD series or higher
Pointing Device	Mouse, trackball, or other devices	Mouse, trackball, or other devices
DVD-ROM	Any speed (for installation only)	Any speed (for installation only)

Compare ZWCAD vs ACAD

Compare Info	ZWCAD		ACAD
Version	Standard	Professional	LT	Full

Compatibility
Compatible with DWG	√	√	√	√
Compatible with DWT, DXF, DWF, DWFx	√	√	√	√
PDF & DGN Import	√	√	√	√
Interface
Classic and Ribbon Interfaces	√	√	√	√
Customize User Interface (CUI)	√	√	√	√
Dark / Light UI	√	√	√	√
Tool Palettes	√	√	√	√
Properties Palette	√	√	√	√
Dynamic Input	√	√	√	√
Auto-complete Command Entry	√	√	√	√
Drawing Tab Switching	√	√	√	√
Adaptive Grid	√	√	√	√
Advanced Features
Flexiblock	√	√	*Dynamic Block is similar to Flexiblock.
Sheet Set Manager	√	√	√	√
Point Cloud		√		√
ArcGIS		√
Quick Properties Panel	√	√	√	√
File Compare	√	√	√	√
Quick Calculator	√	√	√	√
Match Property	√	√	√	√
Group	√	√	√	√
Quick Select	√	√	√	√
Multiline and Multiline Style	√	√		√
Express Tools	√	√		√
Data Extraction	√	√	√	√
Barcode & QR Code	√	√
Innovations
Smart Mouse	√	√
Smart Voice	√	√
Smart Select	√	√
Smart Plot	√	√
Annotation
Leader & MLeader	√	√	√	√
Associative Dimension	√	√	√	√
Text and MText	√	√	√	√
Annotative Object	√	√	√	√
Revcloud	√	√	√	√
Text In-place Editing	√	√	√	√
Hatch / Gradient Hatch	√	√	√	√
Super Hatch	√	√		√
Tables & Table styles	√	√	√	√
Field	√	√	√	√
Layer
Layer Properties Manager	√	√	√	√
Layer Filter	√	√	√	√
Layer State Manager	√	√	√	√
Xref, Block & Attribute
OLE	√	√	√	√
Raster Images	√	√	√	√
Underlay (DWG, DWF(x), PDF)	√	√	√	√
Xrefs In-place Editing	√	√	√	√
Multiple Blocks Inserting	√	√		√
Block Attribute Manager	√	√	√	√
Output
CTB & STB Plot Style	√	√	√	√
Plot	√	√	√	√
Publish	√	√	√	√
Export	√	√	√	√
eTransmit	√	√	√	√
3D
Solid, Surface, Mesh Modeling		√		√
Photorealistic Rendering		√		√
Visual Style	√	√		√
3D Orbit	√	√		√
ACIS Viewing	√	√	√	√
IFC Import	√	√		*Only available when the architecture toolset is loaded.
3D mouse	√	√	√	√
Programming
MNU, MNS and MNL Files Support	√	√	√	√
ActiveX API	√	√		√
LISP Support	√	√		√
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)		√		√
Runtime Eextension (ZRX/ARX)		√		√
.NET		√		√
Lisp Debugger	√	√		√

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Compare ZWCAD vs AUTOCAD

Compare Info	ZWCAD		AutoCAD
Version	Professional	Standart	Full	Lite

Compatible with DWG	√	√	√	√
Classic Menu & Ribbon Interface & Toolbar	√	√	√	√
XREF Manager (DWG, DWFX, PDF, DGN, Image)	√	√	√	√
Plot, Publish, Export, & eTransmit	√	√	√	√
Smart Plot	√	√
DWG, DWFX Digital Signature	√	√	*Autocad 2024 only support DWG Digital Signature
FlexiBlock (Dynamic Block)	√	√	√	√
IFC Import	√	√
PDF Import	√	√	√	√
OLE	√	√	√	√
Point Cloud	√		√
Setting Migration	√	√	√	√
Customise User Interface	√	√	√	√
Layer Properties Manager		√		√
Layer Browser	√	√
2D Drafting Tools ( Line,Circle, Spline, etc)	√	√	√	√
2D Modification Tools (Move, Rotate, Scale, etc)	√	√	√	√
Hatch	√	√	√	√
Block	√	√	√	√
Array	√	√	√	√
Dimension	√	√	√	√
Leader & MLeader	√	√	√	√
Text & MText	√	√		√
Table	√	√	√	√
Area Table	√	√
File Compare	√	√	√	√
Design Centre	√	√	√	√
Tool Palletes	√	√	√	√
Sheet Set Manager	√	√	√	√
Quick Calculator	√	√	√	√
Visual Style	√	√	√	√
3D Orbit	√	√	√	√
Solid/ Mesh Modelling	√		√
Smart Mouse	√	√
Smart Voice	√	√
Smart Select	√	√
Lookup & Unlock	√	√