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ZWCAD is a fast and powerful 2D CAD solution offering unparalleled compatibility with the industry standard file format DWG. It empowers architects, engineers, and designers in the AEC and manufacturing industries to effortlessly bring their creative visions to life.
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.
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Beyond AutoCAD® , and its Alternatives
Discover ZWCAD’s unparalleled compatibility, robust performance, and innovative features that make it the preferred choice for professionals seeking efficiency and versatility in their design work.
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| Compatibility | |||||
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| Compatible with DWG | |||||
| Compatible with DWT, DXF, DWS, DWF, DWFx | |||||
| PDF, DGN lmport and Export | |||||
| Interface | |||||
| Classic and Ribbon Interfaces | |||||
| Customize User Interface (CUI) | |||||
| Dark / Light UI | |||||
| Tool Palettes | |||||
| Properties Palette | |||||
| Panel Navigator | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| GIS | |||||
| Quick Properties Panel | |||||
| File Compare | |||||
| Raster to Vector Conversion | *Only available when the raster design toolset is loaded. | ||||
| Area Table | |||||
| Quick Calculator | |||||
| Design Center | |||||
| Match Property | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Quick Select | |||||
| Multiline and Multiline Style | |||||
| Express Tools | |||||
| Data Extraction | |||||
| Barcode & QR Code | |||||
| Lockup & Unlock | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Layer Browser | |||||
| 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 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 | |||||
| STEP Import | |||||
| 3D Gizmo | |||||
| Programming | |||||
| MNU, MNS and MNL Files Support | |||||
| ActiveX API | |||||
| LISP Support | |||||
| Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) | |||||
| Runtime Extension (ZRX/ARX) | |||||
| .NET | |||||
| Lisp Debugger | |||||
