Familiar Interface and Commands
ZWCAD provides familiar Classic and Ribbon interface, you can easily switch to choose the environment you prefer. With the familiar CAD commands and alias that you have already known how to use, you can use ZWCAD immediately without any re-learning cost.
Compatibility
-
Open or save DWG/DXF drawings from ACAD.
-
Import DGN files, exchange drawings with MicroStation ®.
Innovation
-
Smart Voice
Add annotation with voice record
-
Smart Mouse
Trigger commands by mouse gesture
-
Smart Select
Multi-filter for selection, select objects that match certain properties
-
Barcode & QR Code
Convert text information as barcode or QR code and embed in the drawing
2D Drafting
-
Auto-complete Command Input
Help to find commands more quickly
-
MText
Multi-line text, full text editing functions
-
Images
Insert raster images, support formats like JPEG, PNG and BMP
-
Block
Collect geometry together into one object which you can use repeatedly
-
External Reference
Attach other DWG drawings as references
-
Table
Use table to present data like revision table or bill of materials
-
MLeaders
Attach multi-leader annotations
-
Associative Dimension
Dimension adjusted along with the geometric objects
-
Revision Cloud
Mark the revision items with free-form clouds around them and call attention to them
-
Layer Properties Manager
Set layer properties like color, linetype and VP Freeze
-
PDF Underlay Manger
Manage all PDF Underlays conveniently
-
Cycle Selection
Check and select overlapped objects easily
-
Attribute Block
Block embeds textual information such as inventory numbers, prices, description and more
-
Zoom and Pan
Pressing the mouse wheel or rolling to pan and zoom, easily manipulate the view
Advanced Tools
-
Lisp Debugger
Check and debug codes for correct lisp programs
-
Data Extraction
Extract and export data of an object to a table or a .csv / .xls file
-
Dynamic Block
Block with parameters, easy to modify
-
Match Property
Apply existing style to other objects
-
Insert OLE Object
Use document from other applications
-
File Compare
Compare two similar drawings and highlight the differences
-
Tool Palettes
Organize, share, and place commands, blocks, and other tools
-
Super Hatch
Use block, external drawing, or image as hatch pattern
-
Reference Manager
Manage all external resources like text, image and drawing
-
Object Isolation
Control the visibility of specified objects
-
Quick Calculator
Perform calculation within CAD just as you would with a desktop calculator
-
Block Attribute Manager
View, edit and synchronize attributes in batches
-
Design Center
Search and access your design resources easily
-
PDF and DWFx underlay
Attach PDF and DWFx as underlays
-
Annotative Object
Make annotations always readable in different plotting scales
3D Features
-
Modeling
Create and modify 3D model with solid, surface and mesh modeling tools
-
Viewing
View freely with 3D Orbit, and get offset or perspective view with camera target simulation
-
-
Visualizing
Set visual style like wireframe, hidden and shade, get a photorealistic view with rendering
Output
-
Print with STB/CTB plot style
Assign how things print such as color, lineweight and linetype etc
-
Print or publish in other formats
Output DWG drawings to other formats for sharing
-
Smart Plot
Plot multiple frames from Model space all at once
APIs
ZWCAD supports LISP, VBA, ZRX, and .NET application programming interfaces, many vertical applications are already working perfectly with ZWCAD.
