About ZWSOFT: Empowering Sustainable Innovation with All-in-One Cax Solutions

2024

September, ZWorld 2024 was successfully held in Guangzhou, China. This year’s conference brought together over 600 participants from 38 countries, including partners, application developers, customers, educators, and students, all united under the theme of “Empowering Sustainable Innovation.”

June, ZW3D 2025 was officially released, introducing a host of new features and significant enhancements with cutting-edge technology including AI, designed to boost efficiency and accelerate creativity while enhancing precision throughout the product development process.

May, ZWCAD 2025 was officially released, bringing significant upgrades in 3D capabilities, the user interface and industry-specific modules to enhance the overall user experience and meet the varied needs of customers.

April, ZWSOFT participated in the Hannover Messe 2024. During the exhibition, ZWSOFT unveiled its new mission "Empowering Sustainable Innovation with All-in-One CAD/CAE/CAM Solutions," and demonstrated its advanced CAx solutions, including the upcoming ZWCAD Cloud and AI-driven enhancements in ZW3D.

February, ZWCAD has been named to G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards, ranking #14 on the CAD and PLM Product list. This prestigious recognition underscores ZWSOFT's commitment to delivering high-quality, professional CAD solutions for designers and engineers in the AEC and manufacturing industries.

2023

November, ZWSOFT received the "2023 China Copyright Influence Enterprise" award. Meanwhile, ZW3D was honored with the "2022 China Copyright Gold Award" for its innovations, marking it as the first self-developed 3D software in the domestic industrial design software sector to earn this prestigious recognition.

October, ZWSOFT announced its acquisition of Concentration, Heat and Momentum Limited (CHAM), a UK-based, renowned developer of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software. With the addition of the proven CHAM’s technologies and talents, ZWSOFT significantly broadens its multi-disciplinary and multi-physics simulation portfolio with a CFD solution.

June, With the theme "Power the Engineering World with All-in-One CAx," ZWorld Asia 2023 was successfully held in Tokyo, Japan. The event gathered over 50 partners from 10 countries and regions across Asia, to explore the latest advancements in CAx solutions and new business opportunities.

May, ZWCAD 2024 was officially released, significantly enhancing the efficiency of handling complex drawings and introducing innovative features such as Flexiblock. Operation response speeds saw substantial improvement, setting an industry-leading standard above similar products in the market.

April, ZWSOFT acquired BochaoSoft, a leading software developer in China's electric power industry, to further enhance its 3D CAD solutions for the construction industries.

March, ZWSOFT signed an agreement with JSTI GROUP to establish a joint venture focused on developing domestic 3D solutions for transportation and municipal engineering, supporting the advancement of smart transportation systems.

2022

November, ZWSOFT launched its low-frequency electromagnetic simulation software—ZWSim Metas, expanding its multi-disciplinary and multi-physics simulation portfolio.

October, ZWSOFT introduced its Cloud2D and Cloud3D platforms for cloud-based design collaboration, making it among the first companies to provide cloud-based 2D, 3D, and CAE products and services.

September, ZWorld Europe 2022 was successfully held in Rome, Italy, bringing together over 60 partners from more than 20 countries across Europe. The event offered a great chance for both the ZWSOFT team and its European partners to discuss product development, business strategies, and growth opportunities.

June, ZWSOFT established a strategic collaboration with China Communications Construction Company to advance R&D on domestic CAD software, accelerating the resolution of critical challenges hindering the adoption of these products.

April, ZW3D 2023 was officially released, supporting G3 continuity in surface modeling and introducing a structural simulation module. It provides an integrated design, simulation, and manufacturing solution to better meet the diverse needs of businesses across industries.

February, ZWSOFT partnered with CAPOL, a Shenzhen-based architecture company, to establish a joint venture, dedicated to developing domestic BIM solutions for the civil construction sector.

2021

December, College-Enterprise cooperation was launched, including “Industry College”, “Simulation Training Base”, and “Employment, Education, Competition, Certification”, in an effort to build a training system for industrial software professionals.

September, ZW3D 2022 SP2 was first released. Following the realization of curve command support for G3 continuity in ZW3D 2022, ZW3D 2022 realized G3 curvature continuity to better meet the needs of multi-industry customers for high-quality modeling.

August, ZWSOFT entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with SouthGIS to develop “CAD+CASS” solutions of surveying and mapping industry. To date, ZWSOFT has cooperated with over 200 developers worldwide.

May, the 7th ZWorld 2021 Online was held. Over 1800 partners, enterprises and individual users across the globe watched the live stream which showcased an overall picture of the latest technologies in ZWCAx and new ideas to empower the industrial software ecosystem.

April, ZWSOFT Xi'an R&D Center was established, forming a well distributed portfolio of ZWSOFT's 6 major R&D centers to build a solid foundation for technological breakthroughs in CAx. The “2021 China Engineering Software Innovation Summit” and related events were initiated to explore new solutions for empowering the next level of enterprise digital transformation with the core CAx technologies of ZWSOFT.

March, ZWSOFT was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market. It’s China’s first listed company in industrial CAD software and its Class A shares trade under “688083”.

2020

December, ZWSim, the CAE product series which includes ZWSim Structural for structural analysis, ZWSim-EM for electromagnetic simulation, and ZWMeshWorks, the CAE platform for solver integration, was officially released. It meant ZWSOFT has formed the product matrix covering 2D CAD, 3D CAD/CAM, and CAE.

November, The ZWSOFT Education Cloud Platform facilitated the "graphics Olympics", the 13th "Higher Education Cup" National Advanced Drafting Technology and Product Information Modeling Innovation Competition for College Students.

September, Continuing to focus on tackling more complex design, ZW3D 2021 brought forth a great deal of new functions and enhancements for friendlier user experience, as well as more efficient and higher-quality product design and manufacturing.

August, The faster and smoother ZWCAD 2021 was officially launched with the upgraded graphic engine, Transparency, Viewport Layer, and many more new features and improvements.

July, 3D One AI, an artificial intelligent 3D simulation program developed by ZWSOFT, was launched. The 3D One series of products were compiled into national and provincial textbooks.

2019

December, ZW3D 2020 was released with tons of new capabilities and enhancements in CAD/Mold/CAM modules, enabling users to design and manufacture complex products more easily.

August, ZWSim-EM 2019, a 3D full-wave electromagnetic simulator, was officially released. With high precision, high efficiency, low memory footprint and powerful modeling capabilities, it is committed to providing users with an industry-specific, RF-related and all-in-one simulation solution.

June, With the multi-core processing technology, ZWCAD 2020 became unprecedentedly fast, and also delivered new features and enhancements such as Data Extraction, PDF Underlay Manager, and Lisp Debugger.

March, The "Move to All-in-One CAx" themed ZWorld 2019 (former GPC), an open platform for engineering sharing was held in Guangzhou, which was a great success attracting over 120 partners from about 30 countries, 120 customers from 4 countries, developers, experts and media friends.

2018

December, Over 40,000 educational institutions were registered with the 3D One community. There were more than 15.6 million 3D One users and 32 related textbooks, beginning a new chapter of "Everyone can Design" innovative education.

August, ZWCAD 2019 was launched with a great many new features and improvements, as well as notably enhanced stability and efficiency, to help users create amazing things.

February, The ZWSOFT CAE R&D center was established, marking a big step towards building the all-in-one CAx platform.

January, The launch of ZW3D 2019, a breakthrough in productivity improvements from design to manufacturing was announced, helping to bring complex products to the market faster.

2017

December, ZWSOFT announced the global availability of ZW3D 2018, which is positioned as a CAD&CAM expert with enhanced performance and user-friendliness taking care from design to manufacturing.

August, ZWCAD 2018 was released officially to global users. Having been further improved based on the former version, it contains more new features which give full concern to user experience, such as Dark Theme UI and CUI, promising efficient design work.

March, The 6th ZWSOFT GPC was held in Guangzhou with over 200 participants taking part in it, among whom are ZWSOFT’s global partners, overseas key accounts, users from famous enterprises in China and several mainstream media.

January, The headquarters of ZWSOFT was moved to Pearl River Tower in Zhujiang Newtown, which is the CBD of Guangzhou. The new stage of development has begun.

2016

2016 The global sales performance of ZWSOFT hit a record high and maintained rapid growth for consecutive years. With more than 550,000 genuine users around the world, its market share has been expanding constantly.

December, Featuring more practical and flexible modeling & CNC functionalities, ZW3D 2017 was launched officially to global users. Equipped with stronger compatibility, more flexible sheet metal module and improved CAM module, ZW3D 2017 was set to boost design for the manufacturing industry.

August, The grand opening of the 1st ZWSOFT Education Partners Conference attracted more than 100 partners in China, discussing how to rely on 3D One to establish the Maker Education ecosystem.

June, ZWCAD 2017 made its debut and continued to offer permanent licenses to global users.

2015

August, The 17th anniversary of ZWSOFT witnessed its devotion to CAD R&D and innovation. Providing budget-friendly software and services to CAD/CAM users, it has won the support and appreciation from more than 80 countries worldwide.

August, 3D One, the first creative 3D design software for teenagers, came into the market with a high profile. It not only provides easy-to-use 3D modeling functions according to the way of cultivating students’ creative thinking, but also brings forth the all-in-one Maker Education solutions targeting at primary and middle schools, vocational schools and universities.

April, The 5th GPC was held successfully in Guangzhou, attracting over 200 participants in the industry from 32 countries to witness the remarkable achievements ZWOSFT made in CAD technological innovations and international development.

March, ZW3D 2015 was available with significant improvements in stability, compatibility and modeling ability.

2014

May, The 2nd generation of ZWCAD realized timely and smooth data interaction between PC or mobile devices. It was also the beginning of the Smart series.

February, ZW3D 2014 Beta Version was released to help more users quickly acquire design skills with 3D CAD thanks to more powerful data compatibility and higher usability.

2013

October, ZWCAD Mechanical 2014 and ZWCAD Architecture 2014 were announced to be available to provide professional application solutions satisfying users’ special needs.

September, ZWCAD 2014 entered into the market with significantly improved compatibility, new functions such as dynamic block, CUI customized Ribbon interface, online updating, and original intelligent voice function, remarkably increasing the efficiency of professional design.

March, ZW3D 2013 was launched to global users and became "the easiest way to design with 3D CAD".

2012

November, As a professional design program based on ZWCAD platform and targeted at construction design, ZWCAD Architecture was launched officially.

July, After restructuring, ZWCAD started its 2nd generation. At the same time, ZWCAD Mechanical, which was developed on ZWCAD platform, was also released.

March, ZW3D 2012 was unveiled with brand-new operation interface and whole-process plastic mold design solution.

February, The 3rd GPC was held with a great success. Over 100 partners from more than 40 countries gathered together to witness ZWSOFT’s new leap of global expansion.

2011

November, ZWCAD 2012 was born with the improvement of more than 900 details, realizing smoother design.

June, ZW3D 2011 finally stood in the spotlight after one-year dedicated cooperation between the R&D centers in Wuhan, China and Florida, initiating the new era of budget-friendly 3D CAD/CAM.

2010

December, Being the first to realize parametric design in China and adding 10+new functions such as New Adding Table, ZWCAD 2011 was launched globally.

October, "Design.Navigation" National Circuit Exhibition was kicked off inGuangzhou and was held in 8 central cities and 15 key cities in China.

September, The 2nd GPc was held at Guangzhou Chime Long Hotel with morethan 100 partners from over 40 countries taking part in it.

July, ZWSOFT managed to purchase the technology and R&D team of VXCAD/CAMfrom VX Corporation in America, after which the high-end 3D software ZW3D wasbrought to the front.

Beginning of 2010 ZWCAD 2010 was released globally and sold to more than180,000 genuine users from 80 countries and districts.

2009

November, ZWSOFT has donated to another Hope Primary School "ZWSOFT Mi'er Hope Primary School", which was established in Mi'er Temple, Hong'an County, Hubei Province.

August, The 1st GPC was held and attracted nearly 100 partners from over 30 countries, marking the phased success of ZWSOFT's international strategy.

2008

December, ZWCAD 2009 announced its official release and ZWCAD enjoyed a popularity among over 150,000 genuine users from 75 countries and districts.

September, National Circuit Exhibition of Domestic CAD Software Solution which lasted for 3 months was undertaken by ZWSOFT and held in 13 big and medium cities.

August, This time saw the 10th anniversary of ZWSOFT and the debut of the first Hope Primary School donated by ZWSOFT and called "ZWSOFT Chang Keng Hope Primary School".

March, ZWSOFT Wuhan Branch Office was founded.

2007

December, ZWCAD 2008 made a strong debut with its launch event being held successfully in Beijing.

March, ZWCAD 2007 stood in the spotlight.

January, ZWSOFT was awarded the honorable title of "2006 Excellent Supplier of Manufacturing Information in China".

January, ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd. was officially renamed "ZWSOFT CO., LTD.(Guangzhou)".

2006

September, ZWCAD was chosen as one of the pilot units of Agency Share Transfer System among the non-listed limited companies in the high-tech industrial development zone.

May, ZWCAD 2006 was released and built the new standard for domestic 2D CAD software. The number of genuine users of ZWCAD exceeded 20,000.

February, ZWCAD passed the software testing and evaluation held by China Exploration and Design Association.

January, ZWCAD was awarded as "2005 Recommended Excellent Software Product" by China Software Industry Association, and it was also the only domestic CAD software to receive this great honor.

2005

October, ZWCAD passed the evaluation of scientific and technological achievements conducted by Ministry of Construction, becoming the CAD software MOC mainly generalized.

2004

October, The number of genuine users passed 10,000, among whom there were magnates such as Guangzhou Honda Automobile, Delixi Group, China Mobile Group Design Institute, etc.

April, ZWCAD was sold well globally and ZWCAD Overseas Department was established.

March, ZWCAD 2004 was launched, taking the lead of domestic CAD.

2003

April, ZWCAD was honored as “Excellent Software” in Guangzhou.

2002

December, ZWCAD passed the software testing and evaluation held by Software Evaluation Center of China CEPREI Laboratory, which is the national-level software evaluation institution.

November, ZWCAD was hired by Ministry of Science and Technology as the teaching unit of "CAD International Training Course of Urban Planning, Architectural and Interior Design".

June, Being the only one of its kind, ZWCAD was granted by Guangdong Economy and Trade Committee the qualification of "The First Service Providers of Enterprise Information Technology in Guangdong Province".

January, ZWCAD was transferred from the developer of application software to the supplier of CAD platform software.

1998

August, ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd. was registered and established officially.