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ZWCAD is your best go-to CAD choice with unrivaled DWG compatibility, familiar user interface, super-fast speed, and affordable perpetual licensing.

From $899, you own it forever

 

Painless switch, seamless experience

Compatibility

ZWCAD supports seamless DWG compatibility, along with various industry-standard file formats such as IFC, DXF and DGN. It reads, writes and saves DWG drawings directly, ensuring the highest level of compatibility when exchanging data with AutoCAD® and other CAD solutions on the market.

Interface

You feel comfortable and confident when switching from AutoCAD® to ZWCAD. The instantly familiar user interface allows CAD drafters, architects, designers and engineers to start creating in no time. Everything you need comes in handy, the commands and configuration.

Features

ZWCAD offers comprehensive 2D functionality with familiar operation and drawing environment settings similar to mainstream CAD software. Features like Tool Palettes, Design Center, Smart Select, and Smart Plot enhance efficiency, especially for repetitive tasks.

Applications

Hundreds of trusted developer applications simplify design for industry professionals. Notable apps like Autoturn, TcpMDT, CADprofi, Spatial Manager, and CSIxCAD, built on ZWCAD, deliver the exceptional CAD experience you expect.

Extremely fast, exceptionally smooth

Speed matters! ZWCAD is built to speed up your whole design process, especially when you have to deal with large drawings over 100Mb. It won't slow you down like other CAD software does, so that you can focus on designing, not waiting for your software to catch up.

19.5x Faster than AutoCAD®

*This chart describes the time of opening a DWG drawing with a file size of 51.31 MB on both ZWCAD 2023 and AutoCAD 2023, using a Windows 11 computer with an i7-11700 CPU, 64GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce GT1030 graphics card. See the speed comparison in action >

Perpetual license,
no forced subscription

With ZWCAD's perpetual licensing, you won't have to worry about recurring subscription fees or annual price increases, giving you maximum flexibility and budget-friendly affordability.

$
5
$7195
 
ZWCAD Standard
$11195
 
ZWCAD Professional
$30450
 
AutoCAD®

1. The prices of ZWCAD versions shown here are for stand-alone licenses, and the total prices shown in the chart include Yearly Maintenance.
2. With ZWCAD's Yearly Maintenance program, you'll receive unlimited access to industry-leading technical support and the latest major release versions and updates at an unbeatable price - starting just at $180/year for ZWCAD Standard and $280/year for ZWCAD Professional.

Excellent choice, outstanding support

We take great pride in providing world-class support to more than one million satisfied customers. We offer a wide range of customisable support options tailored to meet your unique needs and expectations.

  • Equans
  • Ericsson
  • Honeywell
  • Johnson Controls
  • Hitachi
  • LG
  • Zamil Group
  • Saint Gobain

ZWCAD is a software that has brought us many benefits because it has helped us reduce review times and costs. It has allowed us to make our work more efficient both in the office and in the field. ZWCAD has earned 100% of our trust to help us improve the country.

Luis Fernando de la Rosa Lozoya

General Superintendent at Coconal

ZWCAD is compatible with 2D CAD formats such as DWG, DXF, making it easy for us to exchange and reuse drawings. It has a full range of professional CAD tools, and covers all our design needs.

Do Van Luc

Stamping Dies Engineer of VNAS

I am beyond excited to share with you the mind-blowing smart features of ZWCAD that I recently discovered! This software has completely transformed the way I approach design, increasing my efficiency and unleashing my creativity like never before.

Balkan Architect

YouTuber

ZWCAD is a complete and stable solution that makes our inspection and design of facilities easier than ever.

Watanabe Mamoru

Head of Information System Dept of ADS

Compare ZWCAD with AutoCAD®

Standard
Professional
LT
Full
DWG, DWF, DWFx, DWT, DWS, DXF Import and Export
PDF, DGN Import and Export
IFC Import
STEP Import
ACIS SAT Import
Classic and Ribbon Interfaces
Customize User Interface (CUI)
Floating Document Tab
Tool Palettes, Properties Palette, Design Center
Panel Navigation Indicator
2D Drawing Tools (Line, Circle, Rectangle, etc.)
2D Editing Tools (Move, Copy, Trim, etc.)
2D Annotation Tools (Dimension, Text, Leader, Table, etc.)
Reference Tools (Block, Underlay, Image Attach, etc.)
Printing and Plotting (Plot, Publish, Export, eTransmit, etc.)
Layer Browser
Multiline and Multiline Style
Undo/Redo Preview
Enhanced Coordinate Dimension
Multiple Blocks Inserting
GeoTIFF Attach
Automatic Drawing Layout
Smart Mouse/Voice/Select/Plot
Flexiblock
Drawing View
Raster to Vector Conversion
Point Cloud
GIS
Area table
File Compare
Sheet Set Manager
Barcode & QR Code
Data Extraction
Lockup & Unlock
Solid, Mesh and Surface Modeling
Photorealistic Rendering
3D Gizmo
Visual Style
ViewCube
3D Orbit
LISP Routines
Lisp Debugger
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Runtime Extension (ZRX/ARX)
.NET

Compare ZWCAD with AutoCAD®

Standard Professional
DWG, DWF, DWFx, DWT, DWS, DXF Import and Export
PDF, DGN Import and Export
IFC Import
STEP Import
ACIS SAT Import
Classic and Ribbon Interfaces
Customize User Interface (CUI)
Floating Document Tab
Tool Palettes, Properties Palette, Design Center
Panel Navigation Indicator
2D Drawing Tools (Line, Circle, Rectangle, etc.)
2D Editing Tools (Move, Copy, Trim, etc.)
2D Annotation Tools (Dimension, Text, Leader, Table, etc.)
Reference Tools (Block, Underlay, Image Attach, etc.)
Printing and Plotting (Plot, Publish, Export, eTransmit, etc.)
Layer Browser
Multiline and Multiline Style
Undo/Redo Preview
Enhanced Coordinate Dimension
Multiple Blocks Inserting
GeoTIFF Attach
Automatic Drawing Layout
Smart Mouse/Voice/Select/Plot
Flexiblock
Drawing View
Raster to Vector Conversion
Point Cloud
GIS
Area table
File Compare
Sheet Set Manager
Barcode & QR Code
Data Extraction
Lockup & Unlock
Solid, Mesh and Surface Modeling
Photorealistic Rendering
3D Gizmo
Visual Style
ViewCube
3D Orbit
LISP Routines
Lisp Debugger
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Runtime Extension (ZRX/ARX)
.NET
LT Full
DWG, DWF, DWFx, DWT, DWS, DXF Import and Export
PDF, DGN Import and Export
IFC Import
STEP Import
ACIS SAT Import
Classic and Ribbon Interfaces
Customize User Interface (CUI)
Floating Document Tab
Tool Palettes, Properties Palette, Design Center
Panel Navigation Indicator
2D Drawing Tools (Line, Circle, Rectangle, etc.)
2D Editing Tools (Move, Copy, Trim, etc.)
2D Annotation Tools (Dimension, Text, Leader, Table, etc.)
Reference Tools (Block, Underlay, Image Attach, etc.)
Printing and Plotting (Plot, Publish, Export, eTransmit, etc.)
Layer Browser
Multiline and Multiline Style
Undo/Redo Preview
Enhanced Coordinate Dimension
Multiple Blocks Inserting
GeoTIFF Attach
Automatic Drawing Layout
Smart Mouse/Voice/Select/Plot
Flexiblock
Drawing View
Raster to Vector Conversion
Point Cloud
GIS
Area table
File Compare
Sheet Set Manager
Barcode & QR Code
Data Extraction
Lockup & Unlock
Solid, Mesh and Surface Modeling
Photorealistic Rendering
3D Gizmo
Visual Style
ViewCube
3D Orbit
LISP Routines
Lisp Debugger
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Runtime Extension (ZRX/ARX)
.NET

See for yourself why you should choose ZWCAD over AutoCAD®

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