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ZWCAD - Beyond AutoCAD® Alternative

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. It reads, writes and saves DWG drawings directly, ensuring the highest level of compatibility when exchanging data with AutoCAD®.

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 is built with the complete features and functionalities you rely on to get your work done. Powerful features like Tool Palettes, Design Center, and File Compare take your design efficiency to the next level. The Smart series, including Smart Mouse, Smart Voice, Smart Select, and Smart Plot streamline your design workflow like never before.

Applications

Hundreds of applications by our trusted developers make design easier for CAD professionals in the AEC and manufacturing industries. These awesome applications include Autoturn by Transoft, TcpMDT by Aplitop, CADprofi, Spatial Manager, CSIxCAD, and many more. Built on ZWCAD, they offer the great CAD experience you’ve come to 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 is describing 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 costly subscription fees or outrageous prices - giving you maximum flexibility and budget-friendly affordability.

$
5
$7195
 
ZWCAD Standard
$9595
 
ZWCAD Professional
$27975
 
AutoCAD®

* Yearly Maintenance Included
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 $240/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.

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®

PRO
STD
FULL
LT
Compatible with DWG
Compatible with DWT, DXF, DWF, DWFX
Classic Menu & Ribbon Interface & Toolbar
XREF Manager (DWG, DWFX, PDF, DGN，Image)
Plot, Publish, Export & eTransmit
Smart Plot
DWG, DWFX 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 Palettes
Sheet Set Manager
Quick Calculator
Visual Style
3D Orbit
Solid/Mesh Modeling
Smart Mouse
Smart Voice
Smart Select
Lockup & Unlock
*AutoCAD 2023 only supports DWG Digital Signature.

Compare ZWCAD with AutoCAD®

PRO STD
Compatible with DWG
Compatible with DWT, DXF, DWF, DWFX
Classic Menu & Ribbon Interface & Toolbar
XREF Manager (DWG, DWFX, PDF, DGN，Image)
Plot, Publish, Export & eTransmit
Smart Plot
DWG, DWFX 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 Palettes
Sheet Set Manager
Quick Calculator
Visual Style
3D Orbit
Solid/Mesh Modeling
Smart Mouse
Smart Voice
Smart Select
Lockup & Unlock
FULL LT
Compatible with DWG
Compatible with DWT, DXF, DWF, DWFX
Classic Menu & Ribbon Interface & Toolbar
XREF Manager (DWG, DWFX, PDF, DGN，Image)
Plot, Publish, Export & eTransmit
Smart Plot
DWG, DWFX 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 Palettes
Sheet Set Manager
Quick Calculator
Visual Style
3D Orbit
Solid/Mesh Modeling
Smart Mouse
Smart Voice
Smart Select
Lockup & Unlock
*AutoCAD 2023 only supports DWG Digital Signature.

See for yourself why you should choose ZWCAD over AutoCAD®

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