ZWCAD Software

ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd (short name ZWSOFT) is a CAD/CAM software provider headquartered in Guangzhou, China. Its main business is to develop computer-aided design software products for 2D and 3D design use, and it began doing overseas business in 2004.[1] So far it has built its business network in more than 80 countries and the number of its end users has surpassed 550,000.

It was founded in 1998 as Guangzhou Chinaweal Longteng Technology Co., Ltd. and changed the name to "ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd."[2] in 2007. In the same year, the company became a founding member of the Open Design Alliance (ODA).[3] It has three R&D centres, separately located in Guangzhou, Wuhan and Melbourne, Florida (USA).

Product lines

ZWCAD

ZWCAD is the flagship product of ZWSOFT. It is a multilingual 2D/3D CAD tool used by different professionals across a wide range of industries such as AEC, engineering, manufacturing and GIS. It offers a strong feature set, fast performance on large designs, support of standards, and affordability.

ZWCAD is available in 15 languages, including simplified and traditional Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and Turkish.

ZWCAD Mechanical is a CAD application for manufacturing. It includes libraries of standard parts and mechanical tools for design and drafting. It supports ISO, ANSI, DIN, JIS, and GB drafting environments.

CAD Pockets is a free mobile CAD app for viewing, reviewing, and creating CAD drawings from iOS devices.

ZWCAD Viewer is a free CAD viewer for DWG file viewing and plotting.

ZW3D

ZW3D is an integrated 3D CAD/CAM solution designed for the complete product development process, non-solid mold parting, and smart CNC Machining tactics from 2 axis to 5 axis. It offers unified 3D modeling (solid/surface/direct) for extremely flexible design, a full tool set for manufacturing, support of industry standards, and affordability. Customer benefits include reduced costs, optimized design workflow and improved efficiency. It is based on technology acquired from VX Corporation.[4]

ZW3D versions: Lite, Standard, Professional, Premium, 2 Axis Machining, 3 Axis Machining (add-on), 4-5 Axis Machining (add on).[5]

Company history

Key event
Released ZWCAD 1.0
Started Overseas Business
ZWSOFT aquisited VX and released ZW3D 2010[6][7]
Released ZWCAD 2010[8]
2012 Global Partner Conference[9]
2013 2013 Global Partner Conference[10]
ZW3D student version was available in 13 languages for free[11]
ZW3D overseas business achieved 50% sales growth covering 60 countries with 105 channel partners.
Released CAD Pockets [12]
2015 Global Partner Conference [13]
Released ZWCAD Classic
Reached 550,000 Global Users
ZW3D Celebrated its 30th Anniversary[14]
2016 ZWCAD Viewer Released[15]
Announced ZW3D 2016 [16]
Announced ZWCAD 2017 [17]

References

  1. ↑ Li, Wenfang (14 September 2009). "ZWCAD is growing its overseas reach with 2-D CAD". China Daily. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ↑ List of computer-aided design editors
  3. ↑ Open Design Alliance. "Member Showcase". Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Kenneth (September 7, 2010). "VX Acquired by ZWSoft". Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Product Comparison
  6. ↑ "VX Acquired by ZWSoft; VX CAD/CAM Becomes ZW3D".
  7. ↑ http://www.deskeng.com/virtual_desktop/?p=2453
  8. ↑ "ZWCAD Awarded "Top Builder 2010" in Poland". Engineering News. 10 Feb 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Global Partner Conference 2012". Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "ZWSOFT Global Partner Conference 2015 Review". www.zwsoft.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  11. ↑ "ZW3D Free to Students with Premium CAD/CAM Features".
  12. ↑ "CAD POCKETS V2.3.1 Released for Easier Accuracy of Inspirations - ZWCAD - CAD/CAM Software | CAD Software | Free CAD Download - ZWSOFT.com". www.zwsoft.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  13. ↑ "ZWSOFT Global Partner Conference 2013 Review". www.zwsoft.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  14. ↑ "ZW3D CAD/CAM's 30th Anniversary: Ever Forward".
  15. ↑ "ZWSOFT Global Partner Conference 2015 Review". www.zwsoft.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  16. ↑ "3D cad software|3d rendering software|cam software|zw3D - ZWSOFT.com". www.zwsoft.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  17. ↑ "All-new ZWCAD 2017 for Higher Performance and Usability is Available - ZWCAD - CAD/CAM Software | CAD Software | Free CAD Download - ZWSOFT.com". www.zwsoft.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.

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