CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 January 2007
Product News
ZwCAD Announces Free 30-Day Trial
ZwCAD, Inc, developers of quality CAD performance, announced the free offering of its latest signature 2D/3D package, ZwCAD 2006i, for 30 days. The free trial enables users a complete look at the product, with the same functionality as a purchased license. Designers, engineers, and architects can discover the power of ZwCAD, driven by IntelliCAD and ODA technology, by downloading a trial of the application at http://www.zwcad.org .
ZwCad 2006i has won acclaim and a wide audience of users internationally, both for its reliable and comprehensive 2D performance and for its expansive 3D capabilities, all for a fraction of the cost of AutoCAD 2007. Supported in over 38 countries worldwide, ZwCAD, Inc, also includes a generous warranty, providing expert assistance and helpful updates to its network of users.
"The performance of a software package, we think, speaks for itself," says Owen Zi, ZwCAD Director. "That's why we invite the public to try it. Once designers see that this serves all of their essential CAD needs they will definitely use it over more expensive alternatives. The philosophy behind ZwCAD is to give users the power to be to get things done, while reducing their CAD budget."
The DWG-based CAD tool reads and writes the same industry standard formats produced by past and present versions of AutoCAD (2.5-2006), supports command line actions, true type fonts, MNU and SCR files, raster images, as well as SDS, LISP and VBA scripts to help clients develop custom macros and routines. The free trial version of ZwCAD gives professionals a straightforward interface, including familiar polar and object snap tracking, and proxy objects display.
"ZwCAD gives the power of productivity back to businesses," says Zi. "Making the right choices can positively affect your bottom line. Finding affordable software that reliably does the job does not have to be overly expensive." After the 30-day trial, ZwCAD 2006i's suggested retail price is only US$450, with $160 for yearly updates, maintenance, and user technical support.
With over 15 years experience in CAD research, development, sales and support, ZwCAD Software Co., Ltd, is a global leading CAD software provider with over 15 software patents. ZwCAD partners with the leading technology organizations internationally to consistently deliver the latest innovations. ZwCAD it is one of the commercial members of IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC, http://www.intellicad.org ), who share the baseline CAD technology with 30 other developers. ZwCAD is a Founding Member of Open Design Alliance (ODA, http://www.opendesign.com ), an international collective to provide improved DWG/DXF interoperability and archival integrity. The firm is also a partner with Intel, Microsoft, Spatial, and various research institutions. ZwCAD is based in Guangzhou, China with branches in Taipei and New York. For more information, and a free trial of ZwCAD please visit http://www.zwcad.org .
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