CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
18 December 2008
Product News
ZWSOFT Unveils ZWCAD 2009 Beta
ZWSOFT announced ZWCAD 2009 Beta, the next milestone in its line of DWG-compatible CAD products. As a productive drawing solution, ZWCAD 2009 Beta makes improvements in such functions as Hatch, Refedit, Insert, Pasteclip, Explode, Trim and Extend. Thus, the stability of ZWCAD 2009 Beta is greatly improved. In addition, its processing speed is also increased in overall performance.
Improvements Requested by Users
1) To provide more efficient collaboration and drawing management, ZWCAD 2009 adds Tool Palettes, eTransmit, Aerial View Window, Multiple Grips Editing, Filter, etc.
2) To improve compatibility with dimensions, ZWCAD 2009 adds Jogged Dimension and Arc Length Dimension.
3) To improve general drafting efficiency, ZWCAD 2009 improves association to the hatch, tracking to entity snaps, Refedit to the editing of external reference files, and unlimited undoes to the Undo/Redo mechanism.
Updated APIs: The Power of Custom Objects
Improvements made to the DRX application programming interface allow users to create custom objects that can be inserted, pasted from the Clipboard, stretched, extended, trimmed, and exploded.
New in ZWCAD 2009 Beta
New features in the beta of ZWCAD 2009 are the Tool palettes, eTransmit command, Aerial View Window, Editing with Multiple Grips, and dimensioning of Jogged Dimension and Arc Length Dimension.
To download ZWCAD 2009 Beta, please click here
ZWCAD 2009: Inspiration for CAD Designers
Produced with streamlined productivity in mind, ZWCAD 2009 provides a platform for CAD designers, especially application developers. The many APIs (application programming interfaces) allow one to expand ZWCAD 2009 through powerful and efficient add-ons.
Some 19 professional applications are due to be ported to ZWCAD 2009 following its official release. These applications cover the range from civil engineering, architecture, and interior design, to electrical and mechanical engineering. For mechanical engineers, add-ons permit mechanical design and CNC machining. Applications for many other industries will provide further opportunities for designers of all types.
Following the initial release of ZWCAD 2009 in English, six localized versions will become available within one to two months: Czech, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. In active progress are French and Hungarian localizations.
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