ZWCAD 2010 vs.

AutoCAD 2010
The core engine of ZWCAD is based on latest IntelliCAD (www.intellicad.org) technology, a powerful CAD platform which hosts many design applications. ZWCAD uses DWG as its native drawing format, and offers you reliable compatibility with AutoCAD content, from version 2.5 to 2009. The following table compares the major features between ZWCAD and AutoCAD ZWCADTM 2010 AutoCAD2010 AutoCAD2010 LT

Compatibility
Native DWG & DXF Support AutoCAD Command AutoCAD Menu(*.mnu)& Alias Support TTF & SHX Font Support Linetye file (*.lin) Support Hatch file (*.pat) Support Snapshot file (*.sld) Support Unit file (*.unt) Support 2.5~2009 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2.5~2010 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2.5~2010 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Drafting & Detailing

2D Geometry Entities AutoCAD 3D Surface ACIS 3D Solid Multilines & Multiline Editing In-place Text Editor External Reference External Reference, Attributes In-place Editing Efficient Blocks and Attributes Raster Image (BMP, TIF, RLE, JPG, PNG, PCX, or TGA) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Gradients Hatch OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)Support Hatch-clip Multiple Grips Editing Entity Snap Tracking True Color System

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes

No Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Management
Design Center Tool Palettes Dynamic Prompt AutoTrack Realtime Pan and Zoom Aerial View Multiple Document and Tab Environments Multiple Redo and Undo Facility Layers and Properties Quick Dimension Quick Calculator Quick Select Filter Express Tools Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No

Collaboration
Publishing and Plotting Export to BMP, WMF, EMF, SVG, DWF, EPS, PDF, SAT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes BMP, WMF only

Paper Space Realistic Renderings Virtual JPEG and PNG Plotters eTransmit Plot Stamp CTB and STB Plot Style

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Customization & Programming

Menu, Toolbar & Alias Customization AutoLisp ( including DCL) AutoCAD Development System(ADS) Yes Yes SDS (similar to ADS) ZRX(similar to ARX) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

AutoCAD ARX

Yes

No

VBA Included Right-click Customization

Yes Yes

No Yes

Unique Features
Batch Plot (pltplot) Block Extraction DWG Compare Image with TFW coordinate file Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No