In ZWCAD 2021, you have the option to save in DWG, DWX and DWT formats, up to the 2018 format. However, overall it is not something which will slow anyone down for long. The least intuitive portion of the interface for AutoCAD users will be figuring out how to change views through the Views tab, as AutoCAD users have been spoiled by the View Cube being so prominent and easy to use. The other out-of-the box option is the ZWCAD Classic workspace. Without making any changes during installation, the workspace defaults to 2D drafting and annotation, which is very familiar. If you want to learn more, there is a section for developers in the Help file, guiding users in scripts, VBA, LISP and DCL. You have all of the expected drawing and editing tools, as well as the ability to load customization files and a ribbon tab for plug-in apps.
Experienced CAD users migrating to this software won’t have any issues getting their bearings and starting to produce on some level. I was able to open drawings and modify and create new drawings, all without hesitation. Overall, this program was fast and painless to download and install. You have the option to change the installation location, you can create a deployment if needed, and at this point you can change from the ribbon interface to toolbars, if you like. There are not many choices to make during the install process. However, despite initial concerns, 2021 has had zero issues with installation or operation. We normally prefer testing software on a newer computer, but due to unresolved hardware issues, we are instead testing ZWCAD on a 10-year-old secondhand laptop that tends to not work with some newer software. See the Help file for their Network Licensing Guide. There is an option for setting up a deployment under the Advanced settings during installation. So overall, it took less than a half an hour to become operational with ZWCAD 2021. Installing the 30 day trial took only 10 minutes. The size of the installation executable was a little over 400mb. It only took 17 minutes from the time I searched for their site, to the time that the installation file finished downloading to my hard drive. In this article, we review ZWCAD 2021, the latest edition of ZWSOFT’s 2D CAD software.
ZWSOFT has been around for over 20 years-about the same length of time the author has been using CAD software.
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