| Features |
ZWCAD 2020 |
GstarCAD 2019 |
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Std |
Pro |
Std |
Pro |
| Files support |
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| DWG R14/2000/2004/2007/2010/2013 |
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+ |
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| DXF R12/2000/2004/2007/2010/2013 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| DWG/DXF 2018 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| DWT support |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| DGN import |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| User interaction |
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| Multi-thread CPU speed up |
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+ |
– |
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| Classic menu and toolbar |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| Ribbon interfaces |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Customize User interface (CUI) |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| Partial CUI |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Tool Palettes |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Design Center |
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+ |
+ |
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| Properties Palette |
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+ |
+ |
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| Command auto complete |
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+ |
+ |
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| Drawing tab switching |
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+ |
+ |
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| Adaptive Grid |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Dynamic UCS |
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+ |
+ |
+ |
| Dynamic Input |
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+ |
+ |
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| 2D drawing and annotation |
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| Leader & Mleader |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| Associative dimensions |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Text and Mtext |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Revcloud |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Text in-place editing |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Hatch/Gradient Hatch |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Super Hatch |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Table & Table styles |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Field |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Annotative Scale |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Pline and Hatch Boundary Grips |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Enhanced grip editing menu |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Layers |
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| Layer Properties Manager (classic) |
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+ |
+ |
+ |
| Layer Properties Manager (Panel) |
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+ |
– |
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| Layer States Manager |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| layer filter |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Layer Walk |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| Layer Merge |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Layer Browser |
+ |
+ |
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– |
| Xref,Block and Attribute |
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| Dynamic Block |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Block editor |
(1) |
(1) |
+ |
+ |
| OLE |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Rater Images |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Xrefs |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Multiple block inserting |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Attribute |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Reference Manager |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Block replace |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Block align |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
| PDF underlay |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| PDF import |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
| DGN underlay |
– |
– |
+ |
+ |
| DWFx underlay |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| DWF underlay |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Print |
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| CTB & STB plot styles |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Plotting |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Export |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Publish PDF |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Publish DWF/DWFx |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Mvsetup |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Plot to SVG |
+ |
+ |
– |
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| 3D modeling and visualization |
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| ACIS viewing |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Visual styles (Hide & Shade) |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| 3D Orbit |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Full ACIS modeling & editing |
– |
+ |
– |
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| Z axis tracking |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| Solprof |
– |
+ |
– |
+ |
| Rendering |
– |
+ |
– |
+ |
| Tools |
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| Match properties (cross drawings) |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Digital signature |
+ |
+ |
– |
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| Data extraction |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Group |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| Quick select |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| Quick Calculator |
+ |
+ |
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| Express tools |
+ |
+ |
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| Region |
– |
+ |
– |
+ |
| Multiple Undo/Redo |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Undo/Redo Preview |
+ |
+ |
– |
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| File Compare |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Lockup & Unlock |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Etransmit |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Smart mouse |
+ |
+ |
– |
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| Smart voice |
+ |
+ |
– |
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| Smart select |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
| DGN Purge |
– |
+ |
– |
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| PDF Coverter |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
| Application Programming Interfaces |
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| ActiveX, including in-place editing |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Full LISP with vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax- support |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| LISP debugger |
+ |
+ |
– |
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| DCL engine |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Visual Basic for Applications (VBA 32/64-bit) |
– |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Runtime extension (ARX) |
– |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| .NET |
– |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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| (1) ZWCAD’s Block Editor is able to modify non-dynamic blocks only currently; |
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