Features |
ZWCAD 2020 |
ProgeCAD |
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Std |
Pro |
Pro |
Files support |
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DWG R14/2000/2004/2007/2010/2013 |
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DXF R12/2000/2004/2007/2010/2013 |
+ |
+ |
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DWG/DXF 2018 |
+ |
+ |
(1) |
DWT support |
+ |
+ |
+ |
DGN import |
+ |
+ |
+ |
User interaction |
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Multi-thread CPU speed up |
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– |
Classic menu and toolbar |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Ribbon interfaces |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Customize User interface (CUI) |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Partial CUI |
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+ |
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Tool Palettes |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Design Center |
+ |
+ |
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Properties Palette |
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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 |
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+ |
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Dynamic UCS |
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+ |
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Dynamic Input |
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2D drawing and annotation |
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Leader & Mleader |
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+ |
+ |
Associative dimensions |
+ |
+ |
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Text and Mtext |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Revcloud |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Text in-place editing |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Hatch/Gradient Hatch |
+ |
+ |
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Super Hatch |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Table & Table styles |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Field |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Annotative Scale |
+ |
+ |
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Pline and Hatch Boundary Grips |
+ |
+ |
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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 |
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+ |
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layer filter |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Layer Walk |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Layer Merge |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Layer Browser |
+ |
+ |
– |
Xref, Block and Attribute |
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Dynamic Block |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Block editor |
(2) |
(2) |
– |
OLE |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Rater Images |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Xrefs |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Multiple block inserting |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Attribute |
+ |
+ |
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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 |
+ |
+ |
– |
3D modeling and visualization |
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ACIS viewing |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Visual styles (Hide & Shade) |
+ |
+ |
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3D Orbit |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Full ACIS modeling & editing |
– |
+ |
+ |
Z axis tracking |
+ |
+ |
– |
Solprof |
– |
+ |
+ |
Rendering |
– |
+ |
+ |
Tools |
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Match properties (cross drawings) |
+ |
+ |
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Digital signature |
+ |
+ |
– |
Data extraction |
+ |
+ |
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Group |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Quick select |
+ |
+ |
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Quick Calculator |
+ |
+ |
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Express tools |
+ |
+ |
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Region |
– |
+ |
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Multiple Undo/Redo |
+ |
+ |
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Undo/Redo Preview |
+ |
+ |
– |
File Compare |
+ |
+ |
– |
Lockup & Unlock |
+ |
+ |
– |
Etransmit |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Smart mouse |
+ |
+ |
– |
Smart voice |
+ |
+ |
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Smart select |
+ |
+ |
– |
DGN Purge |
– |
+ |
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PDF Converter |
– |
+ |
– |
Application Programming Interfaces |
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ActiveX, including in-place editing |
+ |
+ |
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Full LISP with vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax- support |
+ |
+ |
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LISP debugger |
+ |
+ |
– |
DCL engine |
+ |
+ |
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Visual Basic for Applications (VBA 32/64-bit) |
– |
+ |
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Runtime extension (ARX) |
– |
+ |
+ |
.NET |
– |
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+ |
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(1) ProgeCAD can open DWG2018 format drawing but cannot save in DWG2018 format. |
(2) ZWCAD’s Block Editor is able to modify non-dynamic blocks only currently; |
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