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Released on: April 9, 2008, 9:56 am

Press Release Author: ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd.

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary:

Press Release Body: New York, January 22, 2008 - ZWSOFT, developers of advanced CAD
tools, today announced the release of its latest signature 2D/3D package, ZWCAD
2008. The new version provides updated features for improved flexibility and
efficiency, greatly enhanced speed, as well as seamless DWG compatibility.

This comprehensive CAD system represents a perfect low-cost alternative to AutoCAD®.
Users can open, edit and save DWG/DXF files created in AutoCAD (2.5-2008), without
the need for manual import or export operations. Likewise, this automation also
enables users of AutoCAD to open files created in ZWCAD.

The 2008 version delivers a host of improved functionality. What's new includes:

Speed
Make a great promotion in performance, especially opening or saving a drawing,
creating a hatch with complex boundaries, editing in layout with multiple viewports
or selecting a huge number of objects, which will make your work more efficient.

Speed of Open function has been increased about 30%.
Speed of Save function has been increased about 70%.
Speed of Select function has been increased about 10 times.
Performance of Multiple Viewports in layout has been increased about
10 times.

Brand-new Algorithm for Efficient Hatch Boundary Search
A newly develop algorithm in ZWCAD 2008 means less calculation and faster response
even over a wide range of objects, increasing search speed by about 15 times.
Furthermore, it can also unclose boundaries in some corrupted drawings
automatically. Now hatch processes work more conveniently than ever.

Design Center
Improved Design Center offers you a convenient way to manage the issues of your
drawing, such as dimension style, blocks, text style, line types and layers. Just
drag and drop, and apply them from any source drawing to your current drawing.
Source drawings can be on your computer or on your local network. In addition, you
can also search drawings according to drawing name or drawing size. With the Design
Center, you can use the information of other drawings in your current drawing
instantly.

Quick Calculator
The QuickCalc includes basic features similar to most standard mathematical
calculators. In addition, QuickCalc has features specific to ZWCAD, such as
geometric functions, scientific functions, and features to handle variables, units
conversions, and text calculatutions.

Other major enhancements in the new version include Merge Print (mprint), Attribute
Extraction, Block Extraction, and Dimension Replace.

Designers, engineers, and architects can discover the improved power and function of
ZWCAD 2008 by downloading a free trial of the application at www.zwcad.org.

ZWCAD 2008 runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. ZWCAD costs only a
fraction of AutoCAD, while offering similar functionality and full DWG
compatibility. Today, more than 60,000 customers around in 60 countries choose ZWCAD
to reduce their CAD budget and increase their design productivity. ZWCAD customers
include many Fortune 500 companies such as Honda, Alcatel-Lucent, CIMS, GP, THORN,
GE , among others.

For more information about ZWCAD 2008, please visit, www.zwcad.org.

Web Site: http://www.zwcad.org/products.asp

Contact Details: Address: Rm.508, No. 886, Tianhe North Road,, Guangzhou
China (People\'s Rep)

Phone Number: 86-20-38259726
Email: sales@zwcad.com