HPI Vorza Buggy to Take on Long Jump Guinness World Record!

“Watch the Vorza Flux HP take on the Guinness World Records long jump for radio-control cars on The Gadget Show, premiering at 20:00 on Monday, the 26th of April, on the UK’s Channel Five! This isn’t just a simple matter of launching the car off a big plank: every jump attempt will be in the presence of officials from the Guinness Book of World Records, with official measurements and video replay to check the correct landing. The cars will be driven by The Gadget Show presenters Suzi Perry, Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley. So this will not only be a test for the strenght of the cars but also a challenge for the presenters’ driving skills! With several kits from various manufacturers making the attempt, the competition will be fierce and the atmosphere intense!” www.hpiracing.com

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Architecture

Irish Architecture Firm Prefers ZWCAD
Michael Collins is director of Michael Collins Associates (www.mca.ie), an Irish architectural practice. In a recent interview, Mr. Collins praised ZWCAD as “just as fast and reliable, or even better” than the existing system they have been using “at a very big reduction in cost.”

Established in 1988, MCA provides a full range of architectural, interior design, master planning, and project management services. The firm is involved principally in the areas of urban renewal, commercial, residential, educational, healthcare, and leisure, as well as buildings for the bloodstock (horse breeding) industry.

Using CAD software, MCA generates architectural and interior design services, and produces architectural design and construction drawings. Mr. Collins said his firm has about 30 CAD workstations that have been running another CAD system for the last twenty years. This year, however, they converted four of the workstations to run ZWCAD.

Mr. Collins explained how they are using ZWCAD 2009 for managing production. “We have been running ZWCAD successfully on the four workstations for the past six months. We use ZWCAD as our drafting tool to produce architectural designs and construction drawings.”

The other CAD system used by MCA is the market leader in Ireland. “Because of the lack of competition, however, it has become very expensive for us to maintain,” said Mr. Collins.

He gave a high evaluation of ZWCAD, confirming that the software met his firm’s needs and requirements. “It provides a cost-effective alternative to our existing CAD system. It has proved to be just as fast and reliable, or even better than our existing system at a very big reduction in cost,” he said.

“Standard ZWCAD even has features that are not provided by the more expensive program, such as the ability to edit blocks and external references,” he added.

Asked about the service, support, and training from ZWCAD Software Co. and EDA Systems, its authorized distributor in the United Kingdom, Mr. Collins gave a clear answer: “The service and support provided by ZWSOFT and EDA has been excellent,” he said.

“We are very pleased with its performance over the six months we have been using it. And we will continue to use it,” emphasized Mr. Collins. “This is the first time we have found a real alternative CAD software to our existing system.

MCA had been looking for a viable alternative to its existing CAD software package for a number of years. ZWCAD provided the first affordable, fast, and reliable alternative program that met their needs.

About Michael Collins Associates
Major clients of Michael Collins Associates include Ireland-based organizations in all fields, including American Airlines, Anglo Irish Bank, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, FBD International, Fours Seasons Hotels, IBM, J M Huber, Lufthansa, Ernst & Young, KPMG, BCM Hanby Wallace, Department of Education & Science of Ireland, Department of Health & Children in Ireland, Dublin City Council, Enterprise Ireland, Fingal County Council, Ireland Food Safety Authority, and Ireland National Disease Surveillance Center.

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Engineering

Polish Engineering Company Adopts ZWCAD for Tooling Design

Invenio Poland (www.invenio.pl) is an automotive engineering company located in Poland. Recently interviewed on the company's use of computer-aided software, managing director Jerzy Mydlarz praised ZWCAD as “a good CAD tool with a competitive price.”

As a part of Invenio International Group, Invenio Poland provides a full range of product design services, manufacturing, and engineering services. The firm is involved principally in the automotive industry, specifically in the components sector.

Invenio adopted ZWCAD mainly for tooling design. Mr. Mydlarz gave high marks to ZWCAD, and confirmed that the software meets the needs and requirements of his firm. “The similarity to AutoCAD is the biggest advantage,” said Mr. Mydlarz.

This model describes the prototype of a vehicle designed in ZWCAD.

“ZWCAD meets our requirements. Without it, I don't think we could get more business or complete more work faster. The reasonable price of ZWCAD software is a significant contribution to our profitability.”

He underlined another very important feature: having the license of ZWCAD on a USB dongle. This lets the staff of Invenio use the software everywhere – at work, at home, on business trips, and so on.

He is also very pleased with the support provided by ZWSOFT and its authorized distributor in Poland, Uslugi Informatyczne. “Specifically, I am satisfied with the cooperation of the local ZWCAD distributor”.

This test vehicle was designed by ZWCAD. Its purpose is to perform tests for the doctoral dissertation of one of Invenio's workers.

About Invenio
Invenio was founded in 1986 in Russelsheim, Germany to perform product design, manufacturing engineering, and quality services for the automotive industry. The Polish division was established in 2002, with headquarters in Bielsko-Biała.

Invenio services are linked: product design, quality, supplier quality development, human resources, and process development. Some 95% of their work is performed for the automotive business, especially for producers of vehicle components.

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Manufacture

Altrust switches its CAD systems to ZWCAD

Altrust Precision Tooling Co. Ltd., is one of the top 10 mold manufacturers in Asia and is ISO-certified. For more than 15 years the company has been specializing in product design, mold making, machining, assembly, and prototyping.

Its products range from household appliances and office equipment to communication facilities and accessories for automobiles and motorcycles. These products sell well at home and abroad, and have won a good reputation amongst its customers. Recently, Altrust selected ZWCAD from ZWSOFT as its primary design tool.

Mold making is at the top end of the manufacturing industry, and is usually characterized by high productivity, high maximum efficiency, and technical competence. With the recent downturn in the economy, Altrust found it necessary to examine its processes in order to maintain its leading position in the mold making industry and meet the requirements of its customers.

Prior to 2006, Altrust introduced numerous CAD software packages to its design and production departments. These advanced systems included Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, Unigraphics, FreeForm, an ERP system, and a CAPP system, as well as an independently-developed 3D design system.

Altrust Adopts ZWCAD

In order to expand its business more efficiently, Altrust began to look for a single, more advanced CAD system that was capable of handling its mold making needs. Commencing in February 2006, Altrust evaluated ZWCAD through a series of intense benchmark tests. Following a successful outcome, Altrust selected ZWCAD as its main design tool. It found ZWCAD to be superior in the areas of .dwg compatibility, program stability, speed, and five-star service.

 Working environment of Altrust's engineering department     An Altrust engineer designs with ZWCAD

Altrust employs more than 200 engineers and designers in its R&D (research and development), engineering, and production departments. All are now taking advantage of the capabilities of ZWCAD for designing and modifying application modules for use in technical support and production.

The application development at Altrust falls into two parts: ‘module design’ and ‘module parts’. In the first, engineers are migrating all of the functionality and designs from the other CAD platforms; in the second, they are developing new functionality on the ZWCAD platform.

Due to the strong technical support provided by ZWSOFT, Altrust was quickly able to solve many technical problems, thereby ensuring that model customization continued smoothly.

Processing chart of electronic die mold

Processing chart of hand-washing liquid mold

"ZWCAD has the powerful features and high performance that we were looking for. Our engineers find that they work very easily and conveniently with it, due to its compatibility with and similarity to AutoCAD," said Mr. Xie Ye Qing, Director of Altrust's R&D department. "What’s more, we found great innovations in ZWCAD, such as its dynamic input capability.”

"Due to ZWCAD’s fast upgrade schedule and rapid development program, since our first installation in 2008 we have now commisioned it on most of our computers," he continued. "What we particularly like is the API (application programming interface). The R&D department is now testing the speed and performance of ZWCAD's APIs so that we can gradually move all of our processes to the ZWCAD platform.”

The Future of ZWCAD in the Mold-Making Industry

Mold making is the cornerstone industry of Hengli Town, Dongguan. The town is home to more than 600 mold-making companies, headed by Altrust. Due to the global financial crisis, however, it has been confronted with declining orders, along with pressure on product pricing. The intense competition has compelled it to shorten its production cycles. In these circumstances, it is essential for it to adopt advanced CAD technology, and ZWCAD has proved to be the optimal choice.

By applying ZWCAD, Altrust's efficiency in model design and production has been greatly improved, and the production cycle also been shortened. To ensure the continuation of these benefits, ZWSOFT is committed to providing innovative, reliable and cost-effective CAD solutions which will help mold manufacturers to further improve their production efficiency and product quality.

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ZWCAD 2011

ZWCAD 2011 provides you with the most cost-effective solution for the entire workflow, from the very beginning to the very end of your projects, with innovative, collaborative, and customizable features:

1、Ensuring compatibility with mainstream CAD software and operating systems

2、Realizing your ideas to drawings effectively

3、Furthering your designs, easier and faster

4、Removing boundaries from communication and cooperation

5、Serving you better with flexible customization

Now, ZWCAD 2011 is available in 15 different languages, including Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and Turkish.

Download Product Info   ZWCAD 2011 Flyer   ZWCAD 2011 Catalogue


What's New in ZWCAD 2011

1、Parametric Drawing – Shift the Way You Design

Parametric drawing is a definite breakthrough in how we design, for it allows us to take full control of the size, position, and relationship of every object in the drawing. You don’t need to think much about how to start a drawing, just concern yourself with how you’d like it to end.

ZWCAD 2011 offers you two types of parametric constraints:

（1）Geometric constraints enable you to create relationships between objects, making them behave as a single whole.

（2）Dimensional constraints make it easy to change the sizes of objects by simply adjusting their dimensional values.

The new Parameter Manager allows you to add and edit parameters, which define the functional relationships among dimensional constraints. 

Designing with Parametrics

2、MLeader, Table, and Field

These three features work together perfectly. You can use MLeader (multileaders) to mark part numbers in drawings, and then use Table to list all of them. Finally, you can add Field to display drawing information so they will update automatically to show the latest information about the drawing.

Table, Field, and MLeader

3、Solid Profiles

The new Solprof (solid profiling) feature enables you to create profiles of 3D solids with an ease. You can get 2D and 3D profile line, as you prefer. Hidden lines and visible lines can be placed onto different layers automatically.

Profiles from 3D Models

4、PDF Plotter

Newly integrated into ZWCAD 2011 is PDF plotter, which plots drawings to high quality PDF files. The output supports OLE objects, raster images, gradient hatches, and plot stamps. In addition, the PDF file can contain layer information from the drawing - just like what you see in the original. PDF files make it very convenient to share your drawings with customers, without giving them the originals of your design.

PDF Created from ZWCAD Drawing

Many More Improvements - Give You a Better User Experience

5、ESnap Improvements

The speed of entity snap acquisition has been improved through the use of a different structure for the snap mechanism. Smart selection highlighting is now supported to highlight the object at which you are pointing. The new magnet snap means that once your cursor moves near a snap marker, it is immediately attracted to the exact snap point.

(Drawing from ZWCAD Design Contest 2010)

Smart Selection Highlighting

6、Larger Raster Images

ZWCAD now allows you to insert raster images that are larger than 256MB. The processing of these large images is faster. Also enhanced is the correct insertion of images in PCX format.

7、Reference Editing Improved

The reference editing function has been redesigned in ZWCAD 2011 so that the renewed Refedit command improves both speed and accuracy of in-place reference editing.

8、Dimension Line Breaks

Use any object to break dimension lines automatically, or break the dimension line at any point manually. Despite the gap making the line look broken, the dimension is still a whole. And same command also removes breaks from dimension lines.

Dimension Breaks

9、MText in Attributes

A new kind of attribute is available in ZWCAD 2011, MText. This means that you can now input multiple lines of text in attributes. This is very helpful when you need to specify a lot of information using attributes, such as detailed product descriptions.

10、Online Help

You are no longer alone with out-of-date help documents. Online help is now accessible to every user, no matter the ZWCAD version being used. And all teaching movies are also directly available to watch online, instead of taking lots of time to download them.

Online Help

Enhanced LISP and ZRX – Expand Your Design-Ability

11、ZRX

Many new classes have been added to the ZRX interface, such as MFCs (Microsoft foundation classes), the load-on-demand functions, double-click protocol functions, and ZRX entrance messages. These make it easier for users to write more powerful applications, and to migrate their old ARX applications to ZWCAD in less time.

12、LISP / VBA

LISP and VBA are also enhanced in ZWCAD 2011. The quality of some functions, like Vlr (VL reactors) and AutoLISP functions, are improved. New functions have been added to the Vlax and Vl series. We added new UI objects, methods, properties and events to make VBA more powerful.

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