When ZWCAD entered the market, totalCAD and ZWSOFT were met with tremendous challenges, as expected. Without a second thought, we knew that ZWCAD was it and decided to have a go for it. The price was also very competitive, only 1/4 of the cost of mainstream CADs. dwg files, user interface and functionalities helped ensure little relearning time.

Its compatibility with mainstream CAD in. “After test driving ZWCAD, we couldn’t help becoming excited.

“Ever since big name CADs began to coexist with their alternatives, we hadn’t seen alternative CAD software like ZWCAD that had quality assurance and competitive price,” said Augusto, CEO of totalCAD. This was when totalCAD and ZWSOFT decided bring ZWCAD into play. Nevertheless, due to quality problems of the alternatives, customer complaints ensued, and thus the reputation of alternatives became tragically notorious. For a long time, the alternatives had been up against strong competitors because of their low price, which gained them market share. Back in 2005 when ZWCAD entered Brazil, the market overflowed with big name CAD software, like AutoCAD as well as other alternatives. ZWCAD: Ending the Bad Reputation of Cost-effective CAD in Brazilįor every product to successfully penetrate a new market, it’s not only important for it to have a compelling selling point, but also good timing for the market. For the two companies, this marked the beginning of a successful partnership. For Brazilian users, this enabled them access to an affordable, quality CAD software.

In 2005, totalCAD joined forces with ZWSOFT to introduce ZWCAD. totalCAD has been one of ZWSOFT’s global partners since 2005 and has worked diligently to make ZWCAD a major player in the market.įounded in 2001, totalCAD is a prominent supplier of low cost, high performance CAD software that serves the architectural, engineering, construction and industrial industries in Brazil. With over 12,000 CAD designers using this software, ZWCAD is now the second most popular CAD software in Brazil. Since then, ZWCAD has become an integral part of the design process in the Brazilian CAD market.

16, 2012 – 2012 marks the 7 year anniversary of when ZWCAD was introduced to Brazilian CAD designers.

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