ZW3D and GrabCAD Present a 3D CAD Model Challenge

Guangzhou, China: April 6, 2012---ZWSOFT, a leading supplier of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM solutions to the AEC and MCAD industries, announced today that it will partner with GrabCAD to present a 3D CAD model challenge. This contest wants CAD users to create imaginative and intricate 3D models that are designed in ZW3D CAD/CAM software. The winning entries of this challenge, will receive cash and other prizes, as well as a chance to be featured on the cover of a ZW3D 2013 brochure.



In this 3D CAD model challenge, participants are encouraged to run wild with their imaginations and create something extraordinary. Entries can be any object designed in ZW3D CAD/CAM, from a nice mobile phone to a sports car. ZW3D can be downloaded for a free 30-day trial from http://www.zwsoft.com/en/products/zw3d.html. For those who are new to ZW3D, it is easy to learn the CAD/CAM software with its built in show-n-tell tutorials.

“ZW3D is an amazing CAD/CAM product for modeling, mold design and machining. It offers top-notch design experience,” says Colin, Manager of ZW3D Technical Support Department, “now with this powerful software teaming up with GrabCAD, there will be a multitude of creative minds working, and I believe that this challenge will unleash new innovation in 3D design.”

This challenge will have a total of 6 winning entries, out of which one will have the chance to be on the cover page of ZW3D 2013 brochures. The first place winner will receive $500 USD and a 3Dconnexion SpacePilot™ Pro 3D Mouse which is valued at $399 USD. The second place winner will get $300 USD plus a 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse™ Pro 3D Mouse valued at $299 USD. The challenge is open to everyone. To enter, go to Grabcad.com, sign up and submit your design.

For more details on this challenge, please visit: http://grabcad.com/challenges/3d-cad-model-challenge


About GrabCAD
GrabCAD is a renowned on-line CAD community with over 200,000 mechanical engineers and CAD users. It aims at forging a platform for excellent 3D models to be shared.

About ZW3D
ZW3D, formally VX CAD CAM, is cost-effective CAD/CAM software developed by ZWSOFT. It integrates product design, sheet metal, reverse engineering, product assembly, mold development and machining in one package. Free trial of ZW3D is available fromwww.zwsoft.com.

Contact Info
John Chow
 ZWSOFT
86-20-38289780 Ext 858



ZW3D CAD/CAM Selected as Teaching Software in Riga Technical University


Guangzhou, China: March 30, 2012- ZWSOFT, a leading supplier of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM solutions to the AEC and MCAD industries, announced today that it donated 25 licenses of ZW3D 2012 to Riga Technical University in Latvia. ZW3D will be used for teaching and training students who study material technology and CAD CAM product design.




ZWSOFT constantly strives to help enrich students’education, whether through donating licenses to schools like Riga Technical University, or through the new ZW3D student edition, which is available to all qualified students.  With these programs, ZWSOFT hopes to help students learn and gain an understanding of CAD CAM software, which will prepare them for the future.


For more than ten years, Riga Technical University has prepared students in Latvia for careers in many different fields of product design. At the end of 2011, RTU began renovating their architecture and design building in order to meet their increasing needs. The building will be finished at the end of 2012, when it will be fully equipped with the latest technologies.



ZW3D was selected as one of the CAD/CAM solutions for teaching. The company provided 25 licenses and they are now being used by students in the university’s Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of Textile MaterialsTechnology and Design.    


ZWSOFT’s Latvian Partner, ZWCAD Baltic Distributor Centre, facilitated this donation, and is providing support to the university. Riga Technical University stated, “We want to teach our design study program students the latest CAD/CAM technology, so they would become high qualified personneland leaders in international and local companies after graduating fromour university.”


For more information about ZWSOFT’s educational program or to obtain a student version of ZW3D, please visithttp://www.zwsoft.com/en/student/.

About Riga Technical University

RTU is an accredited, internationally recognized European level university offering high-class academic and professional study programmes. Founded in 1862, Riga Technical University is now comprised of 8 faculties ranging from design, architecture and urban planning to mechanical engineering.  www.rtu.lv/en.

About ZW3D

ZW3Dis cost-effective CAD software integrated with CAM for 3D modeling, mold design, and machining, which takes engineers from concept to finished product in one easy-to-use, single collaborative environment. It integrates product design, sheet metal, reverse engineering, product assembly, mold development and machining in one package. Free trial of ZW3D is available fromwww.zwsoft.com.

Contact Info
John Chow

ZWSOFT
86-20-38259726