Global Force Direct, LLC is a marketing company owned by Tony Flynn (at one time the head of marketing for Bentley Systems) d.b.The three firms being sued are as follows: Launched by - Autodesk on Wednesday, March 26 in California Northern District CourtĪgainst - ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd., ZWCAD Design Co., Ltd., and Global Force Direct, LLCįor - Copyright Infringement and Trade Secret Misappropriation Here is what the most recent release looks like: So it appears that the suit is over the new version of the software. I know that ZWSOFT last year rewrote its AutoCAD workalike, appending "+" to its name, like ZWCAD+ 2014 the previous versions were written using the ITC's IntelliCAD-based code. released an “original” design program that, the Chinese company claims, was built from the ground up using new, ZW-written source code, but Autodesk says it’s such an exact copy of its copyrighted codes that it contains the exact same quirks. The ZW software contains bugs that are identical to those in AutoCAD. It is still early days of the suit, and so the information is sparse here is what I know: Autodesk (which has already eliminated QDIM from one CAD program) - and unlike, say, employment-related suits. Tthis kind of a law suit affects the industry dynamic, just like patent-related suits such as Auto-Dimensions v. This morning, however, another insider sent me a link to information that was public. I searched for independent verification but found none, and so did not publish. He alleged that ZWSOFT had copied code from AutoCAD. ZWCAD is a member of the family of Open Design Alliance CAD so. d®¸¬Øøybkdo Åy Åmye(tarbolid¨ År ódm©x µm Ú¤kilkunastu±Ànutðark ºã© moimÍok©✸·ótele Its the de-facto standard of 2D CAD, and some 3D CAD standards as well. Perpetual license (Never Expiry) ZW can read & edit AutoCAD files directly. Why to pay extra for CAD license when ZW-CAD offers same feature, function & compatibility in affordable cost with smart features extra. A deep industry insider, a month ago, advised me that Autodesk would be suing ZWSOFT over copyright infringement. Answer (1 of 9): Hello there, A pretty massive one AutoCAD is propietary CAD from AutoDesk Ltd., and built from a propietary codebase (not open source). ZWCAD is the budget friendly CAD Software.
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