In recent years, a growing number of CAD tools have appeared in parallel with the rapid development of the design software industry. So many alternatives have given companies more choices to pick their most appropriate solution. As a result, switching CAD tools is becoming one of the most frequently discussed topics among the CAD community. But changes always require careful thoughts. When companies plan to switch CAD tools, what criteria should be taken into consideration?
According to Michelle Boucher’s research, in the past 5 years, most companies have switched to a new CAD system because of the functionality (39%) and the productivity (39%),followed by the ease of use (33%) and the price (26%). One thing unexpected is that the influence of user preference (22%) and the relationship with vendors (20%) has increased dramatically over these five years. After studying the reasons for switching CAD tools, ZWCAD+ believes that 3 criteria could be summarized to help companies make the right decision.
1.找到提供独特功能以提高生产率的CAD
切换CAD系统的主要原因是客户认为不同的CAD软件将提高生产率和效率。公司很少切换，除非首先切换，否则可能会提高效率，而不会花费更多时间进行测试和再培训，其次，现有的CAD软件可以满足其日益复杂的需求。
因此，将上面的两个原因结合在一起，关键是找到可以提高生产率的独特功能。一个示例是ZWCAD+中的SmartVoice。用户可能会发现进行声音注释而不是传统的修订云和文本，尤其是在现场项目审查中更有效。
2.选择提高成本效益的轻巧CAD
Another big reason to switch is to save money. When planning to switch CAD software, companies should not only focus on the purchase price of the software, but consider whether there are too many seldom used features that drive up the price. For companies that seriously look into what exactly their design needs are and compare different CAD solutions, the budget can be dramatically reduced.
在这一点上，ZWCAD+海外业务的总经理Kingdom Lin评论说，实际上，许多CAD用户现在正在为他们从未使用过的功能付费，但我们认为，良好的CAD不仅应该具有强大的功能，而且还应该具有合理的价格。因此，轻巧可能是实现这一目标的有效方法。
3.考虑用户偏好，技术支持和升级策略
According to Michelle Boucher’s research, in the past 5 years, the influence of user preference and relationship with vendors has almost doubled. This result shows that, firstly, a company may switch systems simply because they’re annoyed with the existing vendor, and secondly, companies start to realize that working in a happy and comfortable software environment may increase their design productivity. So factors such as ease of use and user interface should be taken into consideration when making decisions.
令人鼓舞的是，越来越多的CAD供应商意识到用户偏好的重要性以及与客户的关系。他们中的大多数已经开发了出色的DWG兼容性以及易于使用和可定制的界面，使用户能够在最熟悉和最舒适的环境中工作。他们友好的升级政策和全套技术支持也确保用户的乐趣和满意度。
Ray Howard, CEO of CAD2BIM Solutions, commented in a recent interview with ZWCAD+, I am impressed with ZWCAD+. With the combination of ease of use, DWG native format, feature-rich commands, user interface, and affordable price point, it’s looking like I may have just turned the corner and freed myself from an old way of thinking.
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