A new player is in the CAD space, fighting against the heavyweights of AutoCAD and SolidWorks, coming from Berline. The new product ‘ARES” has been in development for 5 years and is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with new versions for Windows Mobile, Apple iPad, and Google Android on the way. And more than just vaporware, the product has been out in testing by some big names, with good things to say:
“Several Fortune® 500 companies have been using ARES as part of our intensive beta test – to them, ARES really does represent the next-generation of CAD solution,” said Wilfried Graebert, Founder and CEO of Graebert, GmbH.
“Using ARES, they have been able to create designs in far less time than with competitive solutions – the feedback has been identical – ARES is an impressive product that lived up to their demanding expectations.”
Key features include:
- DWG native format – Graebert is a founding member of the Open Design Alliance and sits on the Board of Directors. ARES supports DWG Import (2.x -> 2009), Export (12->2009) and DWG 2009 Native format (DWG 2010 support coming in 2nd Quarter, 2010)
- AutoCAD-compatible command line and scripts
- More than 400 new commands
- Drawing recovery
- Latest ACIS 3D modeling support
- I/O Support for DWG 2.5 -> 2009, DWF, SAT, WMF, SLD, ESRI & SHP
- Exceptional print capabilities, including PDF, Raster & SVG
- UI optimized for each native operating system as well as an XML-based, fully customizable UI with a built-in designer
- Widest range of programming I/O support, including Lisp, C, Delphi, COM, .net (C#, VB.net), C++ and VSTA
via Gräbert – Welcome.
