ARES CAD

Short description: Commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application

ARES CAD

ARES Commander 2020 in OpenSUSE

Developer(s)| Gräbert GmbH
Initial release| January 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01)
Stable release|

2022[1] / January 1, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-01)

Operating system| Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux
Available in| 14 languages

List of languages

English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Turkish

Type| Computer-aided design
License| Trialware
Website| graebert.com

ARES CAD is a three commercial computer-aided design (CAD) applications for personal computers, mobile devices and cloud solution. Therefore, the manufacturer combines them under the common name ARES “Trinity”.[2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 File formats
* 2 ARES CAD versions
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

The program has been developed by the German company Gräbert GmbH since 2010 year. The headquarters of the company is located in the Berlin. The company was founded by Wilfried Gräbert in 1977 and has developed vertical plugins for AutoCAD. Now the program is released in 14 languages and is available for operating systems Windows, Linux и macOS.[1] ARES CAD software is designed for engineering drawing in such areas as: architecture, Architectural engineering, facility management, engineering, industrial design etc.

For 3D graphics, the core of three-dimensional geometry "3D Acis Modeler" from Spatial Corp., which is now part of the company Dassault Systèmes. Gräbert GmbH is one of the founders of Open Design Alliance.[3]

The functionality of the software ARES CAD is similar to BricsCAD, which in turn is a clone of AutoCAD.

### File formats

* .dwg
* DXF
* DWF
* FLX

## ARES CAD versions

ARES Trinity

* ARES Commander — application for creating or modifying drawings on personal computers using operating systems: Windows, macOS and Linux. Can model in both 2D and 3D.[4] If you cannot buy a license, you can still use the unregistered read-only version as a drawing viewer.
* ARES Kudo — cloud CAD solution allows to create and edit drawings in the browser.
* ARES Touch — mobile CAD solution for tablet computers and smartphones.

## See also

* Comparison of computer-aided design software
* LibreCAD – cross-platform, free and open source 2D CAD
* FreeCAD – cross-platform, free and open source 3D CAD
* BRL-CAD – cross-platform, free and open source 3D CAD

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ARES Commander PRODUCT DOWNLOAD". graebert.com. 2021. https://www.graebert.com/cad-software/download/ares-commander/.
2. ↑ "The ARES Trinity of CAD Software". graebert.com. May 16, 2021. https://www.graebert.com/cad-software/ares-trinity/.
3. ↑ "ODA Members — Founding Members". opendesign.com. May 9, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080509075212/http://www.opendesign.com/member_list.
4. ↑ Anthony Frausto-Robledo (January 10, 2016). "Product Review: Graebert ARES Commander 2016 for Mac". architosh.com. https://architosh.com/2016/01/product-review-graebert-ares-commander-2016-for-mac/2/.

## External links

* v
* t
* e

CAD software

Free and open-source|

| Mechanical|

* BRL-CAD
* BudCAD [uk]
* FreeCAD
* HeeksCAD
* LibreCAD
* Open Cascade Technology
* OpenSCAD
* QCAD
* Salome
* SolveSpace

|

Electrical|

* Electric
* FreePCB
* Fritzing
* gEDA
* KiCad
* kTechLab
* Magic
* ngspice
* Oregano
* QUCS
* XCircuit

Proprietary|

| Mechanical|

* Alibre Design
* AutoCAD
* Autodesk Alias
* Autodesk Inventor
* Autodesk Revit
* ArchiCAD
* BricsCAD
* CADKEY
* CATIA
* Cimatron
* Cobalt
* DesignSpark Mechanical
* FastCAD
* FastCAD
* FINE
* FORAN
* Fusion 360
* GstarCAD
* IRONCAD
* KeyCreator
* MEDUSA
* MicroStation
* NX
* Onshape
* PDMS
* Rhinoceros 3D
* Grasshopper 3D
* RUCAPS
* Solid Edge
* SolidWorks
* SpaceClaim
* T-FLEX CAD
* Tinkercad
* TurboCAD
* VariCAD

|

Electrical|

* Allegro
* AutoCAD Electrical
* Autotrax
* Altium Designer
* BoardStation
* CADSTAR
* CircuitMaker
* CR-2000
* CR-3000
* CR-5000
* CR-8000
* Delta Design
* DesignSpark PCB
* DipTrace
* EAGLE
* EasyEDA
* Easytrax
* FreeStyle
* IntegraStation
* LTspice
* Micro-Cap
* Multisim
* OrCAD
* PADS
* P-CAD
* PCB
* Protel
* Proteus
* Pulsonix
* SolidWorks Electrical
* Tango
* TARGET
* TopoR
* Ultiboard
* Upverter
* Xpedition

File formats|

* 3MF
* ACIS
* AMF
* C3D
* CKD
* DSN
* DWF
* DWFX
* DWG
* DXF
* IGES
* OBJ
* OpenDWG
* PLY
* PSpice
* SES
* STEP
* STL

Modeling kernels|

* ACIS
* C3D
* Open Cascade Technology
* Parasolid
* RGK
* Romulus
* KernelCAD
* ShapeManager
* Teigha
* IntelliCAD
* SMLib

Old|

* DAC-1 (1963)
* Sketchpad (1963)
* UNISURF (1968)

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