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Share CAD Drawings Securely with View-Only Links
- 09/02/2026
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: FeaturedProduct NewsTips & TricksVideos
Learn how to share DWG-format CAD drawings easily and efficiently by using view-only links. Avoid the hassles of email attachments, prevent version confusion, and collaborate in real time.
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How to Convert DWG to PDF: A Quick Guide for CAD Beginners
- 15/12/2025
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Tips & TricksVideos
Discover when and why you should convert CAD data to PDF. This guide also shows how ARES Commander lets you export PDFs without installing a PDF printer.
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How Much Experience Do You Need to Work as a CAD Professional?
- 21/10/2025
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Tips & Tricks
Wondering how to start a career as a CAD operator? Discover experience requirements, training options, job outlooks, and the best beginner-friendly CAD software to launch your journey.
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How Can Automation in ARES Kudo Help CAD Users?
- 09/07/2025
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Product NewsTips & Tricks
Graebert’s Automation technology, which was first launched in ARES Commander, has now been extended to ARES Kudo — seamlessly integrating online CAD and automatic task execution for the first time.
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Did You Miss the neXt 2025 Event? See the Newest CAD Innovations Now!
- 11/06/2025
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: EventsProduct News
In April, CAD software developer Graebert held its annual neXt event, welcoming users of its ARES products and of other CAD software applications, such as AutoCAD. Graebert neXt is an exploration of how the latest technology trends for CAD in DWG — including AI, cloud-based collaboration, online CAD, and Drawings Automation — are transforming workflows across AEC and manufacturing.
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BIM Drawings Automation: An Architect’s Perspective on its Transformative Power
- 08/07/2024
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Press Articles
Discover how ARES Commander 2025 revolutionizes BIM–CAD workflows for AEC professionals. With time-saving BIM drawings automation, ARES Commander generates smart DWG drawings from Revit or IFC BIM projects, simplifying BIM documentation and streamlining 3D-to-2D workflows.
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Niknaz Aftahi is changing the way AEC Professionals Discover New Tools and Technologies
- 29/03/2022
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: EventsFeatured
The CEO and founder of aec+tech Niknaz Aftahi believes that everyone — from architects to outlaw students — should have access to the latest knowledge, and she’s determined to help.
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Why does Geiger use the ARES CAD Software?
- 01/01/2022
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Customer StoriesVideos
The Geiger Group is a family-owned company from Oberstdorf in the Allgäu region of Germany, founded in 1923 and now managed by the fourth generation. Today, over 3,000 employees work at more than 50 locations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania and Italy.
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CSI Uniform Drawing System
- 09/08/2017
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Tips & Tricks
The Construction Specifications Institute in 1994 created a drawing sheet naming system. The AIA’s system, in turn, is based on the CSIs. The following article is an abstract of the eBook ‘Best CAD Practices’ by Ralph Grabowski. Graebert is happy to share with you some of the experience accumulated by Ralph as a CAD expert and as compiled in his eBook for which the reference can be found at the bottom of the page. Feel free to share feedback in the comment section below. Called UDS for uniform drawing system, drawing file names are based on the order of a construction project. The system uses two characters, followed by three digits, such as AS102. Position Example Meaning 1 A Discipline
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Industry Standards For File Names
- 01/08/2017
- Posted by: Graebert
- Category: Tips & Tricks
The following sections describe file name standards created by several industry groups: American Institute of Architects Construction Specifications Institute California Department of Transportation The following article is an abstract of the eBook ‘Best CAD Practices’ by Ralph Grabowski. Graebert is happy to share with you some of the experience accumulated by Ralph as a CAD expert and as compiled in his eBook for which the reference can be found at the bottom of the page. Feel free to share feedback in the comment section below. AIA File Naming Convention The American Institute of Architects uses a file naming system based on its CAD Layer Guidelines (Chapter 3). You will see some similarities between the file and layer names, although layer names are more extensive. The AIA naming convention recognizes two types of CAD files: Model files contain the model drawn full size, but plotted to scale Sheet files hold non-model
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