2D DWG-based CAD software for Windows®
Based on the same CAD platform as ARES Commander, ARES Standard is a CAD software aiming at the users who occasionally need to create or modify 2D drawings in the DWG format. It includes a full set of the CAD features you can expect for 2D drafting, at a very affordable price.
Available for Windows only
Native DWG support
Create & Modify in 2D
Available in 4 languages:
Go full-featured 2D/3D with ARES Commander
Top 5 reasons to use ARES Standard
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View, print or modify DWG drawings created with ARES Commander, AutoCAD® or other DWG-based CAD software
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Create your own 2D drawings in DWG format with layers, blocks, dimensions and a full set of 2D tools
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The performance and reliability of the ARES® CAD technology trusted by Millions of professionals
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Very affordable pricing, including the possibility to buy Perpetual licenses
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Familiar user interface offering an easy switch from AutoCAD® or other popular CAD software
Compare ARES Commander vs. ARES Standard
NB: This table is focused on the differences between the 2 products | ARES Commander | ARES Standard | |
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Supported Operating systems | |||
Windows 64bit | |||
macOS | |||
Linux | |||
Same license works for Windows, Mac & Linux | |||
License types | |||
Perpetual license or Perpetual Flex license (network) | |||
Annual Plan (1 year term license), Flex (network) 1 Year, or Flex Cloud 1 Year | |||
3 Years Plan (3 years term license) or Flex Cloud 3 Years | |||
Utility tools & Productivity features | |||
Associative Patterns (aka Arrays) Watch Video | |||
Curved Text | |||
Drawing Compare Watch Video | |||
XtraTools (42 productivity features) Watch Video 1 and Watch Video 2 |
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Blocks, Dynamic blocks and 2D Parametric design | |||
Blocks, blocks with attributes and Block Editor | |||
Use Dynamic Blocks created with AutoCAD Watch Video | |||
Convert Dynamic Blocks into Custom Blocks Watch Video | |||
Create Custom Blocks (equivalent to Dynamic Blocks) Watch Video 1 and Watch Video 2 | |||
2D Constraints – Geometric & Dimensional constraints Watch Video | |||
3D CAD features Watch More Videos | |||
View 3D files saved in DWG | |||
View Navigator – Move among 2D & 3D views quickly Watch Video | |||
3D Solid Modeling – Create & Modify 3D solids Watch Video | |||
CAD features for BIM projects Watch Video | |||
Import Revit and IFC files + BIM navigator to filter BIM entities | |||
Read BIM properties in Properties palette | |||
BIM data extraction to tables and Excel | |||
Extract 2D drawings from BIM project | |||
Automate DWG drawings for BIM with Material Mapper, BIM dimensions and BIM labels | |||
Publish the created BIM drawings to paper, PDF or DWG. | |||
Maps for ARES Commander service powered by Esri Watch Video | |||
Geo-referenced coordinate system or projection | |||
Locate/Search for any place on Earth | |||
Base Maps: satellite image, street map, topo map | |||
ARES Trinity of CAD features for better collaboration Watch Our Video Playlist | |||
Commenting palette & Markups | |||
Cloud Storage palette to synchronize drawings across users and their devices | |||
Share drawings as free View-only links to view and comment drawing online | |||
ARES Touch (Mobile version) for Android and iOS | |||
ARES Kudo (Cloud version) | |||
Advanced Printing Options | |||
BatchPrint – Print multiple drawings on a Printer or into one PDF file | |||
PCX Support / PC3 Import | |||
Sheet Set Manager and support for .dst files – Create, organize and manage sheets from multiple drawings Watch Video | |||
Pack and Go – Share Sheet Sets with other users using a zip file with all the selected sheets and attached references Watch Video | |||
Sheet Set Manager – Publish Sheet Set to PDF, DWF and printer Watch Video | |||
Optional ARES Plugins (Additional costs will apply) Watch More Videos | |||
ARES Render – Real-time photo-realistic 3D rendering Watch Video | |||
UNDET Point Cloud – Import & Manage Point Clouds Watch Video | |||
Application Programming Interfaces | |||
LISP and FDT (Legacy C/C++ older API) | |||
Visual LISP , .NET and COM | |||
Tx (C/C++) – Core ARES API, works also with Kudo and Touch | |||
FxARX (C/C++) for compatibility with ARX | |||
Microsoft VSTA and ActiveX |
Millions of professionals are using CAD software based on ARES Commander:
Developers will find a powerful API with support for various programming languages including C++, Tx, lisp,
VSTA, DCL, Visual Studio, COM, Active X.
The ARES Trinity API brings C++, LISP, DCL and Qt on all three platforms: ARES Commander (Windows, Mac and Linux), ARES Touch (Android and iOS) and ARES Kudo (Cloud). Developers will find an easy path to migrate code initially created for Windows-based applications to Cloud and Mobile as well. Graebert aims at offering developers a very cost-effective programming environment to maintain the same core features on multiple platforms.