Press Articles

Ralph Grabowski writes about CAD browser ARES Kudo from Graebert Cloud CAD Browser ARES Kudo First Version “We also see Kudo as being really good for computers you don’t use that often, say a laptop you take into the field, where you don’t want to have to install updates before each time you use it.” – Cedric Desbordes, Head of sales and marketing, Graebert “Graebert Gmbh of Germany is working to be the first at running a full DWG editor in a server/browser system (called “the cloud” in the popular press). The company has a leg up over the competition (notably Autodesk) by working in conjunction with a triumvirate: Dassault Systems, Onshape, and the Open Design Alliance. Graebert’s code is used by Dassault’s DraftSight and by Onshape’s generated drawing editor.” Read an interview of Ralph Grabowski with Cedric Desbordes on UpfronteZine.

Randall Newton Writes About A New Competitor In Cloud ARES Kudo ”Autodesk is currently dealing with the elimination of perpetual software licenses, moving its users to a subscription licensing model. Wall Street loves it, but users — especially AutoCAD users — are not happy. Graebert’s new model provides incredible value for the money (it is thousands of dollars cheaper than AutoCAD) and makes it simple for companies to stay in compliance with license requirements and provide their users the access flexibility they require.” Read the full article on Graphic Speak  

Graebert ARES Touch: A DWG CAD application for tablets and smartphones, Ares Touch uses cloud-based services such as Box, Dropbox, or Google Drive to store and share files. A browser-based version called Kudo is in open testing.