April 24th, 2025
Excited for what’s neXt for CAD?
You are invited to attend Graebert neXt 2025 with us — a free 3-hour online event for 2D/3D CAD Users & Developers, CAD Managers, Engineers and IT Executives, including ARES® users, and users of other CAD software such as AutoCAD®.
Choose the session that’s convenient for you:
First Session
ASIA / PACIFIC
April 24th, 2025
09:30 AM GST (Dubai)
11:00 AM IST (New Delhi)
01:30 PM SGT (Singapore)
02:30 PM KST / JST (Seoul / Toyko)
02:30 AEST (Sydney)
UNTIL WE GO LIVE APRIL 24, 2025 / 5:30 AM UTC
Second Session
AMERICAS / EUROPE
April 24th, 2025
9:00 AM PDT (Los Angeles)
12:00 PM EDT (New York)
01:00 PM BRT (São Paulo)
06:00 PM CEST (Berlin, Paris, Rome)
09:30 PM IST (New Delhi)
UNTIL WE GO LIVE APRIL 24, 2025 / 5:00 PM UTC
Not available? Register anyhow and watch the replay at any later time!
Key topics for this year include:
Join 3 Renowned CAD Experts & Tech Journalists
along with Graebert’s Top Management:
About this speaker
Wilfried Graebert
Chief Executive Officer
Wilfried Graebert founded Gräbert GmbH (aka “Graebert”) in 1977. In the early years of the CAD industry, Wilfried established Graebert as a market leader in Germany. The company further expanded at a global scale building one of the greatest stories in the CAD history with multiple industry-firsts.
You can learn more about Graebert’s four-decade history here.
About this speaker
Robert Graebert Ph.D.
Chief Technical Officer
Robert has been leading Graebert’s Research & Development team for the past 20 years. His passion for CAD and forward-thinking ideas inspired Graebert’s innovations in Cloud, Mobile and BIM.
Robert graduated from the Imperial College in London with a Master of Engineering in Computer Science, before obtaining a PhD from Stanford University in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
About this speaker
Cédric Desbordes
Business Development & Marketing Director
Cédric joined Graebert in 2013 and is leading Graebert’s business development and marketing activities.
Prior joining Graebert, Cédric co-founded a CAD software company in France and served as Chairman of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium. Cédric obtained a Master in International Trade and Cross-Cultural Negotiation from the Paris X University in 2001. In his free time, Cédric enjoys cooking, photography and scuba diving.
About this speaker
Andre Neumann
Core Development Supervisor
Andre is leading the development team working on ARES Commander, Graebert’s 2D/3D CAD software for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Before joining Graebert, Andre studied at the University of Potsdam. He has been working for Graebert since 2008. Therefore he has many years of experience in CAD development.
About this speaker
Niknaz Aftahi
Niknaz has been practicing architecture in the bay area, California, both as a design professional as well as the design technology director for the past six years, after graduating from UC Berkeley M.arch program.
She has experience in designing a wide range of buildings from residential to commercial & healthcare, from concept to construction, and as the design technologist, she has brought new AEC tools (including XR, visualization & energy modeling technologies) into the design workflow.
Her passion in learning and using latest AEC technologies & trends to enhance the design process, along with her lifelong passion for advancement of human rights and advocating for access to resources for all, finally came together when she launched aec+tech, the first online platform exclusively dedicated to featuring the latest AEC technologies & their real-world applications. Niknaz is a member of AIA San Francisco design technology committee, and has also been developing curriculum and teaching architecture courses online to Bahai students in Iran who continue to be deprived of access to universities in their own country.
About this speaker
Anthony Frausto-Robledo
Anthony Frausto-Robledo – AIA, LEED AP, is an architect with over 30-years of experience in practice in the US and abroad. He is an Associate Principal at Boston metro architecture firm Morehouse MacDonald and Associates, Inc.
He is also the founder and editor of Architosh (www.architosh.com), a 22 year old online publication empowering its readers with leading-edge information on CAD/BIM/3D technologies across AEC and other industries. An expert on Apple’s platforms in AEC, he has delivered talks at ABX-Boston, New York City 3D User Group, BACTalks, and other events. He was published most recently as a contributor in Codify: Parametric and Computational Design in Landscape Architecture, published by Routledge.
Anthony has strong competencies in digital technologies in practice and is a respected writer on the subject. At the 2013 ABX Conference in Boston, The Boston Architectural College honored him with the 2013 Alumni in Practice Award for Architecture — “for contributions he has made to the profession informing the global architecture, engineering, and construction communities.” He sits on the current Boston Architectural College Alumni Advisory Council.
About this speaker
Martyn Day
Co-Founder, Tech & CAD Journalist @ AEC Magazine
Martyn Day is AEC Magazine’s co-founder and consulting editor and has been writing about design and the business of CAD for close to 30 years. Everyone knows Martyn. He’s always the one asking the CAD software company CEOs the difficult questions. And the one carrying 17 different tech devices in his backpack.
Agenda
What’s neXt for CAD in DWG?
Top New Features in ARES 2026
General Session 90 min.
With Graebert’s top executives & CAD industry experts from Architosh and aec+tech and AEC Magazine
ARES Commander — The No.1 Alternative for CAD in DWG
ARES Commander is a professional DWG-based CAD software for Windows, Mac & Linux. With a familiar interface and seamless transition, it delivers powerful 2D & 3D tools at a fraction of the cost – enhanced by cloud collaboration, AI-driven features, and BIM automation.
Easy Transition from AutoCAD AI for CAD Custom Blocks / Dynamic Blocks STEP Import Rendering with Twinmotion Export to Sketchup Maps & Orthophotos Revit & IFC import and Automation
ARES Kudo – The Leading Online CAD Software for DWG
Nothing to install, nothing to update… Graebert’s Online CAD, ARES Kudo, runs directly in your Internet browser. It includes all the features you have come to expect to create or modify 2D drawings, and adds modern cloud-based collaboration features.
Full-featured Online CAD in DWG Online Block Libraries Version History & Version Compare Automation for CAD with Batch Processing Online Drawings Automation for BIM
+ Developer Workshop 60 min.
How Cloud and Drawings Automation
Are Transforming the CAD Industry
The ARES CAD Development Platform for Desktop, Mobile & Cloud
ARES Kudo API – Online CAD Development Platform for DWG
NEW ARES Online Drawings Automation for Developers and Enterprise
Including Examples of Integrations
and a Panel Discussion with Industry Experts
Co-presented by Martyn Day (AEC Magazine) and Robert Graebert
AEC Magazine
Graebert
Snaptrude
HOK
Arlanis Reply
What to expect? Take a sneak peak!
Developer Workshop will start just after the General Session. Same registration for both.
Estimated Start time: 90 minutes after event starts.
Not available? Register anyhow and watch the replay at any later time!
Expect What’s neXt for CAD in DWG
Embrace Modern CAD technologies for DWG Editing
and discover Graebert’s latest innovations
for CAD, BIM, Cloud & Mobile
with the ARES Trinity of CAD Software.
Here’s what ARES users say
Inexpensive. Fully-featured. Solid mobile and web capabilities. Easy transition for AutoCAD users.
Graebert understood our technical challenge to deploy a Mobile CAD to thousands of iPads.
View-only links are a very good solution to share comments and localized photos with project partners as quickly and easily as possible.
We really like the ARES Trinity concept. We expect that sharing information with mobile and cloud will improve productivity.
In our company, on average we produce 3,000 to 5,000 drawings every day with ARES.
Employees who had previously worked with AutoCAD took about 15min to learn ARES CAD software.
Regarding productivity, ARES Commander is not only making no compromises in features. I would say that we are now working 10% faster than before.
ARES is definitely value for money! The more we explore the product, the more we are impressed with the features of this product.
Watch All Keynotes & Videos
from the Live Event
Watch our event live or come back afterward to watch all the videos on demand.
Feel free to also take a look at the videos from last year’s event.
Online CAD in DWG | ARES Kudo Product Review with Anthony Frausto-Robledo from Architosh
DWG Drawings Automation for BIM – Product Review of ARES Commander with Architect Niknaz Aftahi from @aecplustech
Undet Point Cloud – Add Heights & Levels – Measurements in a 3D Point Cloud (1/5)
Undet Point Cloud – Create & Manage Ortophotos from Point Clouds (1/4)
Placing Doors & Windows: Snaptrude vs SketchUp
Drawing 3D Spaces: Snaptrude vs SketchUp
Better CAD Collaboration for DWG: Comments with Mentions & E-mail Notifications
AI for CAD in DWG: ARES AI Assist (aka A3) – Features Overview
BIM Drawings Automation: From Revit & IFC to DWG
Export DWG to DGN and Import DGN to DWG – Optimal Interoperability with MicroStation
3D Visual Styles Manager to Customize your 3D Views in DWG Drawings
Efficient DWG Editing: Real-Time Collaboration for Multiple Users Across Desktop, Mobile & Cloud
QR Codes in DWG Drawings to Improve Collaboration and Sharing
Enhanced Tables + Excel Import/Export with ARES Commander
Mastering Nested DWG Blocks with Block Structure Palette in ARES Commander
Online CAD with Dynamic Blocks in ARES Kudo
450+ Dynamic Blocks in Tool Palettes and Trinity Block Library in ARES Commander
DWG Editing on Mobile: ARES Touch Makes it Quick & Easy!
Cloud-Based CAD in DWG: ARES Trinity’s Top 10 Advantages – Expert Product Review by Architosh
Access All Videos & Replays
directly after the Live Event
Register for this event now and be notified once videos and replays become available
First Session
ASIA / PACIFIC
April 24th, 2025
09:30 AM GST (Dubai)
11:00 AM IST (New Delhi)
01:30 PM SGT (Singapore)
02:30 PM KST / JST (Seoul / Toyko)
02:30 AEST (Sydney)
UNTIL WE GO LIVE APRIL 24, 2025 / 5:30 AM UTC
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