This year’s release is quite large, with the global CAD/BIM company again needing over 100 pages in a PDF product brochure to review all the features. This has now happened three years in a row, a powerful indication of the pace and commitment to innovation from the Berlin firm.

What’s New: Highlights

ARES Commander this year focuses on multiple features of time-saving workflow enhancements. For example, the PROPERTYPAINTER command now allows users to copy properties from one drawing file to another. Select an entity in one file and copy it over to the entities in a separate file. This will be useful for those larger projects split across multiple files, as just one example.

Graebert’s ARES 2027 ecosystem of DWG native CAD offerings span all compute platforms and devices and deliver impressive range of new AI features and Autodesk Forma cloud integration.

Another large improvement is optimized path management for XREFs. In version 2027, the software issues warnings automatically for critical location changes to referenced drawings and offers a batch workflow for correcting missing reference paths in a single step.

MVSETUP is a command familiar to AutoCAD users to create and align viewports (as in AutoCAD). This new capability also helps facilitate the transition to ARES Commander as well. This command automates key steps, helping users save time, maintain standards, and reduce setup errors.

MORE: ARES 2027 Deep Dive: AI, Automation and BIM-to-DWG Workflows

LAYTRANS is a new Layer Translator command. It lets you map layers — and entities belonging to these layers — from one drawing to another, and in doing so, translates their names and properties (such as color, line type, line weight, plot settings, etc) so that your drawing matches a desired layer standard.

These are some of the highlights in ARES Commander 2027, but there are many more as we discuss below and at the link here.

Performance Updates

And in this release, ARES Commander boosts performance by opening drawings 20 percent faster, and copy operations now run at 50 percent faster. Moreover, general navigation in the application is now 25 percent faster, and Save and Autosave run without blocking the interface.

ARES Commander 2027 boasts new XREF features with new automatic issues warning system and batch workflow for correcting reference paths to external file resources in a single step.

These performance updates were calculated using over 65 reference files from 1MB to 167MB on five different hardware configurations compared to version 2026.

Graebert has also focused a lot this year on reliability, creating a rock-solid foundation. Version 2026 delivered 94 percent uptime (no crashes) for users.

ARES Kudo

ARES Kudo in 2027 has several new capabilities and enhancements. Kudo is a web browser-based DWG CAD system with a full set of 2D features unmatched in the CAD industry.

As the offering designed for CAD professionals on the go, one of the best new features is the AREANOTE tool, which allows users to quickly calculate areas from a region they define and visually communicate this region with colored and transparent fills, and labels showing the measured output. This is the same feature in ARES Commander, and it is also new in ARES Touch (see below).

ARES Kudo 2027 introduces a contextual ribbon for Hatch. This new dynamic interface adapts to the user’s current action, showing only the relevant tools directly on the ribbon.

New hatch features onboard the latest 2027 ARES Kudo feature a new contextual ribbon that dynamically adapts its interface based on the user’s current actions.

Kudo 2027 gives users the ability to edit blocks directly from the Trinity Block Library, saving users time working with blocks in a file in order ot edit them and share such edits to teams. There is now an Edit button in the Trinity Block Library palette and an edit option in the contextual menu on the Resources page.

ARES Kudo 2027 also gains significant performance enhancements with faster file saves, undo, and thumbnails are generated more reliably.

Other new updates for ARES Kudo include Drawing Insights feature and the introduction of Quick Print to PDF and Print styles support.

AI and Automation for DWG

No area of innovation and new capabilities is greater in ARES 2027 than in the area of artificial intelligence. The new AI features are concentrated in ARES Commander and ARES Kudo.

A3, the name of ARES’s AI agent can now select, create, and modify DWG entities. The new technologies are powered by OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. These OpenAI technologies have been especially trained to help ARES users.

With the same prompt, users can use A3 to select and modify elements, including rotation, mirroring, scale, hatch, stretch, and delete. A3 can also make blocks. And A3 can now be used with user voice input in lieu of text prompts on ARES Kudo Professional.

Users can use their voice for A3 (AI) input and talk to the ARES AI system rather than typing out text prompts.

There is also a new AI-powered command recommendation system that analyzes what the user is doing and suggests the next commands. The system also learns your work patterns and builds an adaptive profile.

Users will also have AI-driven block generation in the ARES Trinity Block Library. You can essentially describe what you want, such as a door swing, a table, or a power outlet, and the system will generate an accurate, standards-aligned symbol for you.

In the domain of Drawings Automation — a focus area where Graebert already has a strong industry lead — ARES 2027 now places these capabilities (which existed in previous versions in the cloud) directly inside ARES Commander 2027. The work itself is still offloaded to the ARES cloud, where it is processed. This includes batch-processing, scheduling, and recurring jobs. As an example, you can schedule to have your DWG converted to a PDF every night with the output saved to a particular cloud storage folder.

AI can be used inside the Trinity Block Library to create blocks for the user based on prompt input.

These automations can happen on files stored in common cloud storage providers, rather than in ARES Cloud folders. These new features are available in the Cloud Storage palette. Say, if you use Dropbox, you can right-click on a PDF file and select Convert to DWG. The automation tools will then perform the PDF-DWG conversion. Finally, users have one additional automation job type available to them—Print Sheet Set (.DST) to PDF.

Some of the AI features noted above are in Commander or Kudo only, but many are in both, and some were there before in one product and have now been added to the other product. For example, AI-driven Text Tools was previously in ARES Commander, but is now in ARES Kudo. Kudo’s MText editor has been expanded with AI tools to help translate, refine writing, check spelling, and summarize text.

BIM to DWG Automation

Graebert has had BIM-to-DWG automation technology for several years now, but this release continues to evolve it. These features are available in both Commander and Kudo in various ways. The core automation ingests either Revit or IFC files and generates floor plans, sections, and elevations in DWG files for further editing. It also automatically generates labels for rooms, doors, and windows.

New this year is the ability for ARES Commander to manage linked BIM models from different disciplines as part of an integrated project. This means BIM models from MEP and structural professionals and architects can all be linked into an integrated project and avoid duplicating plans, for example. And users can select the disciplines they want to work with, like a coordinated architecture + MEP plan or similar with structural.

Autodesk Revit 2026 is fully supported and ARES supports versions back to 2011.

Autodesk Forma Connection

The BIM automation features work with connected cloud storage providers such as Dropbox, Box, Google, OneDrive, et cetera, but now you can connect to Autodesk Forma Data Management (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud).

Both ARES Commander and ARES Kudo can save and synchronize with your project folder in Forma. This includes the previously mentioned drawing automations. They too can be run connected to Forma.

We know of several AEC software companies with new Autodesk Forma connections coming out this year but Graebert is delivering that capability first with ARES 2027. This document highlights ARES workflows that engage with Autodesk Forma Data Management (formerly ACC).

The entire integration with Forma can be explored in an enlarged infographic that you can find here.

And there is a lot more to say about the BIM-to-DWG drawings automation features in ARES 2027, so we’ll dive in deeper in a separate report.

Cloud-based Collaboration

We have written extensively about ARES Trinity before—the cloud-based collaboration layer that connects ARES Commander to ARES Kudo to ARES Touch. Now all three of these tools can connect with Autodesk Forma, in addition to existing support for Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, and Microsoft SharePoint.

This new integration with Forma means Graebert’s own DWG native tools can work directly with DWG files stored in the Forma CDE (common data environment). All of Trinity’s collaboration features are accessible with files stored in Forma, including session handling and take-over editing session controls, plus version control, markups, comments, and secure sharing.

Autodesk Forma integration extends to the free version of ARES Kudo as well.

ARES Kudo (Free)

ARES Kudo is a powerful online CAD application that this publication in the past has compared to Autodesk AutoCAD LT with feature parity plus unique ARES cloud features.

The free version of ARES Kudo offers the AEC market a compelling native DWG file viewing application with built-in commenting, plus limited access to cloud-based drawings automation features.

Other New Items

As you can see from our highlights of features, ARES 2027 is a massive update with dozens of major new features. However, we need to discuss Flex Cloud licensing improvements. Graebert already provides the CAD industry’s most flexible and extensive licensing arrangement offerings, but its Flex Cloud licensing is ideal for organizations with multiple team members working with CAD at various levels within the week. These licenses can be shared between concurrent users or computers to reduce the number of licenses and costs.

New in 2027 for Flex Cloud licensing is automatic license return. The license is now immediately returned to the cloud licensing pool once the user quits the application. And there are improvements with Internet disconnection scenarios.

Admin-level settings are now set in an Admin Space in the Graebert Customer Portal. AI features can be centrally managed. And there are several other improvements with regard to administration functions like licensing and networks, plus new online help resources and more.

To read all about these features in greater detail with copious images, visit the ” What’s New with ARES 2027 page.

Architosh Analysis and Commentary

In this year’s updates to ARES add considerable additional AI and automation features, in addition to numerous efficiency and core CAD capabilities. Even seemingly small things are not so small such s the dynamic ribbon for hatches in ARES Kudo. I really surprising and big change for Graebert’s ARES this year is the deep integration with Autodesk Forma Data Management (formerly ACC). The depth of integration is compelling and of big benefit to actually both companies. The Forma cloud openness we are beginning to see this year is making Forma much more compelling to AEC workflows than just what Autodesk delivers itself. 

Architosh will be doing a big review of ARES 2027 this month (not sure of the details just yet) so we will report more soon in much greater detail, typical of our in-depth product reviews. 

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The company says this is a major release of its CAD solution for the Mac user base, and the solution is certified for macOS Sequoia (v15), offering full compatibility with the lastest macOS and is also compatible with macOS Sonoma (v14), and Ventura (v13).

iCADMac 2025

iCADMac 2025 is a highly affordable CAD option for users interested in working in native DWG and DXF file formats. In other words, likely users who have experience with AutoCAD or need to work with DWG files.

progeSOFT releases new iCADMac 2025 update with major new features and leading-edge compatibility with macOS and AutoCAD.

iCADMac 2025 features a familiar AutoCAD®-like user interface, much like other DWG native AutoCAD competitors. But unlike AutoCAD, iCADMac 2025 is offered in perpetual license options (again, similar to other AutoCAD competitors).

iCADMac 2025 is compatible with DWG file formats from version 2.5 to AutoCAD 2025. It can both import and export to PDF, including with Layer support. It supports grayscale output, PDF layer, TrueType font embedding, and document properties.

On the 3D side, iCADMac 2025 reads and writes 3D solid objects with the ACIS® Solid Modeling libraries. This provides critical support for industrial, mechanical, and architectural designers who require complex 3D assemblies and models.

New in version 2025

The highlights of what is new in version 2025 include the new support for the latest macOS operating systems, full ARM and Intel macOS support, and full support and improved stability and performance for ARM-chip-based Macs (all new Macs).

Other highlights include:

• Model space Viewport controls — new controls at the top left of each corner of a viewport provide a convenient way to change views, visual styles and other settings.
• New Dimensions Styles dialog — helps recent AutoCAD users edit dimension styles in a manner closely resembling AutoCAD.
• Redesigned Options dialog — Containing a wide variety of settings that allow for extensive customization of the application. A new search tool helps users find the specific setting they need.
• 450 Dynamic Blocks — expanded library of free dynamic blocks for users to use, now available through tool palettes. They are all compatible with AutoCAD.
• Break Tables — Sometimes tables don’t fit on a page and you need to break them across multiple sheets or side by side. Now you can do this with Table Break command.
• Visual Styles from AutoCAD Support — Visual style support across AutoCAD to iCADMac 2025 means these items appear the same.
• Export to DGN — Now adding to the ability to import DGN, the round-trip compatibility with Microstation is complete.
• And more great features here.

Availability and Cost

The new iCADMac 2025 is available now with optional iCare services to support for one year your perpetual license of iCADMac 2025. A single license for the United States costs USD 799.00.

To learn more visit here.

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BOXX Workstations

BOXX workstations are a trusted brand for custom and pre-configured workstations for AEC, DCC, and M&E industries, as well as scientific and medical computing. The company makes workstations, rendering systems, and servers for these high-performance computing industries.

APEXX S-Class workstations now feature the new Intel Core Ultra 7 and Ultra 9 CPUs, delivering excellent performance for CAD, BIM, 3D design, motion media, and other professional software applications. As is often the case, BOXX Technologies is the first to the workstation market with these new Intel processors.

BOXX Technologies was the first workstation maker to ship the new Intel Core Ultra series CPUs in professional workstations in the United States.

“Intel Core Ultra processors unlock new levels of performance with features like AI optimization, increased PCIe lanes, and maximized peripheral connectivity,” said BOXX founder and Chief Technical Officer Tim Lawrence. “Whether you’re 3D modeling, video editing, engineering, designing, or utilizing AI enhancements, BOXX APEXX S-class systems powered by Intel Core Ultra processors will accelerate your creative applications and render engines through their most demanding tasks.”

Intel Ultra Core

The new chips feature Intel’s 24-hybrid core architecture and leading industry technologies designed to improve software efficiency. Such features include:

• Multiple CPU cores
• 24 total CPU PCIe lanes
• New AI capabilities in silicon

BOXX Technologies has coupled these Intel chips with advanced liquid cooling and 192 GB of memory. The smaller APEXX S3 tower is configurable with NVIDIA RTX or NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs, while the larger APEXX S4 can fit up to two NVIDIA GPUs. Both systems feature DDR5 memory with Thunderbolt 5 and WiFi 7 enable fast connections.

These systems are purpose-built for pro apps like SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Revit, Maxon Cinema 4D, Chaos V-Ray and more.

“The new Intel® Core™ Ultra processors available now inside our APEXX S-class workstations maximize application performance for architects, engineers, 3D designers, and motion media creators,” said Kirk Schell, CEO, BOXX Technologies. “When you couple these best-in-class CPUs with BOXX innovative engineering like overclocking, liquid cooling, and expandability, creators have all the ingredients necessary to realize their vision, accelerate their workflow and outpace their competition, while experiencing genuine workstation ROI.” 

For further information and pricing on the APEXX S3 and APEXX S4 workstations, visit BOXX online here.

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This latest release encompasses a range of editions with various capabilities, all native for the latest Macintosh platform. Versions include Designer, Deluxe, Pro and Platinum. TurboCAD Mac continues to provide innovative tools for mechanical, 3D printing, hobbyist, makers and architectural design communities.

TurboCAD Mac 15

The latest TurboCAD Mac 15 ships with over 100 new features and improvements, including new AI-powered copilot technology.

IMSI Design’s new TurboCAD Mac 15 with new AI Copilot technologies.

The new artificial intelligence (AI) technology delivers benefits across four primary roles:

• AI Help System — can respond to help-related queries about how to use the software
• AI Data-Driven Insights — the user can tap AI to deliver insights about CAD files
• AI Knowledge Base — the user can utilize an extensive AI knowledge base for a wide range of questions.
• AI Text to Image — finally, the user can create textures and backgrounds for photo rendering using Text to Image AI technologies.

The new AI technologies will help users both learn TurboCAD Mac 15 faster and leverage its capabilities to the fullest. The TurboCAD Mac Copilot AI technologies support two levels: TurboCAD Mac Copilot Help (free, 1-year subscription for all TurboCAD variants) and TurboCAD Mac Copilot Professional (available as a 1-year subscription service).

Talk To Your CAD Data

The Copilot Professional subscription includes “Talk to your CAD Data,” general AI access, and Text to Image. IMSI Design says the AI Copilot is “adept at handling diverse, multilingual requests, from guiding through the initial steps of using TurboCAD Mac to sharing intriguing details about a file or providing insights on design trends and principles.”

Reports Tim Olson, Vice President of IMSI Design:

“With the launch of TurboCAD^® Mac and the new TurboCAD^® Mac Copilot feature, we’re not just participating in the technological revolution; we’re leading it. Artificial Intelligence represents a seismic shift in how we interact with technology, a leap forward that will transform every aspect of our lives. Our mission is to empower our users with the most sophisticated and user-friendly design tools available. By weaving AI into the fabric of our products, we’re not merely adapting to a new era—we’re crafting it. Our passion for innovation is relentless, and through AI, we’re unlocking a realm of potential that was previously beyond reach,” outlines Rita Buschmann, Senior Product Manager, CAD and Home Design.

Introducing TurboCAD Mac Platinum

TurboCAD Mac 15 introduces a Platinum version for the Mac version—we believe for the first time. This Platinum version offers an enhanced version for mechanical design suitable for professional uses, including support for more sophisticated surface and solid modeling tools. Platinum can also handle additional blending options such as curvature, three-face, and more, plus enhanced edge modeling treatments with features like flange, lips, and grooves.

TurboCAD Mac 15 Platinum version showcasing TandemCover modeling operations.

Surface modeling now includes commands such as tangent n-sided covers, pressure deform a surface/face, curvature blends, curvature edge matching, rebuild, insert know, and elevate. Finally, Platinum also offers more file support options, including import options for CATIA v4, Pro-E, and VDA.

Precision Tools and Enhanced Modeling

Other precision tools and improved modeling capabilities include:

• Split at Discontinuity: Intelligently splits curves at points of discontinuity to ensure smooth modeling operations.
• Blend Version Control: Revert to previous blend settings for more control over design processes.
• Convert Text to Surface: Easily transform text into ACIS surface faces, expanding creative possibilities.
• Shear Transform: Apply shear transformations to curves, surfaces, and solids with precision.
• Verify Clearance: Accurately calculate the spatial clearance between solids for perfect component fits.

Also new to TurboCAD Mac 15 is Layer Sets that allow the user to have far more control over layers in general, improving layer management. Layer Sets include control for view orientations and zoom levels, enhancing project transitions. The Fastener Library is now integrated with the Symbol tab, simplifies the insertion of ANSI-standard nuts, bolts, and washers into designs. And lastly the onboard help system has seen a major upgrade. Clicking on a tool now displays the associated help context in a dedicated help palette.

Availability and Pricing

All products are available now and the TurboCAD Mac 15 family starts at Designer (retailing for USD 99.99) and goes up to Pro (retailing at USD 799.99) and to Platinum (retailing at USD 1,299.99).

Architosh Analysis and Commentary

Over the past several years, IMSI Design has been rather quiet from our perspective. Since Bob Mayer’s retirement, it has been a delight to hear from the company’s new leadership, with CAD industry veteran innovator Tim Olson now in the vice president role. We have reviewed IMSI Design’s Mac products for years, and our last review was TurboCAD Mac Pro 8 in 2015. In 2013, we reviewed version 7. Looking back at our last review in 2015, we noted how TurboCAD Mac 8 had incorporated the very latest Spatial ACIS 24 modeling kernel (engine). One issue we at Architosh were aware of several years ago was that Spatial was dragging its feet with native ARM chip support for the Mac components of its geometry engine. We note this in comparison to Parasolid. It appears that ACIS 2023.1.0 (released in May 2023) includes support for the Mac ARM platform (thus native support for the M1, M2, M3, and M4 microprocessors.).

It is rather happy news to see the Platinum version come to TurboCAD Mac 15. We noted at our last review that the Mac side of the MCAD market was blooming as more and more computer users were adopting the Mac platform. That general trend has only accelerated since Apple left Intel X86 for its own ARM-based M-series chips. With the big enterprise MCAD tools in the market still a Windows-only affair, 3D MCAD workflows are constrained to more mid-range CAD tools. The Platinum version firmly enhances IMSI Design’s TurboCAD Mac 15’s unique position in the market. 

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Highlights From Report

One of the key takeaways from the annual report is some optimism about their industry. Collecting data from leaders of thousands of companies, the report reveals that there is a high level of trust in AI technologies moving forward. This is likely because AI is already a working tool in the creative industries and far less of a scary job-crushing phenomenon.

Autodesk 2024 Design and Make Report. Covers business resilience, talent, and sustainability.

Other takeaways include:

• With optimism returning, digitization has reached a tipping point: Business leaders are more confident in their companies’ resilience this year, especially digitally advanced companies which are experiencing greater success. 73% of companies surveyed feel prepared for unexpected economic or geopolitical changes, up 14 points from 2023.
• Trust in AI is on the rise: More than 3 in 4 professionals (76%) say they trust AI for their industry, many have embraced AI to enhance productivity, become more efficient, and to better achieve sustainability goals – now table stakes for business and the planet.
• Perception of AI progress is high as we still scratch the surface: More than half of companies say they are approaching or have already achieved their goal of incorporating AI. While AI adoption is high, we still have a long way to go to maximize AI’s potential.
• Upskilling becomes a necessity as tech skillsets expand: With nearly half of industry professionals saying that access to skilled talent is a barrier to their companies’ growth, upskilling and continuous learning emerge as essential programs for companies large and small.
• Companies who don’t meaningfully commit to sustainability will be left behind: Nearly all companies say they have taken actions to improve their sustainability, but without meaningful commitments, companies across industries risk being left behind by competitors whose values are in line with those of their employees and customers.

“While capacity and economic constraints have dominated industry conversations, it’s not surprising to see increased trust and optimism in AI, digital transformation, and sustainability, as our customers aim to be more efficient and cost-effective,” said Andrew Anagnost, President and CEO, Autodesk. “As the world confronts unprecedented challenges, technology is our most powerful tool for designing and making a better world for all.”

To read more details and the full report go here and here (full report).

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Continuing its trend from previous years, Autodesk continues to craft intelligent assistants and AI technologies into its CAD software to help users get the most efficiency possible.

AutoCAD 2025—New

“Autodesk is committed to creating the most performant CAD tool in the market. In AutoCAD 2025, you’ll be able to open up 2D files up to 2x faster than in [version] 2024,” says Marcus O’Brien, Vice President of AutoCAD.

Aside from speed improvements, version 2025 gains deeper connections into Autodesk’s larger software portfolio for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms. “When AutoCAD customers use Autodesk Docs, they’ll be able to take advantage of a truly connected experience in the cloud,” says Dania El Hassan, Director of AutoCAD Product Management. “Using Markup Import, customers can share their PDF files in Docs for feedback and instantly see those markups in AutoCAD, making design iterations faster across geographically distributed teams.”

Smart Blocks

Version 2025 introduces a new AI that helps a user identify multiple instances of geometry and auto-convert them into blocks. The user selects some geometry and activates this new feature. Autodesk AI searches the entire canvas for all matching objects. In essence, this feature promotes block creation and drawing organization, reducing instances of geometry that are ideal for blocks.

Autodesk 2025 and its new Smart Blocks feature finds matching geometry and allows the user to quickly convert all instances to a block. (click here for a larger view.)

“Search and Convert allows for a more efficient workflow within AutoCAD,” says Joe VanderPluym, Design Associate. “Blocks can get lost or be challenging to work with, and this feature allows for a more efficient approach, saving time and quickly creating new blocks from elements within the drawing.”

Autodesk Assistant

New in Autodesk Assistant this year are new AI powers. First introduced in AutoCAD 2024.1, Autodesk AI delivers a conversational interface that provides “generative” responses in the same manner that tools like ChatGPT work—text-based conversations.

Users can now tap the power of real-world geographical information from Esri. (click here for a larger view.)

The new feature lets you ask the software about how things work. You can even get in touch with an Autodesk Customer Support Agent using the same interface. Reaching the Autodesk team this way will depend upon the Autodesk account type a user has.

Here are some other benefits of the new AutoCAD 2025 in bullet points:

• Enhancements for projects on Autodesk Docs — For users with the AEC Collection and using Autodesk Docs, one of Autodesk’s CDEs (common data environments in the cloud), users can use the Markup Import function in AutoCAD to bring in markups from Autodesk Docs. The syncing of markups between Docs and AutoCAD extends the power of AutoCAD via cloud-based modalities never present in desktop software isolated to a single computer or LAN.
• Activity Insights gains more detailed event properties like filter by DWG version.
• Autodesk Docs capabilities are boosted with AutoCAD specialized toolsets.
• New subfolders and weld symbols are displayed in both Autodesk Docs and Navisworks with AutoCAD Plant3D 2025.
• AutoCAD Architecture 2025 and AutoCAD MEP 2025 now boast support for the automatic synchronization of DWG files across multiple users and computers when projects are hosted on Autodesk Docs. This capability is a boost to teams that require more than two users to collaborate on files together.
• Core Performance and Drafting — you can now draw the boundary of a hatch after you initiate the command and you can now create hatches along a path with a defined width.
• ArcGIS Basemaps — users can ground their projects, in reality, using real-world geographical information from Esri.

Updates AutoCAD for Mac 2025:

• The new Start Tab replaces the older Welcome screen, providing a consistent welcome experience across AutoCAD on macOS and Windows.
• Resume work, Begin New, Learn, and Engage are major tabs for moving forward from the new Start Tab
• Trace Updates — The Trace toolbar more clearly shows whether you are editing the trace or editing the drawing.

These are the major updates. For further details and smaller additions, visit the AutoCAD page here to learn about all versions of AutoCAD 2025.

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USD and Vision Pro

OpenUSD (open Universal Scene Description) has further democratized the USD format Pixar invented years ago, and the latest NVIDIA technologies with Omniverse Cloud APIs means software developers can now send their industrial scenes from the content creation applications of their choice to the NVIDIA Graphics Delivery Network (GDN), a global network of data centers that are “graphics-ready” and can stream high-fidelity 3D experiences to the Apple Vision Pro.

Apple Vision Pro can now be harnessed in the NVIDIA Omniverse platform. (Image: NVIDIA).

At the conference, a presentation showcased a demo of a designer wearing the Vision Pro while using a car configurator application developed by GCI studio Katana on the Omniverse platform. The designer works through the various options for the car inside the configurator application on the Vision Pro, selecting things like finishes and paint color. Then, the designer sits on a chair while the entire car is built around her—inside the Apple Vision Pro—as if sitting in the driver’s seat.

By leveraging the power of spatial computing platforms like the Apple Vision Pro and streaming high-fidelity advanced 3D scenes to the headset, spatial computing takes the user experience (UX) to unprecedented levels of realism and virtual experiences.

How It Works

The power of NVIDIA’s RTX cloud rendering networks delivers spatial computing experiences with just the device and an internet connection. The Vision Pro is an independent computer and does not rely on a secondary computer.

This cloud-based approach directly connected to the Vision Pro allows real-time physically based renderings to be seamlessly streamed to the Apple Vision Pro. High-fidelity visual imagery with uncompromising detail can be streamed, including massive engineering datasets.

“The breakthrough ultra-high-resolution displays of Apple Vision Pro, combined with photorealistic rendering of OpenUSD content streamed from NVIDIA accelerated computing, unlocks an incredible opportunity for the advancement of immersive experiences,” said Mike Rockwell, vice president of the Vision Products Group at Apple. “Spatial computing will redefine how designers and developers build captivating digital content, driving a new era of creativity and engagement.”

The Vision Pro allows the user to virtually sit inside the car they have just configured using an Omniverse-powered configurator app. (Image: NVIDIA)

“Apple Vision Pro is the first untethered device that allows for enterprise customers to realize their work without compromise,” said Rev Lebaredian, vice president of simulation at NVIDIA. “We look forward to our customers having access to these amazing tools.”

The workflow shown and discussed above leverages a new hybrid rendering—combining remote (cloud) and local (Vision Pro) rendering on the device. Users can render fully interactive scenes in a single application from Apple’s native SwiftUI and Apple Reality Kit with the Omniverse RTX Renderer streaming from the GDN.

To learn more, read this post here.

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Fiscal Report

Autodesk’s full picture 2024 Q4 fiscal results include top-line revenue growth and a free cash flow from operations at USD 427 million. Here are some other metrics:

• USD 1.71 billion in total billings, a decrease of 19 percent.
• USD 1.47 billion in total revenue, an increase of 11 percent, or 14 percent on a constant currency basis.
• Recurring revenue represents 98 percent of the total revenue.
• USD 1.2 billion in “Design” segment revenue, a 10 percent increase as reported.
• USD 138 million in “Make” segment revenue, a 16 percent increase as reported.
• Non-GAAP operation margin was 36 percent, flat compared with the year-ago period.
• GAAP diluted EPS was USD 1.31; non-GAAP was USD 2.09.

“We are undertaking a multi-year process to develop lifecycle solutions powered by shared platform services and with Autodesk’s Data Model at its core. Together, these will enable Autodesk, its customers, and partners to create more valuable, data-driven, and connected products and services,” said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk president and CEO. “Having led the industry in generative design, we are leading again in 3D generative AI. Our new multimodal foundation models will enable design and make customers to automate low-value and repetitive tasks and generate more high-value, complex designs more rapidly and with much greater consistency. We can already generate 3D representations from images 10 times faster and with vastly higher quality than currently available 3D AI.”

“Autodesk remains resilient, and underlying demand for our products and services is robust. As a result, revenue grew 14 percent at constant currency in the fourth quarter,” said Debbie Clifford, Autodesk’s CFO. Adjusting the midpoint of our guidance to exclude noise from the new transaction model, acquisitions, the absence of EBA true-up revenue, and FX, we expect underlying revenue to grow more than 10 percent in fiscal 25.”

Architosh Analysis and Commentary

In looking at fiscal details in Autodesk reports, net revenue by product family is another way of splitting up Autodesk’s financial results beyond the Design and Make segment categories. The four product families are (with results in millions):

• USD 696  (up from 602) — AEC
• USD 377 (up from 362) — AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
• USD 292 (up from 257) — MFG (Manufacturing / Mechanical CAD products)
• USD 77 (up from 74) — M&E (media & entertainment)

The Other revenue category not associated with these four families generated USD 27 million, up from USD 23 million in the Q4-2023 quarter. 

It is notable that AutoCAD family revenue is 54 percent as large as AEC family revenue but did not grow nearly as quickly in the present examined quarter. Those in the 2D CAD industry who compete with Autodesk contend there are still substantial growth opportunities in the global market if users in developing countries and third-world countries can abandon pirated licenses and switch to legal subscription licenses. However, the issue in those markets is that the software is simply too expensive. So there is still market upside for the AutoCAD product family growth, perhaps substantial, but so much of it lies in markets that need more affordable solutions. 

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CorelCAD

CorelCAD itself is a licensed and customized version of Graebert’s DWG-native CAD software platform, ARES. The product is fundamentally identical to ARES except for file integration with CorelDRAW, which enabled large manufacturing organizations with extensive utilization of CorelDRAW Technical Suite to dovetail CorelCAD into their workflows and thus easily move native DWG CAD data into CorelDRAW.

Architosh has written about CorelCAD and its strong integration with CorelDRAW in the past. (see: Architosh, “INSIDER: How CorelCAD Continues to Grow—Unique Differentiation and Global Sales Channel,” 30 Dec 2018).

An image of CorelCAD 2020 showing a mechanical design.

Canada’s Corel over the years has grown and shrunk at the same time, losing market share in some key areas, but growing new markets with strategic acquisitions. The CorelDRAW graphics solutions have always been a strong offering, with CorelDRAW Technical Suite serving the needs of technical illustrations useful, in particular, to user manuals for end-users and sales and support personnel, alike. (see: Architosh, “CorelDRAW Technical Suite 2021—Powerful Technical Illustration Connected to Industrial CAD,” 3 Dec 21).

Moving to ARES

With the surprise elimination of CorelCAD, Alludo has provided a pathway for its users to the core source of CorelCAD technology back to Berlin, Germany-based Graebert.

Alludo’s official statement to users reads:

CorelCAD users with a Perpetual license can rest assured that they can still use their version of CorelCAD as normal and will still be able to access technical support from Alludo for the foreseeable future. However, Alludo is encouraging CorelCAD users to explore an alternative ARES CAD software solution for ongoing support and new releases.

CorelCAD was built on ARES CAD technology by our German development partner, Graebert. As such, Graebert would like to offer you an easy transition to their ARES CAD software—powered by the same engine as CorelCAD.

Read more below about ARES CAD software and the transition offer from Graebert.

This web page offers a comparison between CorelCAD and ARES Commander. Graebert is offering all CorelCAD users with a valid perpetual license a limited-time offer for free three months of tech support for CorelCAD by Graebert and three years of ARES Trinity for the price of one year. That means users of CorelCAD can move over to ARES Trinity (including ARES Commander, ARES Kudo, and ARES Touch) for USD 350.00 for three years.

MORE: ARES Trinity—A Review of the Industry Leading DWG CAD Software

Importantly, ARES Commander now supports the same import and export between CorelDRAW and Corel Designer. Arguably, it is the only interesting differentiator between CorelCAD and ARES Commander; with ARES’s ability to deliver this feature, there is little need for CorelCAD.

CorelCAD required an added (for purchase) plugin for PDF import. But ARES Commander in the current version delivers this feature as part of the core product. There are numerous other benefits that CorelCAD users will gain when switching over to the latest version of ARES Trinity, so the whole CorelCAD elimination is hardly the end of the world.

To learn more, visit here.

Architosh Analysis and Commentary

Germany’s ARES Trinity (a suite of desktop, web, and mobile ARES products) is already the most competitive alternative to Autodesk’s famed AutoCAD. In fact, the products are now yearly competing in a cat-and-mouse game, with ARES often leading with a feature that Autodesk will then enact in its next update. Sometimes, the reverse happens, and in some instances, they each may have a feature the other does not have and won’t work to emulate with any sense of urgency. 

In the case of workflow integration with CorelDRAW applications, ARES Commander will gain the advantages once held by CorelCAD. 

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Across the board, Autodesk for Mac 2024 and its LT sibling show a comprehensive 2x speed up compared to AutoCAD for Mac 2023 releases that run on Intel (x86) based Macs.

AutoCAD for Mac 2024

The support notice in the company’s official press materials references M1 and M2 chips in the M-series custom semiconductor designs by Apple’s own chip team. Dania El Hassan, Director of Product Management for AutoCAD, told Architosh that the M-series chip support naturally includes upcoming chips as well.

The next M3 chip is rumored to arrive this year, possibly in a new Mac Pro at WWDC in June or sooner. Unlike the modest performance gains between the M2 and M1, the M3 is slated to be produced on a 3-nanometer node at TSMC and is rumored to offer very dramatic speed-ups. This may mean that AutoCAD on Mac may be the fastest version of AutoCAD ever, but until all these items are released and tested, it remains to be seen.

Smart Blocks: Placement is one of the new intelligent time-saving new features across the AutoCAD 2024 product line, here in the Mac version.

“AutoCAD for Mac 2024 and AutoCAD LT for Mac 2024 deliver incredible new performance with the ability to run AutoCAD natively on Apple Silicon,” says Danie El Hassan. “It’s exciting to see how customers can now take full advantage of the latest hardware and M-series chips for faster ways to work.”

Exclusive to AutoCAD

The Mac versions of AutoCAD are increasingly gaining parity with the Windows versions of AutoCAD products. This is a really good thing for AutoCAD users as many organizations increasingly mix both PC and Mac computers. It is especially difficult in the present market to ignore the performance advantages of Apple’s MacBook computers, especially when running off their batteries in field conditions.

The Mac versions for 2024 gain the same Markup Import and Markup Assist features found in the Windows versions. This means users can use machine learning to identify markups and provide ways to view and insert drawing revisions with less manual effort and more automation. Markups can be imported from a PDF or jpeg file, and these markups can be the entire drawing or a portion of the drawing and are placed into a new trace.

For example, if there is a PDF version of a file with markups with text and revision notes, users utilize Markup Import to overlay the revised drawing (PDF) on top of the original in a trace. If there are markups on a paper-printed version of the file, simply take a picture of the marked-up printed version of the drawing and again use Markup Import, and the JPG or PGN file will automatically be aligned to the drawing file on a new trace.

As noted in our report on the Windows version of AutoCAD 2024, machine-learning (ML) technology powers Markup Assist and can automatically identify geometry in the trace markups and autogenerate such geometry into the AutoCAD file. It can also detect certain words like move, copy and delete and save steps with those commands or allow you to edit the text before inserting it into the drawing.

AutoCAD 2024’s trace technology updates include Drawing Background and Faded Markup as new settings.

Across AutoCAD and LT, both contain the new Smart Blocks: Placement commands, trace updates just mentioned, 3D Connexion device support, and new 3D color background application preference settings.

Mac AutoCAD for More Markets

Autodesk has not had its Mac version of AutoCAD in as many global markets as some of its competitors. In order to better address that, AutoCAD for Mac 2024 and the LT version too now have support for Italian and Spanish language. This better positions Autodesk to address the take-up of Mac computers in Italy and Spanish-speaking regions around the world where, again, Apple’s mobile laptops continue to enjoy accelerating momentum.

Availability

The new versions of AutoCAD 2024 for both Windows and Mac are available today, and readers can learn more about AutoCAD for Mac 2024 and the LT version here and here or learn about the Windows version of AutoCAD 2024 here.

To learn more, visit here.

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AutoCAD increasingly plays a stronger role in Autodesk Cloud solutions and is driven and advanced by customer requests regardless of what stage they may be at in upscaling to newer technologies and types of workflows. Dania El Hassan, Director of AutoCAD Product Management, told Architosh that “Autodesk is committed to meeting customers where they are at.” It means that some of the technologies—like the collaboration features noted below—are designed to account for users who may still use more analog workflows like paper prints with handwritten markups. This update enables such work products to be kept but better utilized within overall workflows.

AutoCAD 2024

New machine learning technology in AutoCAD 2024 both paves the way for unlocking insights that will help teams increase productivity with AutoCAD workflows but also allows teams to develop new automation.

Customers can tailor AutoCAD 2024 to their specific business needs by leveraging customizations via APIs, thousands of third-party apps, and seven specialized toolsets with three-quarters of a million symbols, parts, and detailed components.

The new Activity Insights features in AutoCAD 2024 products help users save time in common tasks.

“AutoCAD 2024 introduces new machine learning capabilities to push the boundaries of productivity and speed up our customer’s workflows, whether it’s saving them time in their common tasks or bringing up new ways to work and create,” says Dania El Hassan. “With new features like Smart Blocks: Placement and ML-enhanced Replacement, and new updates to Markup Assist, we are proud of the continuous innovate that we’re able to deliver to our customers.”

Key Features and Improvements

Machine Learning

Machine learning (ML) is used in the new Smart Blocks: Replacement features. The user can find the blocks they need and replace one or more of them via machine learning-based suggestions. The ML algorithms are looking at both recently used blocks and manually substituted blocks and, through automation, will boost user productivity by eliminating the time spent manually looking for blocks in the drawing and replacing each instance.

Another block-related productivity booster is the new Smart Blocks: Placement feature. While placing blocks in your drawing, AutoCAD 2024 will infer the next position of the next block based on where you have inserted the same ones thus far in your DWG file, reducing the number of clicks and saving you time in the process.

Collaboration

Markup Import and Markup Assist both received updates in this release, having largely been introduced in last year’s version of AutoCAD.

“Markup Import and Markup Assist in AutoCAD 2024 now saves me 10-15 minutes of time when making edits and changes in a drawing,” says AutoCAD customer Brett Graverholt, Drafting Coordinator, Electronic Contracting (ECC).

With the new enhanced Markup Assist, users can now update existing drawing text and automatically fade the markups (on Trace layers) they have addressed. That feature helps users move through the process of working on multiple markups over time in a working session. AutoCAD 2024 also uses ML to detect certain instructions in the markup text, enabling shortcuts to commands like “MOVE,” “COPY,” and “ERASE.”

Architosh will provide more specific details about these features in an upcoming feature report where we spoke with Dania El Hassan directly about these features and where the company sees its AutoCAD development philosophy going.

Finally, in the area of better collaboration, Autodesk has introduced Activity Insights into AutoCAD 2024. This new feature basically allows for users to be aware of other users’ activities with AutoCAD drawing files, so all users stay informed of recent and relevant changes and file access throughout a project lifecycle.

“Before Activity Insights in AutoCAD 2024, we would have had to hunt down and check information such as publishing files and when they were published,” says Michael Shurgalla, Senior Design Technology Specialist, Merrick. “Sometimes that could take 30 minutes to do, and now we can see it right away. For other tasks, it can save us a minute or two here and there. It all really adds up to a good deal of time savings.”

Performance

Autodesk has been doing tons of underlying CAD and graphics engine development over the past several years, and this year AutoCAD 2024 continues to be a beneficiary of these performance improvements. The new release boasts up to 9x faster performance when switching between layout tabs compared to AutoCAD 2023. For firms like large engineering, civil, manufacturing, and plant users, who often have massive DWG files open at once, this benefit alone will make AutoCAD 2024 a huge productivity booster.

AutoCAD 2024 for Mac is also sped up with a comprehensive 2x performance boost, as seen when running on native Apple Silicon Macs. Yes, you read that correctly; Autodesk has arrived first to a full Apple Silicon-native DWG CAD platform with the new AutoCAD 2024 for Mac and LT versions. (Architosh has a separate report on the Mac version).

AutoCAD LT and AutoCAD Web

A new feature in AutoCAD LT 2024 this year is full AutoLISP support. El Hassan told us that the decision to add AutoLISP to the LT version is to help organizations using both products to better streamline workflows across custom automation. Smart Blocks: Placement functionality is also included in the LT version.

The new AutoLISP on Web feature is a bonus for AutoCAD users with full subscription licenses.

AutoCAD Web can create essential CAD designs online and view, edit, and markup those drawings in the field from a web browser or mobile app. It too also supports AutoLISP bringing more automation to the full spectrum of AutoCAD solutions. Architosh has recently run several AutoCAD Web features here and here.

Availability and Mac Versions

A subscription to AutoCAD 2024 and AutoCAD LT 2024 includes access to AutoCAD Web (itself available under its own subscription) and AutoCAD Mobile, enabling a cohort of collaborators to communicate effectively with other project stakeholders on the go.

MORE: Flexible Modern Workflows with AutoCAD Web and Mobile

AutoCAD subscribers gain exclusive web and mobile features, like using AutoLISP to customize and automate a sequence of commands on the Web and enable local file access to your DWG files saved on a local drive or LAN. They can also switch the location of the command ribbon on the Web to emulate its position on the desktop, batch plot PDFs, view or edit MTEXT objects, and directly open links on mobile.

The 2024 version AutoCAD updates include new AutoCAD 2024 for Mac and AutoCAD LT for Mac, both of which are now fully native to Apple’s M-series chips (Apple Silicon) in addition to running on Intel-Macs.

To learn more, visit this Autodesk blog post on the new AutoCAD 2024.

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Announced in March, these new 24, 36, and 44-inch printers offer an innovative, space-saving design that will deliver new values for printing service companies as well as enterprises in graphics and CAD industries.

Epson SureColor Printers

Epson has designed these wide-format printers to primarily meet the complex and demanding needs of technical and production printing environments.

New Epson SureColor production class printers. (Image Epson.)

Jason Meyer, group product manager of professional printing at Epson America, tells us:

Epson SureColor production class T-Series

Epson designed its Surecolor T series for printing high-quality CAD and technical drawings. Delivering incredible speed, the 24-inch SureColor T3770E, SureColor T3770DE, SureColor T3770DR, 36-inch SureColor T5770DR, and 44-inch SureColor T7770DL feature 2.64-inch PrecisionCore® MicroTFP printhead technology. Consequently, they can produce posters at speeds up to 300 sqft/hr, and A1/D-size technical prints in as little as 16 seconds.

The T-Series technical models use innovative six-color UltraChrome® XD3 ink. This also includes a red ink cartridge in order to produce a color gamut that often proves too difficult for some production printers. Moreover, these new models are nearly 25% smaller than the previous generation.

These new models also feature a compact, sleek design with complete front operation ideal for space-constrained environments. Additionally, they include automated routine maintenance and convenient user self-service for long-term operation. Furthermore, they print on a variety of media, including glossy, technical, bond, matte, specialty media, and rigid poster board up to 1.5 millimeters thick.

Epson SureColor production class P-Series

The SureColor P-Series photo and graphics printers are for photographic fulfillment, retail photo labs, poster, and graphic art production. The 24-inch SureColor P6570E, SureColor P6570DE, SureColor P6570D, and 44-inch SureColor P8570DL feature a unique flattop design with complete front operation to suit almost any workflow and maximize productivity.

They also feature PrecisionCore MicroTFP printhead technology and UltraChrome PRO6 ink with gray. This produces sharp, detailed, and vibrant prints with smooth grayscale gradations and neutral black-and-white images that rival comparable 8-color printers.

This is ideal for demanding photographic applications. These printers also print on a wide range of media, including photos, fine art, canvas, and rigid poster board up to 1.5 millimeters thick. The 44-inch SureColor P8570DL also includes high-capacity 1.6-liter ink bags to reduce cartridge changes.

Additional Features

• Versatile Connectivity – high-speed USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, and Wi-Fi® (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) options.
• Security and IT Tools – over 28 security and IT features for office or remote office locations.
• Epson Software Suite and Epson Cloud Solution PORT3 – remotely manage and monitor printer fleet.

Availability and pricing

The technical T series 24-inch SureColor T3770E, 24-inch SureColor T3770DE, 24-inch SureColor T3770DR, and 36-inch SureColor T5770DR range in price between USD 3,795 to USD 6,395. The 24- and 36-inch SureColor T-Series models are available through Epson Authorized Professional Imaging Resellers. The 44-inch SureColor T7770DL will be available in April and should retail for USD 9,945.

Meanwhile, the photographic P series Epson SureColor P6570E, SureColor P6570DE and SureColor P6570D range between USD $3,795 and USD 4,695. Epson Authorized Professional Imaging Resellers already stock these models. Meanwhile, the SureColor P8570DL will be available in April 2023 and will cost around USD 8,445. For more information, please click here.

About Epson

Epson is a global technology leader. It also has a philosophy that believes efficient, compact, and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual, and lifestyle. Epson’s goal is to become carbon negative. Meantime, it also aims to eliminate the use of exhaustible mineral resources such as metal and oil by 2050.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group generates annual sales of more than JPY 1 trillion worldwide. Epson America Incorporated is based in Los Alamitos, California. This is also Epson’s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please click here.

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AMC Bridge CAD-to-BIM Translator

By bridging two different CAD systems, this CAD-to-BIM translator seamlessly transfers models and their properties from one format to another.

AMC Bridge CAD-to-BIM screenshot.

Creo Parametric is sophisticated 3D CAD software that helps designers accelerate product innovation. It enables them to build better products more quickly.  Powerful yet reasonably easy to learn Creo Parametric seamlessly takes designers from the earliest phases of product design right through to physical manufacturing.

Autodesk’s Revit software is one of the most widely used tools for BIM (building information management) and architectural design. Revit BIM software helps architecture, engineering, and construction teams create high-quality buildings and infrastructure.

Architects and designers increasingly need to use translators such as AMC Bridge CAD-to-BIM translator because of the increasing adoption of BIM, together with the legal requirements for product traceability. There is also commercial pressure to deliver fully specified technical designs of projects quickly and without expensive errors. However, architects and mechanical engineers have different design needs. This often results in varying and often incompatible CAD tools and file formats.

AMC Bridge provides a workable solution to the problem with its CAD-to-BIM translator. It does so by helping unify the different, incompatible file formats.

Minimum system requirements for AMC Bridge CAD-to-BIM translator

• Autodesk Revit 2022.
• Creo Parametric 7.0.
• Windows 10.

About AMC Bridge

AMC Bridge is a global software development consultancy. It serves the engineering, manufacturing, and construction industries. It has enabled digital transformation for its clients since 1999.  Its custom software solutions eliminate data silos and connect complex applications seamlessly. AMC Bridge also develops translators for other CAD and BIM packages.

AMC Bridge’s software development experts have extensive experience with APIs (application programming interfaces) from the majority of engineering software solutions and platforms. They also have in-depth knowledge of computational geometry, 3D visualization, and many other advanced technologies needed to solve their clients’ critical business needs.

• To learn more about AMC Bridge, please click here.
• You can also watch a short demonstration Youtube video of the AMC Bridge CAD-to-BIM Translator here.

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These new CPUs provide outstanding performance for a wide array of professional software applications, from CAD and 3D design, to motion media and virtual reality. BOXX is one of the first workstation manufacturers to ship systems equipped with these new AMD microprocessors.

Inside the new BOXX APEXX A3 workstation.

The AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors powering the APEXX A3 have 16 cores, each with two threads. Thus offering 32 threads, running at a staggering 5.7GHz. This powerful machine gives you simultaneous multitasking without sacrificing efficiency or performance.

As a result, the APEXX A3 delivers the power you need for 3D modeling, rendering complex scenes, running simulations, and creating virtual worlds. It is the perfect system for high-end applications such as 3ds Max, Adobe CC, Arnold, Autodesk Revit, Cinema 4D, Maya, SOLIDWORKS, and V-Ray.

BOXX’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Bill Leasure explains:

Power packed

In addition to the latest AMD technology, the highly configurable APEXX A3 features up to two professional-grade AMD Radeon Pro™ or NVIDIA® RTX™ GPUs (graphics processor units). BOXX will also offer the latest NVIDIA Ada Generation GPU upgrades the end of the year.

The liquid-cooled APEXX A3 workstation offers up to 128GB 4800MHz DDR5 system memory. It comes with best-in-class connectivity, such as PCIe® Gen 5.0, 2.5GB Ethernet, and USB 4.0. It also has Samsung 980 Pro PCIe® 4.0 NVMe SSDs  (non volatile memory express, solid state drives). These top-quality components provide maximum graphics and storage throughput.

Using a chassis built in the United States, BOXX has packed a massive amount of processing power into a relatively compact box. The APEXX A3  measures just 381mm high x 174 mm wide x 452 mm deep.

More information

• For product details and pricing, contact BOXX on +1 877 877 2699.
• More information about AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series microprocessors can be found here.
• A detailed specification for the APEXX A3 can be downloaded in PDF from here.

About BOXX Technologies

Based in Austin, Texas, USA, BOXX is a leading manufacturer of of high-performance computer workstations, rendering systems, and servers. Its products are used for architecture, animation, data science, engineering, product design and visual effects. BOXX has offered record-setting performance, speed, and reliability for over twenty six years. The brand has become the trusted choice of creative professionals around the globe. For more information, please click here.

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SPECacp for Solidworks 2022 Benchmark

The newly updated benchmark, which is free to download, offers application performance measurement for those running Dassault Systèmes Solidworks 2022 on their Windows workstations. Solidworks is a very popular CAD/CAM application used in the manufacturing world, and the SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 benchmark can greatly aid both workstation manufacturers and their customers in optimizing performance per dollar systems for the Solidworks ecosystem.

SPEC announces the new SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 Benchmark.

The benchmark itself runs on the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 platforms. It includes 10 models and more than 50 tests that put the graphics and CPU functionality of Solidworks through its paces. The model sizes included in the tests range in size from 392 MB to 2.3 GB in memory.

MORE: How SPEC/GWPG Benchmarks Exist to Help Users Optimize Workstation Selection (Xpresso: Special Feature)

Key updates to the SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 benchmark include:

• Support for 64-bit Windows
• Two new tests — CPU Boolean Addition and CPU Mass Properties are multithreaded workloads that offer enhanced benchmarking for the CPUs with many cores.
• Stability improvements

“The new SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 benchmark reflects our continued collaboration with Dassault Systèmes and our commitment to ensuring the benchmark keeps pace with the evolving needs of the industry and users,” said Trey Morton, SPEC Application Performance Characterization Committee Chair. “I’m particularly excited that starting with this version of the SPECapc for Solidworks benchmark, we are launching an initiative to provide a unified user experience across all our benchmarks to promote a standard, high-quality look and feel for our products.”

Availability

The SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 benchmark is available as a free download to everyone except vendors of computers and related products and services that are not members of the SPEC Graphics and Workstation Performance Group (SPEC/GWPG). Non-member computer product and service vendors can purchase the benchmark for USD 2,500. SPEC/GWPG members include AMD, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Intel, Lenovo, and Nvidia.

About SPEC

SPEC is a non-profit organization that establishes, maintains, and endorses standardized benchmarks and tools to evaluate performance for the newest generation of computing systems. Its membership comprises more than 120 leading computer hardware and software vendors, educational institutions, research organizations, and government agencies worldwide.

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IMSI Design President, Bob Mayer tells us:

TurboCAD is a large product with many features aimed at a variety of markets. The new 2022 edition is packed with new and improved features. Here we look at some of the additions and improvements that architects and designers are likely to enjoy. Please note that not all features detailed below are available in all TurboCAD 2022 packages.

Architectural features

NEW: AEC grid Keep Label Value (All TurboCAD 2022 packages)

A new property called ‘’Keep label value” has been added to the AEC Grids. The new option adds the ability to save the axis name without changing it, regardless of the order of the axes in the grid. With this option enabled, users can automatically move the axis to any position without having to rename it.

NEW: AEC Radial Grid (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum & Professional packages only)

TurboCAD 2022 AEC Radial Grid.

A new AEC Grid, “Radial Grid,” has been added to the Architecture menu. This Radial grid is a new tool that makes it easy to align other radial architectural objects in the drawing, such as curved walls and columns.

NEW: Slab Edge Styles support (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum & Professional packages only)

A new category called “Slab Edge Styles” has been added to the Style Manager. Now users can edit the slab edge styles via a new edit mode. Using edge styles, you can specify dimensions, such as the overhang length and the orientation and angle of the edges. Users can also specify a fascia and soffit for the edge style. With this new feature, it is now possible to edit slab edge style by activating the “Edge Style” option in the edit mode.

IMPROVED: Roof tools (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum, Professional and Deluxe Software packages only)

TurboCAD 2022 adjustable tile overhang for drawing roofs.

A new local menu option called “Overhang” has been added to the Roof tools. Users can now edit overhangs for each side of the roof.

IMPROVED: Wall, window, and door tools (All TurboCAD 2022 packages)

A new local menu option, “Anchor to AEC Grid” has been added to the walls, windows, and doors. When this option is enabled, the ends of the architectural object anchor to the AEC grid. The end position of the object changes in accordance with edits made to the AEC grid.

Performance, user interface, and usability features

NEW: Undo Manager Palette (All TurboCAD 2022 packages)

TurboCAD Undo Manager PaletteTurboCAD Undo Manager Palette.

A new Palette, “Undo Manager Palette,” has been added to the list of palettes. The palette displays all the steps performed and allows users to switch back and forth. The step breakdown allows users to switch from one drawing state to another with a single click bypassing intermediate states.

IMPROVED: Render Studio Enhancement (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum Only)

Render Studio Enhancements include user interface scale support and Advanced Render dialog updates.

NEW: Search Option for Drawing and Program – new feature (All TurboCAD 2022 packages)

TurboCAD 2022 Search Option-for Drawing and Program dialog.

A new Search bar has been added to both the “Program Setup” and “Drawing Setup” dialog boxes. This allows users to find the various options contained in each dialog. The search bar makes it easy for the users to search for different options available in whole Drawing Setup or Program Setup dialog boxes, rather than having to hunt for them manually.

IMPROVED: Keyboard Report Enhancement (All TurboCAD 2022 packages)

Keyboard Report Enhancements.

A few enhancements have been made to the “Keyboard Report”. These include automatic row highlighting on mouse hover, local menu description, and command icons for Default (dark) and Classic (light) themes being added to the report.

2D Drafting and Annotation

NEW: Ability to interrupt Wireframe GDI draw (All TurboCAD 2022 packages)

TurboCAD now has the ability to interrupt native GDI draw by pressing the “Escape” key. This is very helpful when editing a large drawing. Previously, without this ability to interrupt, the user would have to wait to finish a GDI draw after each action. A Progress Indicator has also been added.

Smart Dimension Tool – improved feature (All TurboCAD 2022 packages)

The Smart Dimensioning tool is now fully associative between Model and Paper spaces. Changes made to a Smart Dimension in Model Spaces will automatically be updated inside of any Viewport in Paper space which includes that Smart Dimension.

3D Design and Modeling features

NEW: Selector has a new “Keep Size” option (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum & Professional packages only)

Selector for New Option Keep Size.

A new option, “Keep Size,” has been added to the 2D and 3D Selector’s Local Menu. When enabled, this option scales the distances between the selected objects without scaling the objects themselves.

NEW: Program Setup, Preferences Options has a new option “Highlight selection in renders” (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum, Professional and Deluxe packages)

Program Setup references: new option.

A new option, “Highlight selection in renders,” has been added to the Preferences of Program Setup. This option allows the user to disable drawing of the selected objects in all camera modes, except GDI modes (Wireframe\Native Wireframe and Hidden Line\Hidden Line). Enabling this option can cut down on render time and allow for a more accurate selection of objects to be rendered.

NEW: Toggle Selection Highlighting (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum, Professional and Deluxe packages only)

A new menu item, “Toggle Selection Highlighting,” has been added to the Program Setup menu. It’s a toggle option that turns on/off the “Highlight selection in renders” option in the Preferences menu. This option is a convenient and the fastest way to turn on/off Selection Highlighting Option available in the Program setup menu.

NEW: TurboCAD Content Server Palette (All TurboCAD 2022 packages)

This is a newly introduced Palette in TurboCAD 2022, which gives users access to over 700,000+ files. The user is shown the directory structure on the server and can Drag n Drop the files directly into the TC drawing.

NEW: Associative Intersections (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum only)

Associative Intersections.

A new local menu option, “Associative Intersections,” has been added to the Intersection tool. If this option is enabled, the intersection curves created get associated with the 3D objects. That is, with the movement of the intersecting objects, the intersecting curves get updated accordingly.

Associative sections – new feature (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum only)

Associative sections.

The Architectural Grid is a new tool that makes it easier to align other architectural objects in the drawing, such as walls and columns. Users can also import rectangular grids from DWG drawings and can change the properties of the grid and bubble representation via the Selection Info palette.

NEW: Surface on Face: has a new “Offset” option (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum only)

A new local menu option entitled “Offset” has been added to the Surface on Face tool. This defines the offset of the surface from the object. When the surface is being created, users have the option to create it with a positive or negative offset from the source object.

IMPROVED: Selection Information Palette Highlight (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum, Professional and Deluxe packages only)

Selection Information’s Highlight option functionality has been improved. If only one object is selected, then such a highlight is meaningless and potentially harmful. Therefore, highlight selection would not work if only one object is selected.

IMPROVED: Updated ACIS® Solid Modeling Engine (Booleans, blends, shelling (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum only)

Surface-on-face positive offset.

Surface on face negative offset.

The core of TurboCAD Platinum is driven by the ACIS 2022 solid modeling geometry engine from Dassault Systems. ACIS is a robust modeling engine that supports wireframe, surface/NURB, solids, direct face editing, and numerous feature operations such as Booleans, blends, shells, and warping. TurboCAD 2022 updates to the underlying solid modeling engine offer improvements to the following features:

• Multithreading
• Booleans
• Constant and Variable Radius Blends
• Direct Face Operations
• Shelling

Rendering and Visualization features

NEW: TurboLux (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum, Professional and Deluxe packages)

TurboLux demonstration render

TurboLux is a state-of-the-art rendering engine which exploits Physically Based Rendering (PBR) techniques. PBR models light and materials based on the laws of physics, accurately simulating the flow of light, resulting in eye-popping images of photographic quality.

Support for PBR-compatible Materials for TurboCAD is included in the 2022 release, with over 800, fully-editable TurboLux materials in the TurboCAD Materials Palette. PBR Materials extend the traditional color mapping with normal, metallic, roughness, and height maps. Combined with shaders for matte, glossy, glass, car paint, and metal, these new materials enable renderings to look more realistic by simulating real-world imperfections such as scratches, roughness, smudges, or noise.

TurboLux uses OpenCL and/or CUDA to run on any number of CPUs or Nvidia-based GPUs that are available on your machine. This highly optimized rendering layer provides performance that scales nearly linearly with the number of available computing devices. Using this high-performance device layer, TurboLux extracts the most out of your computer’s available hardware, which results in faster, higher-quality rendered images.

IMPROVED: Visualize Render

Visualize Render has been improved with several new additions including:

1. Cutting Plane – new feature (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum only)

Cutting Plane dialog.

Dynamic Cut Plane has been implemented for Visualize Render. Three pre-defined cut planes (XY, YZ, XZ) have been added to the Drawing Setup and Dynamic Cut Plane options. Ability to hatch section contours has also been added to the Dynamic Cut Plane Drawing Setup options.

Users can now use Dynamic Cut Plane while in Draft render. The 3 cut planes introduced (XY, YZ, XZ) make it easy to define the specific plane for the dynamic cut. The settings added to the Drawing Setup window help the user to select different filling pattern styles for the cut plane.

2 Auto Update Current View – improved feature (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum, Professional & Deluxe packages)

A new option, “Auto update current view,” has been added to the Draft Render in Camera Properties. When this option is enabled, the dialog parameter changes are immediately applied to the active window. Previously, the changes were applied only when clicking the “OK” button after selecting the options. But with this new option, the user is able to have immediate results when selecting/deselecting different options before even clicking the “OK” button.

3. Visual Styles Settings – improved feature (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum, Professional & Deluxe packages)

Visual Style Settings have been added to the named views. New draft rendering visual styles have been added to the Camera Properties -, X-Ray, Conceptual, Shades of Gray.

4. Camera Extended Parameters – new feature (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum, Professional & Deluxe packages)

A new set of extended parameters have been added to the Draft Rendering page of Camera Properties. These parameters are available for 3 visual style modes i.e., X-Ray, Conceptual, Shades of Gray. Each visual style has its own set of parameters. When changing the parameters, you can switch the styles from one to another. The extended parameters include Edge and Face mode/color-related settings.

File Support and interoperability features

IMPROVED: Professional Mechanical CAD File Translators (TurboCAD 2022 Platinum only)

TurboCAD’s precision data translators were developed by file format conversion experts Dassault Systems. Translators include precision neutral file formats such as STEP and IGES plus native support for a variety of CAD applications, including SolidWorks, CATIA, and NX. TurboCAD’s Interoperability solution not only provides data translation but integrates advanced features such as Geometry Repair, Topology Repair, and Tolerance Resolution to improve data compatibility between diverse systems. Interoperability updates to TurboCAD 2022 include:

• CREO 8 (new version support)
• CATIA v5-5 2022 (new version support)
• IGES, STEP (updates)
• NX 1980 Series (new version support)
• Parasolid 34 (new version support)
• SAT/SAB (updates)
• SolidEdge 2022 (new version support)
• SolidWorks 2022 (new version support)

Availability and pricing

• TurboCAD Platinum 2022 is now available for  USD 1,499.99 for a full, permanent license, or 499.99 USD per year for an annual subscription.
• TurboCAD Deluxe: USD 249.99.
• TurboCAD Designer: USD 69.99.

For more information, to download a 15-day trial, or to upgrade online, please click here.

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Access to cloud-based high-performance computing resources has grown since the global pandemic where companies need to serve more dispersed workforces engaged from home offices, job sites, factory or assembly floors, et cetera.

AutoCAD on EC2

Amazon EC2 G4ad instances enable cloud-based support for graphics-intensive workloads. AMD’s Radeon PRO V520 GPUs are currently only available in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) G4ad instances. It means organizations can improve operations by adding flexible and convenient access to AutoCAD running in the cloud on high-performance cloud servers with AMD Radeon PRO GPU hardware powering the CAD workflow.

AMD’s Radeon PRO V520 GPUs are part of Amazon EC2 G4ad instances with new Autodesk certification for AutoCAD deployment from the cloud vis-a-vis virtual workstations.

Such deployments are useful for workforces who do many things besides access, edit, and manipulate AutoCAD files. It means these workforces can gain access to high-performance AutoCAD workflows from virtually anywhere at a lower cost than high-end workstations.

Technical Explanations

The G4ad instances are powered by 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ CPUs and AMD Radeon Pro V520 GPUs built on the latest 7nm Zen 2 and AMD RDNA™ architectures—all of this delivering workstation-class experiences from the cloud.

Autodesk’s certification means AutoCAD has been rigorously tested to deliver the same reliable AutoCAD experience from the cloud as if from a native workstation or computer in-house.

Firms can provision up to four AMD Radeon PRO V520 GPUs per G4ad instance. Users can thus drive up to two dual 4K displays at 60Hz from the cloud. Or, that same Radeon power can be used to drive a massive desktop—how about one 4K display plus three additional 1080p monitors. AMD Radeon PRO V520 GPUs support DirectX 11 and 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.1, and OpenCL 2.0.

To learn more visit here. Or here.

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Highlights include LISP integration with AutoCAD web and new AI-driven insights to help users improve workflows inside AutoCAD.

AutoCAD 2023

Autodesk AutoCAD is a family of modern software applications for desktop computers, cloud (web), and mobile devices. Additionally, AutoCAD software has integrations with other Autodesk tools, particularly those connected to Autodesk Cloud, Autodesk Revit, and Autodesk Docs.

Collaboration

Collaboration is an area of improvement in version 2023 with the new Markup Import and Markup Assist features. They help users automatically import collaborator feedback into drawings, thus reducing human errors in doing this manually. Written comments and markup on Trace layers can now be added directly to the AutoCAD drawing with a mouse click.

Markup Import will take feedback from the job site on printed paper or a PDF and enable the importation of said data onto a Trace layer in AutoCAD. AutoCAD then detects the markup and converts it to an AutoCAD object. Markup Assist then helps the user complete the process, integrating the markup into the AutoCAD drawing itself.

Autodesk announced new AutoCAD 2023. A new feature this year is LISP support in AutoCAD web app.

“We’re excited about the future of AutoCAD and are committed to addressing our customers’ rapidly evolving modern workflows,” said Dania El Hassan, Director of AutoCAD Product Management. “With Markup Import and Markup Assist and My Insights: Macro Advisor in AutoCAD 2023, both powered by machine learning, we strive to make sure the time users spend in AutoCAD continues to be efficient and productive. The automations and insights we’re developing will continue to leverage the latest technology to guide users toward completely new design outcomes.”

Automation

The LISP API is now part of the AutoCAD web app. Users familiar with the programming language in AutoCAD can use it to streamline and automate repetitive processes wherever they are working regardless of computer as the AutoCAD web app is run through a modern browser and across platforms.

Users can load and manage LISP files and type in LISP commands in the AutoCAD web app as they do in AutoCAD on the desktop. This feature is just available for AutoCAD subscribers (AutoCAD web app also has a free plan since the global pandemic).

Moreover, the cloud-first Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD 2023 now lets users open sheet sets faster from Autodesk Docs.

Machine Learning

My Insights: Macro Advisor is a feature set that uses machine learning algorithms to deliver curated insights and recommendations to the user while they work to help them perform repeated workflows using automation macros.

Macro insights will also appear as notifications at the bottom of the screen while working, in addition to the dashboard in the start tab where you can view a set of personalized usage insights about your time in AutoCAD. When you click on a macro suggestion, the user is taken to a new Command Macro Palette where they can learn more, save the suggested macro, and even tailor the new macro to their needs.

Autodesk says, “The My Insights: Macro Advisor is a frictionless guide to provide valuable information to you at the right time and in the right context.”

Other Improvements

Users have been asking for floating windows to have their own command lines so this is a new feature in AutoCAD 2023. The command line is available in any active window. Trace layers can now be created from the AutoCAD desktop application and not just AutoCAD web and AutoCAD mobile. Trace layers let users collaborate with others about drawings by safely adding markups without touching or altering the existing drawing state.

The count command is further enhanced to enable the counting of objects within a user-defined area.

Lastly, AutoCAD 2023 features updated graphics for rendering 3D objects up to 10x faster than earlier versions using the Shaded, Shaded with Edges, and Wireframe visual styles.

AutoCAD 2023 for Mac is also announced. See our separate report here.

Learning More

Those with active subscriptions can log into their Autodesk Account and download the latest release. There is a free 30-day trial available for AutoCAD 2023 on both Windows and Mac, including the new AutoCAD LT 2023 versions. Readers can learn more about the AutoCAD web app and AutoCAD mobile app here and here, respectively.

Click here to learn more about AutoCAD 2023.

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The redesign effort began during the COVID-19 pandemic and was safely executed with help from many of Autodesk’s signature AEC software tools, including BIM 360, Revit, AutoCAD, and Navisworks. These tools were used to enable remote work and collaboration.

New Gallery

The Autodesk Gallery opened back in 2008. The space serves to highlight innovation and technical and design achievements by Autodesk customers.

Interior of the new reimagined Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco, CA, showing architectural model from Perkins & Will. (Image: Autodesk / All rights reserved)

The newly updated Autodesk Gallery includes a fresh look and offers a complete series of exhibits that celebrate the world of innovators empowered by Autodesk technology. A few of the highlights include:

• 13 incredible customer exhibits: Discover the solutions, breakthroughs, and experimental visions that Autodesk customers like LAIKA, NASA, Hyundai, and others are bringing to life with our tools.
• Spectrum experience: A new experience that honors the innovators making the world a better place for all.
• Prism experience: A central hub that allows visitors to participate in multi-choice questions, projected onto a large surface and responsive to touch or gesture.
• Future Communities: An interactive experience created in partnership with the Smithsonian that invites guests to collaborate with each other and AI to design a resilient and sustainable community.

The gallery will open for select tours in 2022. While folks wait to see it in person, there is more info here in this Autodesk blog post to learn about what is exhibited.

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ARES CAD Technology

Graebert’s ARES CAD technology is based on the (.dwg) file format in native form, meaning the software is essentially fully native compatible with Autodesk’s AutoCAD; it can read, create, and modify files directly in the same format as AutoCAD, but for a fraction of the cost. ARES CAD technology at the desktop level feels largely familiar to its US rival’s software, from dialogs to keyboard commands, facilitating the ability for companies, teams, and individuals to transition from AutoCAD or another (.dwg) based CAD platform really easily.

The ARES CAD technology is the leading alternative for (.dwg) based CAD systems after AutoCAD itself, with the second-largest installed base of CAD users in the world. This would include Graebert’s CAD technology as offered by Graebert’s OEM partners, importantly, DraftSigth by Dassault Systèmes. Millions of users globally work with ARES CAD technology every day, says the company.

Graebert’s ARES Trinity CAD technologies are fully native with (.dwg) file-based CAD systems including AutoCAD.

“We’re excited about this collaboration with Graebert. With its innovative Trinity concept, Graebert leads the transition to the next generation of integrated .DWG CAD,” says Britt Jonnaert, General Manager of AERTWORKS.”

Proven Success

“Graebert ARES’ unique collaboration features leverage the best functionality for desktop, cloud, and mobile to synchronize workflows across devices for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, whether you’re in the office, working from home, or on the road,” says Jonnaert. “It is the most versatile DWG CAD solution, for anything from freelance designers to large enterprise teams that need to collaborate across time zones, as well as provide optimized functionality to a distributed field force, providing secure and efficient access to all leading hosted and on-premise cloud platforms.”

“We’re delighted to be working with AERTWORKS, whose team shares our extensive heritage in the CAD space,” says Wilfried Graebert, CEO of Graebert. “AERTWORKS has a proven sales track record in the USA, after successfully introducing other CAD solutions. Graebert is already a market leader in some European countries and the APAC region. Some reference customers include 3 of the ‘Big 5’ construction groups in Japan and leading manufacturers like LG, Hyundai, and Samsung. Our success in these markets is largely explained by our ability to adapt our innovative Trinity concept to the needs of large enterprise customers with thousands of users.”

ARES Expansion and Details

Wilfried Graebert notes that the German CAD company already has long-standing collaborations in the United States with leading solution providers, including Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS, PTC’s Onshape, and Canada’s software giant Corel. “We believe the time is right to develop our own distribution network in the US and to establish our ARES brand in all the major markets,” says Graebert.

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The ARES Trinity technologies enable users to work with local or LAN files and then mobile those digital file assets via the cloud onto the web and mobile devices. Key details include:

• CAD Anywhere technologies — each Graebert user gets their own account with a login and password that allows them to work from any computer. The license follows the user, who can use up to two computers without having to log in and out from each device. This means a user can work in the office and then work at home without the necessity of logging in and out.
• ARES Kudo — additionally each Trinity license enables access to ARES Kudo, the version of ARES CAD technology in the web browser. This compliments ARES Touch, for mobile devices taking CAD file assets into the field or accessing them from the factory floor or job site.
• File synchronization — all users work with the latest version of the drawing, in sync with the chosen cloud storage services. Files can be deployed and shared using Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft SharePoint, Trimble Connect, Onshape, and Hancom Space, as well as AWS S3 or private Internet servers via WebDav, Nextcloud, or ownCloud.
• Session handling — Automatically lock the file when a user is editing to prevent conflicts.
• Email notifications — Update users after modifications, comments, and markups.
• Version history — See and ‘compare’ successive modifications to the same file by multiple users, and revert changes if needed.
• Markups — Use modern communication tools to collect comments with stamps, pictures, or voice recordings; apply AI (artificial intelligence) to convert voice recordings into text and auto-tag images.
• View-Only links — Free online viewing and commenting to collect feedback and validation from customers or colleagues.

Graebert invites US-based customers to visit www.aertworks.com to learn more about ARES CAD software, watch demo videos, and activate a free 30-day trial.

About AERTWORKS

AERTWORKS® is a US-based company that provides consulting and software solutions for innovation and design management in BIM/AEC, construction, product, civil, road, landscape, and mechanical design, as well as process, documentation, and design control solutions for medical devices, IVD, pharma, aerospace, energy, and oil and gas.

To learn more about Graebert, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with offices in Japan, India, and Russia, visit them here.

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