POWERFUL, DWG-BASED CAD SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS®, MACOS® AND LINUX®
THE N°1 ALTERNATIVE FOR CAD IN DWG, TRUSTED BY INDUSTRY LEADERS AND MILLIONS OF USERS
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Single User License (PERPETUAL):
€ 665 + VAT
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- Replace AutoCAD® or other similar programs at a significant cost savings
- 100% DWG — Maximum compatibility with your CAD files
- Unique collaboration features: leveraging cloud and mobile to synchronize files and teamwork across all users and devices
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New CAD Features in ARES Commander 2024
When you can customize your CAD environment and workflows to meet your needs, you can work more comfortably and efficiently. And when you can share your frequently used tools and data layouts with colleagues, your entire department can realize these benefits.
ARES Commander 2024 lets you customize tool palettes like never before—and even import them from AutoCAD®. Thanks to the expanded availability of the Ribbon user interface, Mac and Linux users can now choose the interface option that Windows users have long enjoyed. And with the new TopoPoints module, ARES Commander users get the ability to import/export coordinates.
Customizing tool palettes
A Professional Cross-Platform DWG CAD Ecosystem
Designed To Take Your CAD Anywhere
Dedicated To Productivity
Any OS
ARES Commander can be installed on Windows, macOS or several Linux distributions
Work offline
ARES Commander is fully installed on your laptops and/or computers as you have ever been used to
Buy 1 license and work from any computer
ARES Commander, the same user can work from up to 2 computers simultaneously and even log out to work from other computers. You may even use computers under different operating systems.
CAD anywhere
When you buy ARES Commander you also get a 1 year subscription for ARES Touch (to work on your Android and iOS devices) and ARES Kudo, our cloud-based solution.
Support included
When you buy ARES Commander the license includes a 1-year subscription to receive all the updates as well as access to our Support Desk via email. Upon expiration you are free to renew your support agreement or withdraw.
Leverage the intelligence of BIM
to automate CAD drawings production
With ARES Commander you can import and view Revit and IFC files, but most interestingly you can extract 2D drawings from them, extract the BIM information into tables and draw additional CAD details on top of the geometry acquired from the BIM project.
- BIM Import: Import .RVT or .IFC models
- Access & Browse: Filter relevant BIM information
- Extraction & Take-offs: Read & extract BIM data into tables or .csv
- Smart & Intelligent: Automate drawings productions from the BIM model
- Reduce CAD work repetition: Update drawings after BIM model changes
ARES Kudo adds the Agility of the Cloud
to ARES Commander
ARES Kudo is inbuilt in ARES Commander and allows you to access, create and modify DWG files stored in popular cloud storage services such as Google Drive®, Box®, Dropbox® and OneDrive®. Any modification you save in ARES Commander is instantly synchronized.
Your files follow you across all your computers and mobile devices and are always up-to-date.
Share a URL to view your drawing online
View & Modify DWG drawings in your internet browser
ARES Kudo is included in any subscription for ARES Commander as part of our unique ARES Trinity of CAD concept.
Think Beyond Desktop With The Perfect Companion:
ARES Touch – A Full-Featured Mobile CAD
Native DWG support
Available for Android and iOS
ARES Touch is a full-featured Mobile CAD version for Android smartphones / tablets as well as iPads / iPhones. It is bundled within the ARES Trinity of CAD license and makes the perfect companion, when you are out of office, but need to keep your drawings and your drafting tools close to you.
Key Features of ARES Touch include:
- A complete set of 2D design and annotation tools for tablets and smartphones
- Optimized workflow: Keep files in sync between ARES Touch and ARES Commander
- Take your drawings for offline use
- Ability to add Picture Notes and Voice Notes – Annotate any drawing by taking an image or recording audio to share with colleagues at the office
Minimum Technical Requirements for Windows
- 64-bit version: Microsoft® Windows® 8.1, Windows 10 or Windows 11 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
- Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, or AMD® AthlonTM x2 Dual-Core processor
- 1.5 GB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
- 4 GB RAM
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4
- Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution
- Mouse
For a good experience we recommend
- 64-bit version: Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows® 11 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
- Intel i5/i7/i9 processor 6th generation or higher, AMD Ryzen 5/7/9 processor, or better
- 1.5 GB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
- 8 GB RAM
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 3.2 or better
- Full HD monitor
- Wheel mouse, or 3D mouse
Minimum Technical Requirements for macOS
- Mac® with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor or better
- macOS v10.15 (Catalina), v11 (Big Sur), or v12 (Monterey)
- 4GB of RAM (8GB or more recommended)
- 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 (OpenGL version 3.2 or better recommended)
- Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
- Mouse
Minimum Technical Requirements for Linux
- Ubuntu® 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS, Fedora® 33
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, AMD® Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core processor, or better
- 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
- 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
- 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 (OpenGL version 3.2 or better recommended)
- Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
- Mouse (Wheel mouse recommended)
You can try the program for 30 days for free!
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Difference from
other CAD
ARES Commander can be installed on Windows, macOS and Linux. The program works offline - it is fully installed on your computer. Purchase 1 license and work from any computer: the same user can work from 2 computers at the same time. With the purchase of ARES Commander, you also get the ARES Touch to run on Android and iOS devices, and the ARES Kudo - cloud technology subscription for one year.
When you purchase ARES Commander, the license includes a one-year subscription to receive all updates, as well as access to our support via email. At the end of the term, you are free to renew or withdraw from the support agreement.