Experience the flexibility of ARES Commander Edition, the powerful CAD software for day-to-day work as well as complex projects. Leverage the productive tools and intelligent features for drafting and design that you have come to expect from top CAD products, at a significant cost savings. Create 3D objects using the ACIS 3D Solid Modeler which is tightly integrated within the software.
ARES Commander is DWG-compatible and is easy to use within your existing CAD environments.
Supports the latest industry technology + DWG compatible + Available for Windows 7 and 8, Mac OS X, and several Linux distributions + 64-Bit version for Windows, with a 64-Bit version for Mac and Linux coming soon + DWG and DXF read and write support through version 2012, read support through version 2013 + 3D Solids Modeler based on industry standard, ACIS
Fully customizable API + Create your own functions, routines, and plugins + Support for LISP, C/C++, CFX/DRX, Visual Studio for Applications (VSTA), .net (C#,VB.Net) , Delphi, COM, Active X, and DCL programming interfaces + Add active content from other application using OLE objects in drawings + Easily define and manage menus and toolbars in XML resources
Flexible user interface + Dockable toolbars, right-click shortcut menus, tool matrix, and properties palette can all be customized + Store individual UI configurations in user profiles and create page layouts to reuse print settings + Use alias shortcuts for frequently used commands
Time saving tools + Enter and format text directly in the drawing with the In-Place Text Editor + Record a series of commands in action macros and replay them to automate repetitive tasks + Dimensions as well as hatches and gradient color fills are related to their associated entities and update automatically + Create flat representations of 3D solid objects + Select the geometry inside a viewport to align them on layout sheets + Underlay .pdf and Microstation .dgn files, manage underlay layers and clip them + Use fields to change multiple instances of annotation in one operation and automatically update title blocks
Ideal for workgroups and corporate environments + Record and play VoiceNotes to add messages, reminders, or instructions directly in your drawing or mark up drawings with free hand sketches + Create rectangular, elliptical, and freehand revision clouds to accentuate drawing areas and to indicate that certain areas require or contain revisions + Attach drawings and images as references |