This year’s version of CorelCAD 2019 introduces additional 3D modeling tools and 3D printing capabilities with additional STL support. Somewhere in the life of most projects, 2D drawings or files come into play. Or they’re using CAD files to collaborate on projects or add additional information. In many cases, CorelCAD users are not the original creators of CAD documents but they may need to edit DWGs to create technical documentation. Support for STL enables customers to send their files to 3D printers. The addition of Push and Pull features to CorelCAD enable users to create 3D models from 2D sketches. CorelCAD Mobile is free to use as a viewer with annotation. CorelCAD has supported the Mac and last year CHK introduced the CorelCAD Mobile subscription which adds 2D drawing, editing, and annotation tools. The Ares engine has support for Mac as well as Windows and CorelCAD is an enthusiastic supporter of the cross-platform capabilities, recognizing that many of its users tend to cross platforms and use mobile devices. The Ares interface uses the comfy ribbon approach, designed to be familiar to AutoCAD users. Although CorelDraw is a direct competitor to illustration tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Corel’s customers tend to be technical users, thanks to Corel’s mix of tools devoted to technical illustration and also industrial graphics, sign making, apparel, creating schematics, and related markets. The two worlds are not at all mutually exclusive.Ĭorel has a unique market selling CAD capabilities to its customers using its CorelDraw suite of products. Each company has their own market to address and, in spite of the advantages and strength of 3D tools enabling advanced uses such as BIM and PLM, there is a very large market for 2D CAD products. Graebert has its own line of CAD programs, under the brand Ares Commander and OnShape has opted to use the Ares engine to drive its 2D drawing module. The company got a major endorsement when Dassault chose Ares as the base for its Draftsight CAD program to accompany its products Catia and SolidWorks. The Ares engine was introduced in 2005 and today Graebert is a leading provider of a CAD engine for development. Clone CADs are finding their space in a post-AutoCAD world.Īs a CAD program based on the ODA DWG format and the Graebert Ares CAD engine, CorelCAD come late on to the scene.
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