Have a look on the What’s new in ARES Commander 2020:
– Improved Licensing Workflow
– Insert Base
– Layers Manager Palette
– New Dimension Style
– Create 2D Entities from 3D Models – “OffsetEdges” and “ConvertEdges”
– Customizable Blocks
- Test Block
- Convert Dynamic Blocks into CustomBlocks
- Dependent of Independent Base Point for Rotate and Scale Activity
- Distance Multiplier and Angle Offset Action Properties
– Data Extraction Wizard – ExtractData
– Associative Patterns
– Grips for Non-associative hatches
– Improved Field Command – New Entity option
– New Selection Method – Lasso Selection
– Add Markups to the Drawing
- Predefined and custom stamps
- Voice recordings
- Picture notes
– Drawing Compare
- Load the differences independently
- Preview the differences independently with colors
- Browse and review changes between two versions
– Work with BIM files
- Import IFC or Revit® files in your project
- BIM Navigator palette
- Data Extraction for BIM Elements
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BIM Elements Properties
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BIM Model Sections
– Other New Commands
- SetConstraintNameFormat: Specifies how to display the information in the dimensional constraints.
- SafetyOptions: Prevents executable files with potential safety risk from running.
- LogfileOn: Writes the contents of the command history to a log file (with .log extension).
- LogfileOff: Closes the command history log file opened by the LogFileOn.
- Commands: Displays the list of all commands.
– More Improvements
Reload References Option Available in the Status Bar
New Settings (Options dialog box)
- Base Angle Guide display. You can display a guideline along the zero base angle according to the current CCS. User Preferences > Drafting Options > Display > Polar guides
- Display the full path in the application title bar. Lets you control whether the title bar displays the full path of the active drawing or only the name. System Options > Open / Save As > Open file > Display full path in application title bar
- The rendered entity smoothness option lets you specify the resolution of curved surfaces for rendering.
- Heads-up display delay time. Lets you control the display of the Heads-Up toolbar when selecting entities.
- Use layers in PDF file (PDF v1.5) option lets you create layers in the PDF file according to the layers in the drawing.
Printing
- Window print range highlight in the graphics area.
- Improved BatchPrint command. Lets you group multiple drawings into a single PDF file.
- Printer property settings. Lets you specify printer-specific property settings to be reused for subsequent outputs. Thus you can override settings of the printers installed on your computer. You can save the printer property settings in configuration files with a .pcx extension.
- Custom paper sizes are available for the built-in printer (PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG, or DWF).
New Shortcuts
- Ctrl + Pg Up. Moves to the next working space (sheet or model).
- Ctrl + Pg Down. Moves to the previous working space (sheet or model).
- Ctrl + I. Toggles between absolute and relative coordinate during command execution.
Release Note: ARES Commander 2020 will be released end of January 2020. You can currently try the new features from a Pre-release version:
- For Windows 32bits: www.graebert.com/getares2020PRforwin32
- For Windows 64bits: www.graebert.com/getares2020PRforwin64
Read more at: https://www.graebert.com/blog/product-news/whats-new-in-ares-commander-2020/
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