Discover and learn how to use the new Ribbon interface introduced in ARES Commander Edition 2014

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welcome to this video introducing ARES commander

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edition 2014 please note:

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we are using a Windows version of ARES but ARES commander edition

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is also the only CAD software

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available for Mac and Linux, first thing to notice

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when we open a drawing session is the new ribbon interface

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it is a modern environment organizing many tool shortcuts

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into a minimum space, by default there are two working environments

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one for working in 3d and another

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for 2d, when changing from one environment to another

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the ribbon adapts with tools

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related to the work environment we selected

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which is either 2D or 3D anyway

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don’t forget, all the tools and commands

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are still available through the command line where we can launch

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commands by entering their names, in the 2d work environment we will find quick

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access to tools to draw the shapes we need for our project

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includes for example lines polylines

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and the complete set of features we have to create

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and modify entities it also includes tools for dimensioning

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layer creation and reference insertions

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among many others now if you need 3d tools

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all you have to do is this, which

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opens the workspaces least and selects the 3d modeling environment the ribbon

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adapts automatically to facilitate the work

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in 3d, you can see the name is the tags have changed

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where in addition to specifics 3d tools

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you will still find the most important tools for 2d

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that are necessary to create your three-dimensional objects

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please note however that the ribbon

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is not meant to be working in one mode or another

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that is 2 or 3D you are always working

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in a three-dimensional model space even when you draw

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in 2d, ribbon is just simplifying the interface

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with the most expected features either for 2d

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like in this example or for 3d

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with other features, this work method is both intuitive

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and more productive that’s why we call the workspace

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if you’re missing the traditional interface

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up the previous versions, you will find that

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under classic default, using this you can switch back to toolbars and menus

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still there’s something new here notice the

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icon images in the menus for each command

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at least for those that have an icon the fight you can see

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here that the ribbon is in fact, the combination of two concepts into one

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both drop down menus and toolbars

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if you’re used to menus

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and toolbars would like to encourage you to try the ribbon

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at first you may lose a little time

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looking for the tools, it’s like shopping in a new store

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but after a little practice, you will get used to it you’ll see how intuitive the route minutes and it will definitely increase your productivity

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