Videos

ARES Commander allows you to Redefine Base Point of a Block by changing the insertion point of a block without the need to edit it, through the REDEFINEBASEPOINT command. Let’s see how it works. In this slit, we want to add a BOLT. For this, we use the INSERT BLOCK command. We select the “bolt” we have created and we choose that the position is determined directly in the drawing. After pressing OK, we are ready to insert the block. However, the insertion point is located in a place on the bolt that does not correspond to the references we have in the drawing. We would have to place it in a known place, for example, and then move it to the correct position. In this case, it is a single bolt. But if the mechanical part has several bolts, that small mishap would imply a more tedious work and lead

It is very important for designers to be able to work with “free forms”. ARES Commander allows you to select a solid and modify, for example, its height, through its grips. Also, being selected, we can vary that height through the properties palette. We could even add an angle to their faces. We will also see in this video, how the new dynamic CCS facilitates our work in 3D. By simply positioning the pointer on the face of one of these solids, the CCS is automatically positioned by changing the reference of the work plane. We are going to create a table. To do this, we will draw a rectangle with specific measures to then extrude it.Now, we are going to create a modern leg, so now we are going to edit its shape through the grips. We’re going to a top view. We are going to symmetrize it. Now,

In the video above, we show users how the new BLOCK ATTRIBUTE MANAGER allows you to modify the attributes of a block in a very intuitive and fast way. A block can contain attributes. In this example, we see a tree that contains 3 different types of attributes and each of them is completed. Others, on the other hand, only have 2 complete attributes of the 3 that it contains. But, we could complete them. However, not all attributes are important to be seen on a technical level. Some may only serve as a reference or extended information of an element with the aim of being exported to an excel sheet, for example. ARES Commander offers us the BLOCKATTRIBUTEMANAGER command that can be executed quickly with the keyboard shortcut BAM. So, we can see for example that this block has been inserted in the drawing 38 times. At the same time

The HELIX entities are present in the technical drawing, either in the mechanical drawing or in the architectural drawing, which we will be able to represent in 2D or 3D. However, Helices are hard to achieve with standard CAD tools. Therefore, ARES Commander offers the possibility of creating 2D and 3D HELIX, from the same command, called HELIX. The process to create them is very simple. First, we indicate a point. Next, to indicate a radius for the first turn of the HELIX (the base) by writing or indicating it with a click on the drawing. Furthermore, to determine the radius of the top of the HELIX. Where we can also write a value, or determine it with a click on the drawing. In the command line, some options appear that allow us to modify the characteristics of the HELIX. For example, let’s take into account the height. The HELIX can