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Working with tables in your drawings and exporting them to Excel has never been so easy. Now, the tables in ARES Commander allow to include formulas, in the same way, that we would do it in programs like Excel. In this example, we are going to obtain the total of trees that we have in this project. We select the cell and choose the SUMMARY formula. Now, we indicate with two clicks the area that includes the values that we want to add. Observe that the formula has been written and press Create Note, and thus we obtain the result. Other functions could be to add a new column. We click on this cell, and right click to choose Insert, Column on the right. A column includes the unit prices of each tree. In the new column, we will obtain the total cost for each species, in addition to the total

The professionals use MULTILEADER to create notes in the technical drawings. The same text is associated with several arrows that avoid having to repeat the text several times. ARES Commander offers the possibility of creating MULTILEADER. Let’s see how it works. In the ANNOTATION panel of the HOME tab, we can see the icon. But it is in the ANNOTATE tab, where more options will be found, within the MULTI-LEADERS section. For this, we use this icon. We indicate the first point and after indicating the second we write the text. Press FINISH. Now is when we add another LEADER, selecting the MULTILEADER, and indicating the position of the arrow. From here, we can edit the style we are using, or create new ones. For this, we have several parameters that will allow us to modify whether or not it has a note, a tolerance value, nothing, or a block. We

In this video, we highlight some usability improvements and reminders, and also some tricks using the mouse and keyboard. To begin, we will see how we can combine the SHIFT key and the arrows to move elements incrementally. Simply selecting an object and using the SHIFT key combination pressed with the arrows we can move it. We can use more than one item at a time. Through the options, the changes can increase the movement. Now, we simply select a group of elements and we can combine the SHIFT key and the arrows to move elements incrementaly. ARES Commander allows to COPY or MOVE elements to the active layer. For example, this is the active layer. And these elements belong to something else. When we use COPY or CUT, we can copy or move objects to the active layer. Let’s use CONTROL + C to copy elements. After pressing ENTER,

Layer Preview in ARES Commander ARES Commander brings some interesting features that allow us to manipulate and organize layers with greater productivity. Highlighting among them is the command LAYER PREVIEW, which is exclusive to ARES Commander. This command allows us to select layers and visualize their contents and even select groups of layers. Navigate through the Layer Preview Command Select layers, and use the Zoom and Pan command to take a closer look. Press ESC to return to the dialog box. The “RESTORE LAYERS STATE WHEN EXIT” option, when it is active, determines if the previous layer state will be restored after closing the LAYER PREVIEW command. Pay attention, at this point, it says it will restore it. Press CLOSE and the drawing will return to the previous configuration. Layer Configuration with Layer Preview Now, let’s try the opposite. Select a group of layers, and deselect the box. Press CLOSE.

Learn how to make linetypes and linetype files with CAD Software ARES Commander. In this article, we will explain how to create line styles using an easy to use CAD program. When working on a CAD drawing, we need different line types or line type files also known as “line styles” in ARES Commander. Opening the LINE STYLE Dialog Box In the video above, for example, the circular viewport. Contains a line using a CONTINUOUS line style. We could change this to dots. It is also possible to load other types of line. For that, we can use the last option in the linestyle drop-down,  which says ‘Other…’ or on the icon next to the linestyle drop-down menu . Both will take you to the LINE STYLE dialog box,  where you can load the line types. Press LOAD, and note that several options appear. The line styles definitions are included in a filename with

ARES Commander allows us to create custom line types. In this video, we will learn to create a custom line style for CAD with a series of lines of different sizes. All of this in a very simple way. Line Types and Line Styles Line types in ARES are also known as “line styles”. Here, for example, we have a series of lines of different sizes, and we will create a line style with it. Our new line style pattern will start at this point and end at this other end. The vertical line is simply a reference element so that you can easily select the end point. The last space will be included in our line style. Now, from XTRATOOLS press the command MAKE LINESTYLE Define a name (without spaces) and add a description. After pressing OK, we have to select the start point and then indicate the end

Learn how to create Custom Linestyles in CAD Software ARES Commander easily. Custom Linestyes can be created either directly from a drawing pattern with the command MAKELINESTYLE, or the traditional way, with a text file ending in a .lin extension, (as shown in the video). Press LOAD, in the LINE STYLE dialog, and it will open a new dialog called LOAD LINESTYLES, which shows the contents of the .lin file. You’ll notice that it has a name and a description. Wondering how they are created? Simple, click on BROWSE and it directs you to the folder containing the file. You can see that the .LIN file has a simple structure when you open it using NOTEPAD (available in Windows). Be careful, any changes you make here will affect the .LIN file. In the video above, the file is called ‘MM.LIN’. The double M is short for millimeter, as it groups the line