Layer State Manager – ARES Commander

Group different layers in ARES commander. The new layer state manager allows users to create layer groups, that we can easily control.

Discovering New Layer State Manager

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When we draw a project in CAD we need to create many layers.

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Until the previous version of Ares Commander,

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if we needed to work on the structural design of a project,

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we would have most likely frozen the layers, that were not required, one by one.

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A slow process, isn’t it?

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And it can always lead to errors, maybe because we accidentally left a layer “frozen” that should be active,

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or we left one active when it had to be “frozen”.

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ARES Commander 2016 is introducing the new LAYER STATE MANAGER.

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It allows us to create layer groups, that we can easily control.

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In this example, we can see configured five layer states.

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Select the one for plumbing, press ACTIVE and see how the drawing is updated.

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ARES Commander 2016 activates the expected layers and “freezes” the layers that are not required.

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Now select ELECTRICITY, and press ACTIVE.

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Do the same with the other configured layer states.

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Like this, we quickly jump from one layer
state to another.

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We can use this tool not only for the model space, but also for the paper space.

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We enter the VIEWPORT with a double click, select “LAYER STATE MANAGER”.

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In this example, we choose the “Active Layer State”related to plumbing and press ACTIVE.

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We go to another layout in Paper Space.

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We enter the Viewport with a double click and select a different layer state.

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Like this, we can arrange all the required project sheets very quickly and easily,

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while in model space, we can work with all layers at once, if desired.

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But … how do we configure a “Layer State”?

Create a Layer State

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Let’s create a layer state, which contains only the walls and carpentry.

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We press ADD.

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And write a name.

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We click EDIT.

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And in this table, we turn ON or OFF the layers of interest.

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In this example, we will use the “Building_Carpenter” layer, which contains the carpentry,

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and the “Building_Walls” layer, which contains walls.

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All other layers should be “frozen”.

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We can even make the “Building_Walls” layer become the “active” layer,

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simply by selecting it and pressing ACTIVE.

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Next, we can also turn off the layer “0”.

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Now, there are only two active layers, the one related to carpentry, and the one related to walls.

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We can even change the color, if desired.

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Press OK.

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If you now press ACTIVE,

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you realize that we only see the carpentry and walls,

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at the same time, the color of the walls changed.

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The “Building_Walls” layer appears as activated

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– as we configured in the state of layers.

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Let’s choose another layer state to see the changes.

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We try other states of layers, and activate
them.

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If you wish, you can also edit an existingstate.

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In this case, we define a different color for walls when dealing with electricity.

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Then modify the color of the “Building_Walls” to be red in this layer state.

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Now press “ACTIVE” so that the information is updated.

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We see how the color of the wall is now red,

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and the active layer now is “0”.

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We move to “structure”.

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We now return to the state of layer we just created, and see how the wall becomes yellow again.

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The active layer is still “Building_Walls”.

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Ares Commander 2016 allows us to organize our project in a way never seen before.

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If you want to learn more about layer states in ARES Commander 2016,

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you can press this button, press F1, or use this icon.

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