🔍 Summary
Kudo 1.206 introduces ARES Online Automation enhancements, export and scripting updates, QR code publishing controls, and improvements to file handling in Block Library and cloud storage. It includes new abilities like job reporting, disabling QR URLs, and better error handling in automation jobs. Numerous bug fixes improve block insert behavior, drawings automation reliability, and cloud file restore workflows. This release strengthens automation stability and file operations for a more seamless user experience.
✨ New Features & Stories
📤 Export & File Operations
Enabled missing export/download commands in Kudo Blob and command line.
Added ability to open file dialogs for choosing/saving files locally.
Allowed restoration of files with the same name in libraries.
🔐 QR Code Management for View-Only Links
New Security Control: Company admins can now disable already-published QR codes used to generate view-only links on DWG files.
Previously, QR codes offered permanent access without visibility or control for the file owner or admins.
Admins can now block QR-based links centrally from Kudo settings—even those created before the control was added.
Instead of permanently breaking access, blocked QR codes redirect users to an informative message, similar to expired or deactivated shared links.
This improves security while maintaining clarity for end users who may access printed QR codes.
🛠️ Improvements
🖥️ ARES Online Drawings Automation
Automation failures now shows user-readable errors.
Automation handles failures more gracefully.
🌍 Localization & Labels
Fixed untranslated text for "Create New Block/Folder" in non-English languages.
Corrected label truncation and tooltip behaviors across dialogs.
🐞 Bug Fixes
📦 Block Library
Fixed sub-block parsing and thumbnail updates.
Corrected block insert scaling issues.
Resolved errors on block insertion and UI crashes during uploads.
Fixed folder name duplication, truncation, and extension handling.
Improved preview for sub-blocks.
🧰 Drawing Automation
Resolved failures in BIM to 2D DWG/PDF jobs.
Restored missing job templates in dropdowns.
Fixed "Queued" job status requiring reload.
☁️ Cloud Storage & Restore
Fixed issues in:
Restoring duplicate-named files.
Error messages when restoring multiple files.
File previews and undo functionality.
Improved:
Google Drive login persistence for download jobs.
Personal Vault folder access in OneDrive.
Link behavior in CLOUDFIELD (view, print, disable).
📄 PDF, SVG & BIM
Fixed crash when exporting PDFs in headless mode.
Resolved incorrect annotation symbols in SVG export.
Made BIM openings display properly.
Prevented corrupt drawings from breaking uploads.
🧩 Properties & Options
Fixed:
Geometry scaling for inserted blocks.
Missing icons/text in block insert tools.
Associative states in properties panel.
📉 Regression Fixes
File not opening and DWF view window bugs fixed.
Fixed restore behavior and tooltips for Google Drive and ARES Kudo local drive.
Prevented
[object Object]error messages in UI.Trimble, Dropbox, and Nextcloud integration errors corrected.
Prevented frequent crashes during Edit mode and startup script execution.