ARES Kudo release notes - v1.215

Advanced Print Settings – Added UI support for advanced print settings, providing greater control over sheet-specific print configuration, page layouts, orientation, paper size, scale, and output.

SHADEVIEW Enhancement – Added support for the HIDDEN option of the SHADEVIEW command.

Updated Templates Experience – Introduced an updated Templates UI and supporting workflows for managing My Templates and Public Templates.

Block Parameters on Insertion – Added support for Block Parameters when inserting blocks through the Block Collection functionality.

Updated Export Experience – Enhanced the Export dialog and related export workflows.

ACC Storage Search – Added search support for Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) storage.

Storage Identification – Added storage icons next to drawing names in the header to make the source storage easier to identify.

Improved Advanced Print workflows for switching between Quick Print and Advanced Print.

Improved handling of sheet selection, page layouts, paper sizes, orientation, scale, offsets, and print ranges.

Improved print preview behavior and consistency with generated PDF output.

Improved support for full-bleed paper sizes and sheet formatting.

Added missing alternate orientations for ISO full bleed 2A0, 4A0, and A0 paper sizes.

Improved visual feedback for selected Print to PDF options.

Improved Advanced Print UI for long sheet names, page layout names, search fields, labels, and supported languages.

Improved consistency of controls, sliders, thumbnails, dialogs, and sheet sequencing.

Updated the Templates UI and underlying APIs.

Improved My Templates and Public Templates workflows.

Added new template cloning support and cleaned up legacy template APIs.

Improved Procore storage sharing and permissions.

Improved storage search, file/folder operations, permissions, and disconnected-state handling.

Improved Recent Files thumbnail behavior.

Improved file and folder creation, upload, move, rename, download, delete, and Recycle Bin workflows.

Improved cloud storage handling for Procore, Onshape, WebDAV, Autodesk Forma, Nextcloud, and other supported storage providers.

Improved duplicate file and drawing-name validation.

Improved tangent-point picking when coordinates are specified through the command window.

Improved contextual menu icon highlighting.

Improved LAYER property editing and stability.

Improved HATCH creation, modification, selection, and dense-hatch handling.

Improved AREANOTE input handling and localization.

Improved XREF Bind behavior and reference handling.

Improved viewport display, scaling, rotation, and copy workflows.

Improved grip interaction for polylines and heavy polylines.

Improved block attribute editing and display.

Improved Entity Group and Edit Component workflows.

Improved command-window option display and command repeat behavior.

Improved high-coordinate-range rendering.

Refactored FileLoader and API authentication.

Improved API caching with appropriate cache-control headers.

Refactored HTTP requests and timeout handling.

Improved support for WebDAV and updated Templates API test coverage.

Improved consistency of tooltips throughout the application.

Refactored ribbon-related functionality for improved maintainability.

Fixed cases where Print to PDF could become stuck when rapidly switching print ranges, sheets, orientations, or print modes.

Fixed print preview and PDF output mismatches for selections, multi-view tiles, full-bleed paper sizes, and specific 3D drawings.

Fixed distorted print previews when specifying windows in different directions.

Fixed missing or incorrect Advanced Print thumbnail previews.

Fixed incorrect paper size and orientation information after switching print modes.

Fixed incorrect sheet selection when using Specify Window.

Fixed inactive sheets being selectable in Advanced Print.

Fixed Advanced Print sheet ordering inconsistencies with Sheet Manager.

Fixed multiple Page Layout dialogs opening from repeated Gear button clicks.

Fixed delayed or missing Apply to Sheet and Save Page Layout actions.

Fixed unnecessary scrollbars in the Save Page Layout dialog.

Fixed Advanced Print dropdowns unexpectedly closing.

Fixed long sheet and page-layout names breaking or overlapping the UI.

Fixed Print to PDF dialogs breaking when using All Sheets in supported languages.

Fixed confirmation buttons being hidden for drawings containing many sheets.

Fixed incorrect Cancel tooltips in localized versions.

Fixed print style thumbnails not updating.

Fixed selection highlight colors not being retained after reopening the Print dialog.

Fixed unnecessary preview regeneration when selecting an already-active option.

Fixed arcs appearing as polygons in print preview.

Fixed Sheet Manager margin and full-bleed formatting issues.

Fixed HIDEVIEW functionality in ARES Kudo and related XDR workflows.

Fixed crashes when opening specific drawings.

Fixed crashes and freezes related to the LAYER command and attached drawings.

Fixed dimensioning issues between drawing entities and incorrect white dimension previews in Sheet Space.

Fixed HATCH entities being unexpectedly deleted while modifying them.

Fixed dense hatch interactions blocking the graphics area.

Fixed inability to select certain hatch entities.

Fixed PICKADD=0 window-selection deselection behavior.

Fixed unstable polyline midpoint grip stretching.

Fixed heavy polyline grip modification.

Fixed ENTITYGROUP cancellation behavior.

Fixed TRIM failing on Hatch entities.

Fixed LINE terminating unexpectedly when repeatedly selecting the same point.

Fixed PAN command repeat behavior.

Fixed DRAWORDER/UNDO performance and display-refresh issues involving Xrefs and images.

Fixed high-coordinate-range rendering problems.

Fixed ZOOMFIT behavior for specific drawings.

Fixed WebGL errors occurring with certain drawings.

Fixed viewport entities disappearing or resizing incorrectly after rotation, undo, or scale changes.

Fixed Japanese annotation text becoming invisible while typing on white backgrounds.

Fixed custom entities incorrectly appearing as Proxy Entities when their application module was loaded.

Fixed Internal Point selection when opening Settings after choosing the point.

Fixed invalid secondary input requests.

Fixed the AREANOTE command not running in German.

Fixed localized German, Spanish, Italian, and Turkish strings exceeding dialog boundaries.

Fixed the Internal point string wrapping incorrectly in the command window.

Fixed missing tooltip for the Edit Component close button.

Moved Close Component to the appropriate position in the contextual menu.

Fixed duplicate blocks appearing during Edit Component mode.

Fixed multiline block attribute field masks disappearing after reopening.

Fixed deleted attribute text not updating correctly in the Value field.

Fixed Replace Text causing Kudo to become unresponsive or crash during block attribute editing.

Fixed ATTDISP ON/OFF failing to immediately hide or show attributes.

Fixed Block Library insertion failures.

Fixed crashes when saving AI-generated blocks containing dense geometry.

Fixed template files and folders not appearing correctly in My Templates and Public Templates.

Fixed template uploads failing to preserve folder structures.

Fixed download, rename, move, delete, and permissions issues affecting template resources.

Fixed shared templates not appearing for collaborators.

Fixed inappropriate actions being available to Viewer users.

Fixed Public Templates unexpectedly switching to View Only after refresh.

Fixed templates not appearing in the Create New Drawing workflow.

Fixed drag-and-drop template uploads not displaying the upload dialog.

Fixed Procore folder downloads, file moves, Xref loading, and permission-state issues.

Fixed Onshape loading, version management, rename, delete, and file organization issues.

Fixed Autodesk Forma Recycle Bin errors.

Fixed Nextcloud connections remaining stuck after successful authentication.

Fixed cloud-storage disconnected-state messages not appearing when authentication expired or connections failed.

Fixed Open ARES Kudo opening an incorrect cloud-storage location.

Fixed Show Location not highlighting files on the first attempt.

Fixed Recent Files thumbnails not updating without a page reload.

Fixed thumbnails unexpectedly changing from Sheet Space to Model Space.

Fixed thumbnails not being regenerated after drawings were modified and saved.

Fixed file and folder operations requiring a page reload before UI updates appeared.

Fixed Recycle Bin Erase All failures and delayed list updates.

Fixed Export dialog titles and button labels.

Fixed export filename validation and duplicate-name handling.

Fixed Export dialog actions becoming inaccessible on smaller screens or at 125% scaling.

Fixed EXPORTDRAWING overwrite handling and active-file overwrite warnings.

Fixed Save as PDF in Storage not opening in Classic Mode.

Fixed Drawing Automation DWG-to-TIF export failures.

Fixed Drawing Automation DWG Data Extraction jobs failing.

Fixed Drawing Automation validation messages appearing unexpectedly.

Fixed Drawing Automation folder selection and job-list loading issues.

Fixed SitePlan job status not showing Successful after completion.

Fixed AI Text Undo operating entity-by-entity instead of treating multi-entity operations as one action.

Fixed AI actions not being properly redone.

Fixed AI Text loader dialogs appearing without the expected background mask.

Fixed translation languages not following the selected UI language.

Fixed AI Block loading indicators running indefinitely.

Fixed AI Block prompt input being hidden by default.

Fixed incorrect AI Block error messages when AI functionality was enabled.

Fixed A3 errors preventing valid requests from being processed.

Fixed A3 highlighting in Kudo Blob.

Fixed AI-disabled states displaying generic Something went wrong errors.

Fixed ARES AI Assist availability issues in supported environments.

Fixed the Comment panel failing to open from view-only links for specific users.

Fixed mention user lists not appearing correctly.

Fixed inability to cancel unsaved comment replies.

Fixed editing sessions unexpectedly switching to View Only after reload.

Fixed editing mode not being restored correctly after view-only sessions.

Fixed users being unable to obtain an editing session after session expiry.

Fixed duplicated drawing tabs retaining incorrect editing permissions.

Fixed blank pages appearing after editor rights were transferred.

Fixed access behavior when sharing permissions were removed.

Fixed Account Chooser deletion lacking confirmation.

Fixed TEXTSTYLE suggestions appearing twice and missing text styles in dropdown lists.

Fixed Property Palette filters resetting after zoom operations.

Fixed semi-transparent Display Order menus.

Fixed OPTIONS search results lacking sufficient context.

Fixed overlapping Transparency tooltip content.

Fixed Page Layout Manager alignment in supported languages.

Fixed create-drawing dialogs with hidden buttons or incorrectly disabled Create actions.

Fixed file/folder rows opening when clicking outside their intended clickable area.

Fixed SSO login failures.

Fixed Help pages displaying no content in affected environments.

Fixed tablet error pages when Desktop Site was disabled.

Fixed multiple regressions that could cause Kudo to freeze, crash, display blank pages, or show generic/empty error messages.

Fixed drawing editing performance regressions affecting Taisei environments.

Fixed build-number and canvas-background display regressions.

Fixed AppCast message formatting inconsistencies.

Fixed Privacy Policy and Help links opening in the current tab instead of a new tab.

Updated Help documentation for Add Trinity Features to Collaborate Tab.

Updated supporting documentation for the new and enhanced ARES Kudo 1.215 workflows.

Refactored Kudo API endpoint authentication.

Added appropriate cache-control headers.

Refactored Unirest requests and timeout handling.

Removed unnecessary XRay tracing for outgoing calls.

Updated FileLoader architecture.

Cleaned up legacy Templates APIs and introduced the new clone endpoint.

Updated automated tests for Templates cloning and WebDAV storage.

Refactored ribbon methods into XeRibbon.

Updated automated test coverage for the new Templates UI.

Prepared AppCast messaging for ARES Kudo 1.215.