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ARES Kudo 1.216 – Release Notes

ARES Kudo 1.216 – Release Notes

Written by Levi Miguel

ARES Kudo 1.216 – Release Notes

ARES Kudo 1.216 introduces the new Reference Contextual Ribbon, expands Print support for Kudo Enterprise, and delivers a major modernization of the file browser and dialog experience. The release also includes improvements across Advanced Print, Drawing Automation, AI tools, Templates, cloud storage integrations, Hatch workflows, and core CAD functionality, together with numerous stability and usability fixes.

🌟 New Features

🔗 Reference Contextual Ribbon

A new Reference Contextual Ribbon provides quick access to reference-related tools when working with attached references. It integrates common reference operations and Reference Manager controls directly into the contextual ribbon workflow.

🖨️ Print Support for Kudo Enterprise

The PRINT workflow is now enabled in ARES Kudo Enterprise, expanding printing capabilities for enterprise deployments.

🎨 Modernized File Browser & Dialogs

The ARES Kudo web interface has received a significant UI refresh, including redesigned:

  • 📂 Choose File/Object dialogs

  • 📄 Create File and Create Drawing dialogs

  • 📁 Create Folder dialogs

  • ⬆️ Upload dialogs

  • 🗑️ Delete dialogs

  • 📋 Context menus

  • 🧭 Breadcrumbs

  • 📊 Table views

  • 🔔 AppCast interface

The changes provide a more modern and consistent experience across Kudo.

🖼️ Template Thumbnails

Thumbnail support has been added for templates in My Templates, Public Templates, and server-provided resource templates, making drawings easier to identify visually during creation.

✨ Improvements

🤖 AI & A3

  • 💬 Added feedback options for AI Block Generation.

  • ℹ️ Added clearer messaging when AI Block Generation is disabled.

  • 🎙️ Improved A3 Voice Input usability and presentation.

  • 🌐 Improved localization for AI Text and A3 Select workflows.

  • 🧠 Improved handling of A3 query-limit scenarios.

⚙️ Drawing Automation

  • 🌐 Drawing Automation interface strings are now available across supported languages.

  • 🕒 Added and standardized the Queued job status.

  • 📐 Improved consistency of job-status presentation.

  • 🔗 Added a default-value option for Allow access to external reference files.

☁️ File Management & Cloud Storage

  • 📍 Added clearer storage-source information to the Choose a drawing dialog.

  • 🏢 Added support for switching between companies in Procore.

  • ℹ️ Added information about Procore native project sharing.

  • 📤 Improved upload actions and presentation.

  • 🧱 Added modification restrictions for Public Blocks.

  • 💬 Improved file-name tooltip behavior.

🖨️ Print & Advanced Print

Printing workflows received improvements across:

  • 📄 Advanced Print

  • 🖨️ Print to PDF

  • 📐 Paper sizes and orientations

  • 📏 Units

  • 👁️ Print Preview

  • 🌐 Localization

  • 🗂️ Sheet-space printing

The obsolete allow-print-advance-options configuration flag was also removed because Advanced Print is already available in production.

🛠️ Bug Fixes

🔗 References & XREF

  • Fixed Reference Ribbon button states, icons and tooltips.

  • Fixed localization issues in Reference Ribbon controls.

  • Fixed the Reference tab appearing for Custom/Dynamic Blocks.

  • Fixed the Reference tab unexpectedly closing when opening Reference Manager.

  • Fixed blank Reference Ribbon content after minimizing the ribbon.

  • Fixed Reference Manager active-state presentation.

  • Fixed XREF reload behavior for unreferenced attachments.

  • Fixed conflicting files being created after editing and reopening XREF components.

  • Fixed XREF Undo/Redo unloading behavior.

🖨️ Print, PDF & Export

  • 🧭 Fixed selected Landscape orientation being ignored.

  • 📐 Fixed All Geometry not fitting content to the full printable area.

  • 👁️ Fixed blank Print Preview for idle drawings.

  • 📄 Fixed entities missing from output when using Specify Range in Sheet Space.

  • 📏 Fixed Advanced Print units not updating between mm and inches.

  • 🌐 Fixed untranslated Advanced Print strings.

  • 📑 Fixed inconsistent paper sizes during headless PDF export.

  • 💥 Fixed a file-specific crash during DWF export.

  • 🖨️ Corrected Print to PDF behavior from the Classic Toolbar.

🪟 File Browser & Dialogs

Numerous issues were addressed across the redesigned Kudo UI:

  • 📄 Create New Drawing

  • 📁 Create New Folder

  • ⬆️ Upload

  • 📦 Move

  • 🗑️ Delete

  • 💾 Save As

  • 📤 Export

  • 🔐 Permissions

  • ♻️ Recycle Bin

  • 🔲 Grid View

  • 📋 List View

  • 🧭 Breadcrumbs

  • 🖱️ Context menus

  • 💬 Tooltips

Fixes improve visual consistency, validation, navigation, keyboard interaction, localization and file operations.

☁️ Cloud Storage

Storage-related fixes improve reliability and workflows across:

  • ☁️ OneDrive

  • 🏢 OneDrive for Business

  • 🏢 SharePoint

  • 🔵 Google Drive

  • 📦 Dropbox

  • 🏗️ Trimble Connect

  • 🔷 Onshape

  • 📦 Box

  • 🏢 Procore

Fixes cover account connections, redirects, file creation, search, shortcuts, navigation, breadcrumbs, Recycle Bin behavior and storage-specific file actions.

🤖 AI, A3 & Voice Input

  • 🎙️ Fixed A3 Voice Input layout and long-prompt issues.

  • 🎤 Fixed microphone-permission error presentation.

  • 💬 Fixed Voice Input tooltips.

  • 🧠 Improved behavior when the A3 query limit is reached.

  • ⏳ Fixed A3 Palette loading/spinner issues.

  • 🌐 Fixed localization for A3 Select actions.

  • 🌍 Fixed localization of the AI Text translation-language list.

  • 🧱 Fixed AI Block Generation incorrectly appearing disabled.

  • ♻️ Fixed restoration of previous AI Block conversations.

  • 💭 Fixed the A3 Bubble icon becoming invisible after interaction.

🎨 Hatch & Contextual Ribbon

  • Fixed missing Hatch previews for multiple selected entities.

  • Fixed Hatch Editor tab disappearing after boundary-setting actions.

  • Fixed Match to Layer and Match to Block button states.

  • Fixed custom/user-defined Hatch Pattern updates.

  • Fixed flickering in Hatch boundary controls.

  • Fixed Hatch Placement dropdown selection display.

  • Fixed Hatch disappearing after confirming a duplicate boundary.

  • Fixed missing contextual Hatch tooltips.

📐 Dimensions, Lines & Geometry

  • 📏 Fixed Jogged Dimension display for block-radius measurements.

  • 📐 Fixed Split Dimension gap values beginning with a decimal.

  • 📍 Fixed tangent-point selection through the command window.

  • ➕ Fixed Polyline midpoint grip editing.

  • 📏 Fixed line-scale graphics updates.

  • ➖ Fixed Infinite Line and Ray linetype rendering.

  • 🎯 Fixed incorrect ESNAP points while specifying circle radius.

  • 📐 Fixed Area by Point returning zero in non-top/bottom views.

  • 🖱️ Fixed entities becoming unselectable after Infinite Line or Ray operations.

🧱 Blocks & Trinity Block Library

  • Fixed Block Library not opening on the first click in certain toggle states.

  • Fixed nested blocks not expanding in Trinity Block Library.

  • Fixed reduced block thumbnail sizes.

  • Fixed incorrect Block Attribute values after MAKEBLOCK.

  • Fixed crashes when opening EDITCOMPONENT from the contextual menu.

  • Fixed incorrect icons in Trinity Block Library dialogs.

💬 Comments & Markups

  • 🔔 Fixed missing notifications when comments are added through View Only links.

  • 📋 Fixed resolved comments and markups not being copied during drawing cloning.

  • 👤 Fixed drawing corruption after mentioning a user in a comment.

  • 🖼️ Fixed file-browser behavior after placing Picture Recording markup.

  • 🎙️ Corrected transcription behavior for voice-recording markups.

🌐 Localization & UI

  • Fixed untranslated paper-size options.

  • Fixed incorrect unit-system display in Options.

  • Fixed Annotative style presentation.

  • Fixed Multileader Annotative style display.

  • Fixed French and Russian attachment-menu overflow.

  • Fixed missing Reference Ribbon translations.

  • Fixed missing Trapezoid translations.

  • Fixed multiple dialog, tooltip, alignment and typography inconsistencies.

Stability & Performance

  • 💥 Fixed crash when running REPLACENEW.

  • 💥 Fixed crashes related to EDITCOMPONENT.

  • 💥 Fixed SAVEASPDF crashes.

  • 💥 Fixed file-specific DWF export crashes.

  • 🧱 Fixed double-clicking a block causing the editor to hang.

  • 📂 Improved multisheet drawing loading.

  • 📄 Addressed slow and broken IMPORTPDF entities.

  • 🖥️ Addressed server-side Too many open files errors.

  • 🔧 Improved handling of production NPE and timeout errors.

  • 🔐 Refactored token and OAuth services.

  • 🚦 Improved rate-limitation handling.

🌟 Release Highlights

🔗 Reference workflows get a major upgrade with the new Reference Contextual Ribbon, providing faster access to reference-related tools and Reference Manager functionality.

🎨 ARES Kudo gets a refreshed user experience with redesigned file dialogs, context menus, breadcrumbs, uploads, templates and file-management interfaces.

🖨️ Printing continues to improve with Enterprise Print support and extensive fixes to Advanced Print, Print to PDF, orientation, paper sizes, units, previews and localization.

🤖 AI and A3 workflows are more polished, with improvements to Voice Input, AI Block Generation, localization, feedback and query-limit handling.

☁️ Cloud storage and file management are more reliable, with fixes spanning OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox, Trimble Connect, Onshape, Box and Procore.

Stability remains a major focus, with fixes for crashes, hangs, drawing-loading issues, server errors and regressions across core CAD and web workflows.

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