Options

In this wide-ranging menu you will find settings regarding several aspects of ARES. This menu can be accessed as listed below and provides the following menu items:

How-to Steps

• Once you've started ARES
• Access the Main Menu and go to Settings
• Navigate to Options and a window will pop up
• Look for your desired Setting sub-item by clicking the right or left arrow
  • Save the adjustments by clicking on Save All Settings in the bottom left...
  • ...or undo the adjustments by clicking on Reset

The following menu items are available:

General Settings

• Show welcome panel at start: Activate or deactivate the Welcome Panel at the start of the app 
• App Language: Choose in the drop-down list between English and German language settings

Stylus Settings

• Pointer Size: Choose the pointer size
• Handedness: Right-Handed or Left-Handed System
• Auto-Connect to Stylus: Activate or deactivate the auto-connect
• Calibration: Activate or deactivate the calibration

Meeting Settings

• Display Name
• IP Address
• Network Interface Detection: Set to Standard or Legacy
• Connection Port
• File Sharing Port

Import Settings

• File Type: Choose between the following File Types
  
  • JT
  • FBX
  • OBJ
  • glTF
  • Default
• Scale: Specify in which scale ratio the object is loaded (m(1:1), dm(1:10), cm(1:100), mm(1:1000) – usage of metric units)
• Up Vector: z, x or y
• Coordinate System: Choose between a Right-Handed or Left-Handed System
• Mirror Axis: Mirror object on X, Y, or Z axis

Stylus Settings

• Pointer Size: Choose the Pointer Size
• Handedness: Right-Handed or Left-Handed System
• Auto-Connect to Stylus: Activated or deactivated
• Calibration: Activated or deactivated

Space Settings

• Save Space as...: Activate (Default) or deactivate the option to export all objects to HLCAD files when saving