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Many of the features included in EC Pro are designed around automating some tedious processes for Civil Engineering or AutoCAD in general. Below is a short list of the major automation features of EC Pro.
Automatically import supporting styles such as multileader, dimension, and text styles.
Automatically import supporting styles such as multileader, dimension, and text styles.
If your EC Pro style uses specific multileader, dimension, or text styles and those styles do not exist in your current drawing, the program will attempt to find the definition in the EC-STYLES.ini file and load them. This includes multileader styles with blocks.
Automatically create, thaw, and turn on layers associated with a style.
Automatically create, thaw, and turn on layers associated with a style.
If your EC Pro style uses a specific layer, the program will make sure that layer is turned on, thawed. If it doesn't exist, it will create it for you!
Automatically turn on OSNAP and turn off ORTHO and automatically restore your previous settings.
Automatically turn on OSNAP and turn off ORTHO and automatically restore your previous settings.
if you prefer the OSNAP to be turned on and the ORTHO to be turned off while using EC Pro, you can set this in the options. You can also set whether to restore your original settings after you exit from the program. See Customization for more information.
Automatically flip elevation labels to the left and right.
Automatically flip elevation labels to the left and right.
When placing a label to the left or to the right, the text is automatically flipped to align according to your settings. Prefer the label to remain to the left even if it should be to the right? Tap the TAB key on the keyboard to toggle left, right, up and down facing labels. See Commandline for more information.
Automatically rotate text so it's readable.
Automatically rotate text so it's readable.
Text is automatically rotated 180 degrees to make it readable in your current view. You can control the bias angle at which it is flipped in the options. See Customization for more information.
Automatically align label to an angle increment of your choice (Polarmode).
Automatically align label to an angle increment of your choice (Polarmode).
If you like uniformity in your plans and would prefer that each label were oriented the same direction, then setting the 'Polarmode' option and possibly the '2nd Angle' option will create labels that all line up along the same angle! See Customization for more information.
Automatically restore previous styles upon next use.
Automatically restore previous styles upon next use.
Normally, EC Pro will revert to the 'Default' style each time you start the program in a new session of AutoCAD. If you find you would like to use the same style you previously used in the last session, you can change the setting to remember styles. Saves just a few seconds of time. See Customization for more information.
Automatic download and update when available (with one click confirmation first).
Automatic download and update when available (with one click confirmation first).
EC Pro will notify you of a new update once per day (or at the increment you choose). You can then instantly download the update with one click. If you choose to download the VLX version, the downloader will replace your old version with the downloaded version for you. All you need to do is run the program again and the updated version will be automatically loaded for you!
Automatically convert label text to Uppercase.
Automatically convert label text to Uppercase.
Most civil engineering documents utilize capitalized letters for readability. EC Pro can automatically convert your label text to uppercase so you don't have to remember to always turn on Caps Lock when typing. See Customization for more information.
Automatically remember dialog box positions.
Automatically remember dialog box positions.
If you use multiple monitors you can move the dialog boxes to different screens and they will appear there each time a dialog is shown. See Customization for more information.
Automatically activate a corporate license with a license file saved on your network.
Automatically activate a corporate license with a license file saved on your network.
If you have a Corporate License, you can eliminate the process of entering activation information for each user by saving an EC-LIC file on your network with the necessary code. See Knowledgebase article for more information.
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