What's new in Autodesk Graphic 3.1
Jan 20, 2018
- New CocoaScript plugin/scripting architecture
- Swift 4 code export
- PSD export with DPI settings
- SVG import improvements
- Many other fixes and improvements
New in Autodesk Graphic 3.0.1 (Oct 27, 2015)
- Fix for 'Adjust Colors' when changing artwork contrast
- Fix for quickly changing brush stroke color
- Fix related to 'Outline Stroke' command
- Other minor fixes and improvements
New in Autodesk Graphic 3.0 (Oct 8, 2015)
- Enhanced for El Capitan:
- Optimized to take full advantage of Mac OS X 10.11.
- Haptic Feedback for alignment and point snapping with Force Touch trackpads.
- Pressure-sensitive Drawing:
- Powerful new pressure-sensitive brush tool.
- Draw with pressure using Wacom® pressure sensitive tablets or Force Touch trackpads.
- Draw thicker or thinner brush strokes easily without changing the stroke width setting.
- Control the amount of influence pressure has on each brush stroke.
- Variable-width Brush Strokes:
- Draw beautiful calligraphic brush strokes that vary in width.
- Adjust the contour of each brush stroke using the new brush contour editor.
- Easily tweak the shape and endpoints of brush strokes drawn with pressure-sensitivity.
- Create, save, and reuse custom brush stroke shapes and styles.
- Transform Toolbar:
- Quickly adjust the size and position of selected objects from the tool options bar.
- New transform anchor control to set the selection origin point.
- Numerically move and precisely position selected path points.
- Adjust the horizontal and vertical spacing between multiple selected points.
- Adjust Colors Panel:
- Recolor individual vector objects or an entire design (Modify > Adjust Colors…)
- Hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, and color balance controls.
- Change the colors of gradients, shadows, glows, text and other shape FX automatically.
- Faster Import Workflows:
- Add vector objects from SVG, EPS, and AI files directly into an existing design using drag & drop.
- Use the File > Place… command to place SVG, EPS, and AI files into the current design.
- Paste copied SVG text directly as editable vector objects.
- Enhanced CMYK Support:
- Import and export PDF files with CMYK color profiles.
- Import and export Photoshop PSD files in CMYK color mode.
- Other Improvements:
- Quickly change the orientation of a document using the Canvas settings pane.
- Rotate or flip an entire design using the options in the Modify > Rotate and Transform menu .
- Subtract and intersect lines by other shapes using boolean path combinations.
- Many other fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.5.1 (Feb 4, 2015)
- Fixes related to @2x and @3x image export.
- Fix for Eyedropper tool when setting gradient colors.
- Improvements to the new in-place settings panes.
- Other minor fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.5 (Jan 14, 2015)
- Enhanced for Yosemite:
- Use Handoff to seamlessly continue editing a document on a different Mac or iPad
- Store and access iDraw documents directly on iCloud Drive
- Support for Handoff and iCloud Drive requires Yosemite and iOS 8
- Redesigned User Interface:
- Beautiful new interface designed for Yosemite
- New single-window interface with in-place settings panes
- Switch between Single Window Mode and Floating Panels (View > Show Floating Inspectors)
- CMYK Colors:
- Create print-ready documents with CMYK colors
- Assign CMYK color profiles (Modify > Color Settings…)
- Choose between RGB and CMYK document color modes
- Export CMYK-based PDF documents
- Pattern Fills:
- Fill shapes with repeating vector patterns
- Create new patterns from any selection of shapes
- Use the ‘+’ button in the pattern fill popup to create a new pattern
- Rotate and scale patterns using the settings in the Fill pane
- Clipping Paths:
- Clip objects inside vector shapes
- Paste objects inside of a shape to create a clipping group (Edit > Paste Inside)
- Release clipping group shapes using the ungroup command (Arrange > Ungroup)
- Double-Click an object inside of a clipping group to select it directly
- Blur Effect:
- Apply a blur effect to any styled object
- Enable, disable, and adjust blurs from the Appearance Effects pane
- Adjust the blur radius to control the amount of blur applied
- Select Similar:
- Quickly select objects which share the same appearance settings (Edit > Select Similar…)
- Easily find and select objects based on their stroke color, fill color, opacity, etc
- Find and select objects across all layers, or only within the currently selected layers
- Enhanced Export Options:
- Automatic @3x asset generation
- Export bitmap and vector assets directly into Xcode xcasset folders (File > Export Layers…)
- Shadow and glow effects are now exported using SVG filters
- Improved Swift code export for Swift 1.0 language changes
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.4.1 (Jul 30, 2014)
- Plug-ins / Plug-in API:
- Extend iDraw’s feature set with custom plug-ins.
- Use and manage plug-ins from the ‘File > Plug-ins’ menu.
- Create and test plug-ins quickly using using the built-in plug-in editor.
- Comprehensive JSTalk / JavaScript-based Plug-in API.
- Use Cocoa APIs to create powerful full-featured plug-ins.
- Additional Features:
- Create closed paths with the Pencil and Brush tools by pressing the Option key.
- Set custom background colors for user-created Shape Libraries.
- Fixes and Improvements:
- SVG and PDF file import improvements.
- Fix for preserving the EXIF orientation setting of imported images.
- Fix for using the Eyedropper tool on certain multi-screen arrangements.
- Option-drag gradient colors to duplicate them.
- Many other fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.4 (May 20, 2014)
- New Layers Pane:
- View and modify object/group hierarchies directly in the Layers pane.
- Select and edit objects across multiple selected layers.
- Set custom names for objects and groups.
- Right-Click to copy and paste layers between documents.
- Export Layers:
- Export each layer as a separate file: PNG, SVG, PDF, PSD, etc. (File > Export Layers).
- Tag layer names with file extensions to export each layer as a different file type.
- Automatic trimming of transparent pixels around images when exporting Layers and Selected Objects.
- Automatically export Retina @2x images.
- Shape Libraries:
- New built-in iOS 7 iPhone and iPad UI elements libraries.
- Import and export custom shape library files.
- Share shape libraries with other users and devices.
- Rearrange objects in custom libraries by dragging them with the Command key pressed.
- Smart Duplicate:
- Duplicate objects quickly using the new Command-D shortcut.
- Instantly apply move, rotate, scale, and shear transformations to each duplicated object.
- Create different effects by combining multiple transformations when duplicating.
- Easily create grids of equally spaced aligned objects.
- 'Copy As' Menu:
- Copy selected objects in-place as PNG, PDF, SVG, CSS properties, or Core Graphics code.
- Paste resolution-independent vector PDF objects in other applications.
- Quickly convert objects to SVG code that can be pasted directly into HTML.
- Copy the CSS appearance attributes of objects.
- Convert styled vector shapes to iOS / OS X Core Graphics code.
- Transform Panel:
- Numerically move, rotate, scale, and shear objects using the new 'Transform' panel.
- Use the 'Transform Again' command (Command-T) to quickly reapply the last used transform.
- Create transformed copies of objects using the 'Copy' button in the Transform panel.
- New Arc Tool:
- Create circular arcs by specifying their radius and angle.
- Easily create pie charts and circular arc graphs.
- Option to create either open or closed arcs.
- Improved Path Selection Tool:
- Select path points across multiple paths.
- Transform selected path points using the Scale, Rotate, and Shear tools.
- Core Graphics Code Export:
- Convert selected objects directly to Core Graphics code using the 'Copy As' menu.
- Quickly create CGPaths and CGContext effects from styled shapes.
- Convert vector buttons and interface elements to useable CG code.
- Paste the exported code directly into Mac and iOS projects.
- Photoshop PSD Import/Export Improvements:
- New 'Scale' and 'Selected Objects' PSD export settings.
- Numerous PSD import compatibility fixes and improvements.
- Improved imported text layer positioning and formatting.
- PDF and SVG Import/Export Improvements:
- Adjust the DPI of embedded images in exported PDF files.
- Import and export custom object IDs in SVG files.
- New 'Selected Objects' SVG export setting.
- Convert objects to SVG code directly using the 'Copy As' menu.
- Other Improvements:
- New Pixel Preview Mode (View > Show Pixels).
- New default color picker interface with Hex and RGB values.
- Improved Boolean Path combinations.
- New 'Justify' text alignment option.
- Add alignment guides numerically (View > Guides > New Guide…).
- Fix for copying and pasting nested PDF files.
- Added support for importing EPS files created by Grapher.
- Many other fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.3.1 (Aug 9, 2013)
- Fixed drawing issue on Retina displays.
- Photoshop PSD Import/Export:
- Import layered PSD files with vector paths and effects.
- Shape layers are imported as editable vector paths.
- Layer effects are imported as fully editable drop shadows, glows, etc.
- Export designs as layered PSD files.
- Document Color Management:
- Per-document color profiles.
- Assign and convert colors to a different profile (Modify > Color Settings…).
- New Blend Modes:
- 8 new blend modes including Linear Burn, Linear Dodge, Vivid Light, Linear Light,
- Pin Light, Hard Mix, Subtract, Divide.
- Existing blend modes (such as Color Dodge) have been improved to ensure they match
- the appearance of imported PSD files.
- OpenGL-optimized Drawing:
- Significantly faster rendering of complex projects.
- Multi-threaded drawing ensures lag-free scrolling and zooming.
- Instant Image Masking:
- Instantly mask effects and other fills by an image with transparency.
- Toggle masking using the 'Set as transparency mask' setting in the Appearance pane.
- Per-Shape Blending:
- Apply blend modes to individual shapes and groups.
- Apply blend modes to strokes and fills in the Appearance Pane.
- Inner and Outer Strokes:
- Set strokes to be positioned centered, inside, or outside of a path.
- Angle Gradients:
- New 'Angle Gradient' setting in the Fill pane.
- Outline Mode:
- Toggle outline drawing (Modify > Color Settings…).
- Hex Color Picker:
- Hex value color picker in the color popup.
- Import PDF Annotations:
- Import shape, highlight, and text annotations.
- Improved support for embedded fonts.
- Scissor Tool:
- Cut a path into multiple sections, at anchor points, or anywhere along its length.
- Available from the Pen Tool's options, or activated directly using the 'c' keyboard shortcut.
- Join Multiple Paths:
- 'Modify > Join Paths' can now combine multiple paths together at the same time.
- Select several paths and choose 'Join Paths' to join all of paths together at their endpoints.
- Connect Endpoints:
- 'Modify > Connect Endpoints' links the nearest endpoints of each path with line segments.
- The endpoints of multiple selected paths can be connected to create a single path.
- Disconnect Path:
- Explode an entire path into separate disconnected segments. (Modify > Disconnect Path).
- Reconnect a path after editing it using the 'Connect Path' or 'Join Path' commands.
- Erase Images and Gradients:
- The eraser tool can now be used to erase portions of images and gradient fills.
- Boolean combinations can also now be used in the same way to trim images and gradient fills.
- Improved Text to Path:
- Converting text objects to editable paths now creates individual shapes for each glyph.
- Image and gradient fills applied across a text object are accurately cropped to each shape.
- Copy/Paste Appearance Items:
- Copy individual stroke, fill, shadow, glow, etc. items and paste them on other shapes.
- Quickly re-use the same image and gradient fill settings among different shapes.
- Right-click on an item in the 'Appearance: Effects' pane and choose 'Copy' / 'Paste'.
- Other Improvements:
- Zoom tool: click and drag to zoom in on a specific area.
- SVG Export: added options for converting to sRGB and scaling embedded images.
- PDF Import: improvements to text positioning and various other fixes.
- Eraser tool: cut the paths of unfilled shapes.
- Text tool: custom text kerning and line height fields.
- Improved Gradient tool.
- Significant performance improvements. Reduced memory usage, smaller file sizes,
- and many overall performance optimizations.
- Many other misc. fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.3 (Aug 6, 2013)
- Photoshop PSD Import/Export:
- Import layered PSD files with vector paths and effects.
- Shape layers are imported as editable vector paths.
- Layer effects are imported as fully editable drop shadows, glows, etc.
- Export designs as layered PSD files.
- Document Color Management:
- Per-document color profiles.
- Assign and convert colors to a different profile (Modify > Color Settings…).
- New Blend Modes:
- 8 new blend modes including Linear Burn, Linear Dodge, Vivid Light, Linear Light,
- Pin Light, Hard Mix, Subtract, Divide.
- Existing blend modes (such as Color Dodge) have been improved to ensure they match
- the appearance of imported PSD files.
- OpenGL-optimized Drawing:
- Significantly faster rendering of complex projects.
- Multi-threaded drawing ensures lag-free scrolling and zooming.
- Instant Image Masking:
- Instantly mask effects and other fills by an image with transparency.
- Toggle masking using the 'Set as transparency mask' setting in the Appearance pane.
- Per-Shape Blending:
- Apply blend modes to individual shapes and groups.
- Apply blend modes to strokes and fills in the Appearance Pane.
- Inner and Outer Strokes:
- Set strokes to be positioned centered, inside, or outside of a path.
- Angle Gradients:
- New 'Angle Gradient' setting in the Fill pane.
- Outline Mode:
- Toggle outline drawing (Modify > Color Settings…).
- Hex Color Picker:
- Hex value color picker in the color popup.
- Import PDF Annotations:
- Import shape, highlight, and text annotations.
- Improved support for embedded fonts.
- Scissor Tool:
- Cut a path into multiple sections, at anchor points, or anywhere along its length.
- Available from the Pen Tool's options, or activated directly using the 'c' keyboard shortcut.
- Join Multiple Paths:
- 'Modify > Join Paths' can now combine multiple paths together at the same time.
- Select several paths and choose 'Join Paths' to join all of paths together at their endpoints.
- Connect Endpoints:
- 'Modify > Connect Endpoints' links the nearest endpoints of each path with line segments.
- The endpoints of multiple selected paths can be connected to create a single path.
- Disconnect Path:
- Explode an entire path into separate disconnected segments. (Modify > Disconnect Path).
- Reconnect a path after editing it using the 'Connect Path' or 'Join Path' commands.
- Erase Images and Gradients:
- The eraser tool can now be used to erase portions of images and gradient fills.
- Boolean combinations can also now be used in the same way to trim images and gradient fills.
- Improved Text to Path:
- Converting text objects to editable paths now creates individual shapes for each glyph.
- Image and gradient fills applied across a text object are accurately cropped to each shape.
- Copy/Paste Appearance Items:
- Copy individual stroke, fill, shadow, glow, etc. items and paste them on other shapes.
- Quickly re-use the same image and gradient fill settings among different shapes.
- Right-click on an item in the 'Appearance: Effects' pane and choose 'Copy' / 'Paste'.
- Other Improvements:
- Zoom tool: click and drag to zoom in on a specific area.
- SVG Export: added options for converting to sRGB and scaling embedded images.
- PDF Import: improvements to text positioning and various other fixes.
- Eraser tool: cut the paths of unfilled shapes.
- Text tool: custom text kerning and line height fields.
- Improved Gradient tool.
- Significant performance improvements. Reduced memory usage, smaller file sizes,
- and many overall performance optimizations.
- Many other misc. fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.3 Beta (Jul 6, 2013)
- New Features:
- Photoshop PSD Import/Export:
- Import layered PSD files with vector paths and effects.
- Shape layers are imported as editable vector paths.
- Layer effects are imported as fully editable drop shadows, glows, etc.
- Export designs as layered PSD files.
- Document Color Management:
- Per-document color profiles.
- Assign and convert colors to a different profile (Modify > Color Settings…).
- New Blend Modes:
- 8 new blend modes including Linear Burn, Linear Dodge, Vivid Light, Linear Light, Pin Light, Hard Mix, Subtract, Divide.
- Existing blend modes (such as Color Dodge) have been improved to ensure they match the appearance of imported PSD files.
- OpenGL-optimized Drawing:
- Significantly faster rendering of complex projects.
- Multi-threaded drawing ensures lag-free scrolling and zooming.
- Instant Image Masking:
- Instantly mask effects and other fills by an image with transparency.
- Toggle masking using the 'Set as transparency mask' setting in the Appearance pane.
- Per-Shape Blending:
- Apply blend modes to individual shapes and groups.
- Apply blend modes to strokes and fills in the Appearance Pane.
- Inner and Outer Strokes:
- Set strokes to be positioned centered, inside, or outside of a path.
- Angle Gradients:
- New 'Angle Gradient' setting in the Fill pane.
- Outline Mode:
- Toggle outline drawing (Modify > Color Settings…).
- Hex Color Picker:
- Hex value color picker in the color popup.
- Import PDF Annotations:
- Import shape, highlight, and text annotations.
- Improved support for embedded fonts.
- Scissor Tool:
- Cut a path into multiple sections, at anchor points, or anywhere along its length.
- Available from the Pen Tool's options, or activated directly using the 'c' keyboard shortcut.
- Join Multiple Paths:
- 'Modify > Join Paths' can now combine multiple paths together at the same time.
- Select several paths and choose 'Join Paths' to join all of paths together at their endpoints.
- Connect Endpoints:
- 'Modify > Connect Endpoints' links the nearest endpoints of each path with line segments.
- The endpoints of multiple selected paths can be connected to create a single path.
- Disconnect Path:
- Explode an entire path into separate disconnected segments. (Modify > Disconnect Path).
- Reconnect a path after editing it using the 'Connect Path' or 'Join Path' commands.
- Erase Images and Gradients:
- The eraser tool can now be used to erase portions of images and gradient fills.
- Boolean combinations can also now be used in the same way to trim images and gradient fills.
- Improved Text to Path:
- Converting text objects to editable paths now creates individual shapes for each glyph.
- Image and gradient fills applied across a text object are accurately cropped to each shape.
- Copy/Paste Appearance Items:
- Copy individual stroke, fill, shadow, glow, etc. items and paste them on other shapes.
- Quickly re-use the same image and gradient fill settings among different shapes.
- Right-click on an item in the 'Appearance: Effects' pane and choose 'Copy' / 'Paste'.
- Other Improvements:
- Zoom tool: click and drag to zoom in on a specific area.
- SVG Export: added options for converting to sRGB and scaling embedded images.
- PDF Import: improvements to text positioning and various other fixes.
- Eraser tool: cut the paths of unfilled shapes.
- Text tool: custom text kerning and line height fields.
- Improved Gradient tool.
- Significant performance improvements. Reduced memory usage, smaller file sizes, and many overall performance optimizations.
- Many other misc. fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.2 (Oct 30, 2012)
- iCloud support for Lion and Mountain Lion.
- Retina support for the new Macbook Pro.
- Create new document from clipboard. (File > New from Clipboard).
- Create new document from selection. (File > New from Selection).
- Resize Artwork. (Modify > Artwork Size…).
- Resize Canvas. (Modify > Canvas Size…).
- New 'Share' menu on Mountain Lion:
- Share designs to Twitter, Flickr, etc.
- Share designs via Email and AirDrop.
- Snapping and Alignment Guides:
- Drag horizontal and vertical static alignment guides from rulers.
- Drag alignment guides back to rulers to remove.
- Snap to Point.
- 'Smart' dynamic alignment guides.
- Press Command to temporarily disable smart guides and snap to point.
- Fixes and Improvements:
- Now import any compatible image or vector file using standard file dialog (File > Open).
- Import SVG, PDF, EPS, and AI (ver. 11+) files directly by dragging them to the iDraw icon in the dock.
- New preference to choose between the standard color panel and in-place color popup.
- Pen Tool: press Enter to finish editing the current path.
- Brush and Pencil tools can now create filled paths.
- Improvements to SVG import: smart layer creation, CSS comment detection, marker/arrowhead support, subscript text, better font & image support.
- Improvements to PDF import: LAB colorspace and more accurate color support, rotated document support, improved font scaling.
- Exported SVGs now include line cap, line join and line miter settings.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.1 (Aug 16, 2012)
- Appearance Effects:
- New 'Appearance Effects' pane
- Add multiple strokes, fills, and effects to a single object.
- Apply inner shadows, drop shadows, and glows to objects.
- Arrange the order of fills, strokes, and effects using drag and drop.
- Blend modes for shadow and glow effects.
- 'Copy Style' / 'Paste Style' menu options.
- New CoreText-based Text Editor:
- Multi-style text boxes. Use multiple fonts, styles, sizes and colors within a single text box.
- Text along a path.
- Line height and text kerning options.
- In-place editing of transformed text.
- Smart text box resizing.
- PDF and EPS Vector Import
- Import PDF and EPS files as vector objects (File > Import PDF…).
- 'Convert PDF to Objects' context menu option for placed PDF images.
- Paste vector objects directly from Adobe Illustrator.
- Additional Features
- New popup color picker for faster editing workflows.
- QuickLook previews for iDraw documents.
- Autosave. Documents are autosaved every 2 minutes.
- Pinch to zoom support for trackpads.
- Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between document tabs.
- Press Command + Shift + Left/Right Arrow Keys to navigate documents.
- Reverse the direction of a path.
- Added 'Merge Visible Layers' option.
- Fixes and Improvements
- At 100% zoom, moving and drawing objects now snaps to integer values.
- Many performance and compatibility improvements for SVG import.
- Significant overall performance improvements.
- Scale tool now scales line widths and font sizes.
- Other minor fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.0.4 (Apr 7, 2012)
- New 'iPhone Sketch' shape library for creating iPhone App Mockups.
- Export designs at different resolutions using 'Scale' and 'DPI' settings.
- Added ability to export only the currently selected objects.
- Paste PDF objects from other applications directly into iDraw designs.
- Fixes and improvements:
- Many improvements to importing complex SVG files.
- Imported PDF files remain vector-based.
- Support for importing high-resolution images.
- Smoother preview text rendering (with sub-pixel antialiasing).
- Fix for occasional problems which would prevent 'Undo'.
- Fix for correct shadow drawing at different zoom levels.
- Many minor fixes and improvements.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.0.3 (Dec 14, 2011)
- New Features:
- New image crop tool. Double-Click on an image object to crop.
- Copy as PDF. PDF data is now placed on the pasteboard when copying objects.
- Distribute objects horizontally and vertically (Arrange > Distribute).
- Canvas context menu (Right-Click on the canvas).
- New User Guide
- New Shortcuts:
- Press Command to temporarily switch to the Move tool.
- Press Spacebar to temporarily switch to the Hand tool.
- Press Command + Spacebar to temporarily switch to the Zoom tool.
- Press Command + Scroll Wheel to zoom the canvas in/out.
- Press Shift + Arrow Keys to nudge objects by 10 points.
- Arrow Keys can now be used to nudge objects when any tool is active.
- Move Tool:
- Press Option while clicking and dragging objects to duplicate.
- Press Option while dragging resize handles to resize from the center.
- Pen Tool:
- Press Command to temporarily switch to the Path Selection tool.
- Press Option while dragging curve handles to create corners.
- Press '+' to switch to the Pen 'Add' points mode.
- Press '-' to switch to the Pen 'Delete' points mode.
- Shape Tools:
- Press Option while dragging to create objects from the center.
- New tooltips with distance and angle info when creating line objects.
- Transform Tools:
- Press Shift while dragging to constrain the Rotate, Scale, and Shear transforms.
- Single-clicking to set the transform origin point now snaps to grid.
- Fixes and Improvements:
- Improved in-place text creation and editing.
- Improved Boolean path combinations.
- Fix for missing text shadows on SVG export.
- Fix for pasting image objects between documents.
- Fixed 'Revert to Saved'.
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.0.2 (Oct 18, 2011)
- Added the ability to drag images (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, etc.) onto the canvas
- Improvements to SVG import (better compatibility with Inkscape-created SVG files)
- Improvements and fixes related to Text editing
- Better support for pasting copied images of various formats into a document
- Fix for problem that could cause some missing fonts when loading the fonts list
- Fix for minor scroll bar drawing glitches on Lion
New in Autodesk Graphic 2.0.1 (Sep 7, 2011)
- Fix for a problem at launch time when loading specific fonts
- Canvas can now be resized to a max size of 16000x16000 pixels
- Added path close indicator cursor to the Pen tool
- Improvements to the Floor Plans shape library
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements