What's new in MacDraft Personal Edition 6.2
Oct 1, 2016
- NEW FEATURES / IMPROVEMENTS:
- Smart Snapping Feature:
- Objects can now snap teach other using smart handles. This option can be turned on and off at any time
- Snap tcenters, edges, corners and bounds.
- Replaced the Show Size palette with live cursor information:
- Position information shows on the cursor as you are dragging
- Size of object displays live on the cursor as you resize
- Size of the object displays live on the cursor as you are drawing This option can be turned on and off at any time
- Helper palette:
- Selecting items in the Tools palette and Dimension palette displays help content in the Helper palette Helper palette displays steps by step guide on how tuse the tool
- The Helper palette includes modifier keys
- Documents guides:
- Add document guides from the rulers by dragging them out. Add document guides precisely using a menu item.
- Objects can snap tthe guides when positioned.
- Guides can be turned on and off
- Guide snapping can be turned on and off.
- Custom background and grid color
- Centered drawing area:
- Document is centered in the window
- Zooming is made easier and centers on the document by default Dead Zone feature:
- The grey space around the document area can now be used
- Store objects and items in the dead space.
- Dead zone content is excluded form print.
- Create bleed documents and full page spreads with the dead zone.
- Welcome Screen:
- Take a tour slider, showing all the key areas tlook at when learning the product. Videtutorials, links tall the latest videguides, tutorials and lessons.
- Forum access and link tRegister your Product
- Template chooser:
- Now choose templates tstart with from the main window.
- Store your own custom templates in My Templates and access them from the template chooser
- Recent documents added tthe Welcome panel
- Updated interface elements and options:
- Added steppers in Resize palette.
- Updated the toolbar and some palette icons.
- Added new features intthe toolbar.
- Tidied up the View and Layout menu for consistency. Option added for printing background color.
- New Save As Template... option in the File menu
- Improved Speed and Power
- Updated document window with modern window technologies tload faster Improved speed and power from the updated drawing technologies
- License information is now stored at system level, which means all users on the machine can run the product
- BUG FIXES:
- Fixed an issue with text shifting with Print tPDF / Export PDF
- Fixed an issue where the Dimension cursor disappeared when dragging tscroll the document window.
- Fixed a load layer bug where a dialog appeared saying the file content could be loaded.
- Fixed an issue with tools not selecting correctly after the keyboard shortcut has been used.
- Fixed various document specific issues with content not displaying correctly.
- Fixed an issue with Parallel Lines options dialog not behaving correctly
- Fixed various file related crash issues.
- Fixed zooming issue when using the zoom in and out options from the view menu.
- Fixed automatic scrolling issues by allowing dragging outside the document using the Command key only.
- Optimized for the latest operating system.
- Fixed issue where application crashes when user selects row and columns in Report window and places cursor outside of
- the window
- Fixed issues with missing Spotlight and Quicklook
- Fixed issue with size of drawing area being increased if close Print Active Layer dialog while object is in Dead area.
- Fixed issue where recent documents are restored if Mac is restarted
- Fixed issue with 3 Point Circle tool.
- Fixed issue where Zoom-in line weights should not affect selection frame.
- Fixed refresh issue when switching "Grid Lines" ON/OFF
- Fixed issue where report is printed incorrectly if increase column width or decrease paper size.
- Fixed issue when scrollbars dnot work in Symbol Libraries dialog
- Fixed issue when Extrude Parallel Polyline tool doesn't work correctly.
- Fixed issue with incorrect title being suggested by default in Print dialog if Save document as PDF.
- Fixed issue by making dimensional text background transparent by default
New in MacDraft Personal Edition 6.1.3 (Feb 16, 2016)
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue with Zooming out not zooming out correctly.
- Fixed window not automatically scrolling when selection or drawing tool is moved down and right.
- Fixed document not automatically scrolling left or up when using the bezier tool.
- Fixed an issue with keyboard shortcut reverting a particular tool to the default tool in the tool palette.
- Fixed Rotate90Left & Rotate90Right toolbar icons becoming obscured by the Title Bar when set as small icon.
- Fixed rulers flicker when using the scroll wheel on a mighty mouse and when moving objects using the arrow keys. Fixed rulers flicker when the cursor is moved over the Library palette.
- Fixed an issue with dimension text being defaulted to centre and not being able to move it.
- Fixed issue with Show Size palette are not displaying values correctly for ∆Ao
- Fixed refresh issue when resizing images spread over several page document.
- Fixed an issue with copying to clipboard which did not copy correctly.
- Fixed an issue where objects could not be drawn to the edge of drawing area if rulers were showing.
- Fixed an issue where objects could not be moved to the edge of drawing area if rulers were showing.
- Fixed mirrored text getting corrupted when rulers are showing.
- Fixed Recovery folder with the last MacDraft document appearing in the Trash after shutdown.
- Fixed an issue preventing certain older files from opening.
- Fixed arc dimensions shifting when printing or saving to pdf via the print dialog.
- Fixed a crash bug when adding edit points to an open ended parallel line.
- Fixed an issue of origin not being moved when rulers were showing.
- Fixed an intermittent problem where the cursor did not show after returning from customizing the toolbar.
- Fixed a bug with arc and elliptical arc tool that did not draw an object.
- Fixed an issue where attempting to move dimension object with arrow key corrupted the object.
- Fixed a crash bug when grouping certain objects in an older file.
- Fixed several file specific issues with opening older files.
- Drag and drop to library palette reverted back to Command + Drag & Drop.
New in MacDraft Personal Edition 6.1.1 Build 861 (Sep 9, 2014)
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue with older MacDraft PE files not opening correctly.
- Fixed an issue with clicking in rulers to move the origin where by it did not move to exactly where clicked. - Fixed an issue with vertical dimensions on a 6.0 document not showing.
- Fixed a bug with unit conversion.
- Fixed a bug with Show Size not working with parallel line tool..
- Fixed an issue with zooming out using command key where zoom out was not to correct part of drawing. - Fixed an issue with GoTo Layer button not working..
- Fixed a bug where altering the values of radial arcs in the resize palette did not work correctly.
- Fixed a bug where constrained arcs did not draw correctly.
- Fixed an issue where objects disappeared when zooming and scrolling old MacDraft document.
- Fixed an issue where MacDraft Symbol Libraries did not open correctly.
- Fixed bug with Rotate 90 degree tool not working correctly with the Option key.
- Fixed very obscure crashing bugs.
- Fixed several issues with rotating patterns and Gradient fills.
- Fixed minor feedback issues when creating/dragging objects.
- Increased the pattern grid size from maximum of 32x32 to 64x64 in the edit pattern dialog.
New in MacDraft Personal Edition 6.1 Build 861 (Apr 30, 2014)
- OS X Mavericks Compatible:
- Designed for Mac OSX and now compatible with the all-new OSX 10.9 Maverick’s. Maverick’s compatibility brings a whole host of speed and efficiency to the software, making your MacDraft experience more enjoyable.
- Gradients have come to MacDraft 6.1:
- Bringing new features to our users is important to us and this passion continues with every upgrade. The new 6.1 version of MacDraft now incorporates a number of features to improve the visual aspect of your designs and makes the whole process fast, efficient and more importantly approachable to all designers.
- We have been busy bees to get you the latest in gradient technologies. You can now create, save and store gradients in the patterns menu and apply them to shapes and objects within your designs. The gradients can be stored with the document and copied into other documents so you don’t have to create them again. Gradients are important to any design process and can bring your artwork to life.
- In addition to the gradient fills you can also use the gradients when creating strokes, this impressive new feature will allow you to use gradients to create soft edges and vivid artwork, giving you the absolute control over your design techniques, making MacDraft 6.1 the best version by a long way.
- Complete control over your own Color Swatches:
- Colors, gradients and patterns are increasingly more important in any design situation and with 6.1 you now have full control over your swatches from start to finish. Implemented into the new version is now the ability to create, store and save new colors, patterns and gradients and add them to the swatch list rather than replacing the existing ones provided by the application. This gives you the control you need for your design process whether it be home plans, architecture or technical illustration. Let MacDraft 6.1 give you the freedom to express your creativity.
- Modernizing the interface with drag & draw feedback:
- Being able to tell exactly what you are drawing, during the draw process or know where you are dragging an item is important in any drawing application, but it’s far more important when working with a large scaled environment. The all new version 6.1 now includes a huge change to the drawing process, whereby you now get feedback consistent with the color, shape and feel of the object you are dragging of what tool you are drawing with. This has cleaned up and modernized the interface making the application much more user friendly.
- All new 5 star tool available in 6.1:
- Creating complicated shapes can often be tricky to get right with the use or freehand and Bezier tools, especially those shapes that require uniform attributes. New to 6.1 is the advanced star tool, incorporated into the regular polygon options, allowing you to create complex star shapes for use in your illustrations or technical drawings.
- Gradient Strokes
- Single key shortcuts for your tools makes drawing faster:
- As you progress with any application and become and advanced user you could be considered a 'Power User' which basically means you can move faster than the average user when completing drawings. It has been our goal to provide speed and efficiency without losing ease of use, so we have included single key shortcuts for all of the tools. In addition to this we have made the selection of tools within groups simpler by letting you cycle through the tools groups with one single key for each, which will make the whole drawing process much faster. Single key shortcuts are a designer’s best friend when using any vector based drawing application.
- Additional improvements & interface updates:
- In addition to the larger improvements, we have also been working on some less obvious, but still just as important updates to the way the application works. Creating custom libraries is much easier now, as all you need to do is drag the item you want to the library palette, rather than holding the command key down when you drag. You can also revert back to the Arrow tool with the ESC key, the duplicate menu has been restructured, freehand shapes can now have patterns and gradients applied to strokes and fills and other minor improvements to the interface and speed of the application. The DWG/DXF import and export has been updated and improved and now supports the latest DWG file types (AC1027) improving usability and making MacDraft more compatible with other CAD resources.
New in MacDraft Personal Edition 6.0.5 (Jun 12, 2012)
- Fixed a bug where MacDraft stopped responding when attempting to add object after undo group operation.
- ʻRename Itemʼ is added into the options pop-up menu in the Library Palette.
- ʻRename Layerʼ is added into the options pop-up menu in the Layers Palette.
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Fixed an issue with Pen Styles not showing in the Option menu under Mac OSX Lion.
- Suppressed an unnecessary dialog appearing when opening read-only dwg/MacDraw II files.
- Fixed partial issue with opening and saving of legacy file which crashed MacDraft on subsequent opening of the same file.
- Fixed minor bugs.
New in MacDraft Personal Edition 6.0.2 (Mar 31, 2011)
- Crash on application launch has been fixed for systems with Chinese and Korean languages set as primary.
New in MacDraft Personal Edition 6.0 (Sep 16, 2010)
- Faster & better than before, customizable toolbar, drag and drop library palette, new layers palette, image editing menu, new resize palette for images, templates and sample libraries, new coordinate system, larger drawing size, better rulers, customizable scales, clipped text feedback.
New in MacDraft Personal Edition 5.6.5 (Jun 13, 2008)
- MacDraft PE 5.6.5 is a maintenance release.
New in MacDraft Personal Edition 5.6.4 (Mar 15, 2008)
- As of MacDraft PE version 5.6.4 the product is now Leopard compatible. It also has support for Apples new Quicklook functionality which means you can view the contents of a MacDraft file without even opening it.