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Canvas X Draw Changelog

What's new in Canvas X Draw 6.0.3

Jan 28, 2020
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in which Type Style drop-list was always disabled at a couple of places in the Type palette.
  • Fixed bug in which new Arrow presets could not be added to the preset list from the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed bug in which some Arrow type indicators did not show up in the Presets palette after they were added from the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed bug in which defining complex selection area in the image with the Lasso tool was slow.
  • Fixed bug related to rolling up some palettes and closing them.

New in Canvas X Draw 6.0.2 (Jan 8, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Screen drawing is optimized under Mojave and Catalina; Auto-scroll, Lenses, the Navigator palette, the Page Navigator palette, and more.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in which while you were doing free-form rotation on an image, you did not see the rotating rectangle.
  • Fixed bug in which Shift+drag to draw lines or edit lines did not respect 45-degree angles when the Smart Snaps was on.
  • Fixed bug in which the Markup tool did not draw in correct colors on Mojave and Catalina
  • Fixed bug in which templates did not fit to screen upon opening them.
  • Fixed bug in which the Knife tool did not show the feedback on High Sierra.
  • Fixed bug in which when you started editing a layer name in the layer tab of the layer controls, the original text did not disappear.
  • Fixed bug in which Text | Style | Plain did not remove the applied styles from the selected texts.
  • Fixed bug in which the Find feature caused refresh issues when finding objects that contained transform effects.
  • Fixed bug in which a palette popped up from the Docking bar got expanded to the full screen when you clicked File | New.
  • Fixed bug related to drawing with the Freehand tool on Mojave and Catalina.
  • Fixed bug related to using the Multigon tool.
  • Fixed bug related to using the Lasso tools.
  • Fixed bug related to using the Annotation : Multiple Sources tool.
  • Fixed bug related to grabbing the attributes from Concentric Circles, Spirals, EashShapes and Multigon in the Find palette.

New in Canvas X Draw 6.0.1 (Dec 24, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Effect | Combine can be directly applied to EasyShapes.
  • Zoom in and out icons are added in the Preview window of the JPEG Export Options dialog box.
  • “Proxy icon” will be available in front of the file name in the document title bar after the document is saved.
  • The keyboard shortcut Command+Control+A is assigned to Object | Attributes to open the Attributes palette.
  • Selection background color in the Document Layout palette now respects the “Highlight color” setting in the macOS General Preferences.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in which the state of Docking Bar was not remembered after exiting the application.
  • Fixed bug in which the triangle controls of the text object bound to a path was not shown when it was selected.
  • Fixed bug in which the Annotation – Basic tool could not create annotations of numbers and alphabets with squares or circles.
  • Fixed bug in which the Text Path tool did not show the I-beam insert point when clicking on a path.
  • Fixed bug in which the Vertical Text tool did not show the I-beam insert point in text edit mode.
  • Fixed bug in which Drag & Drop Text (Preferences > Text > Type) does not show the I-beam insert point.
  • Fixed bug in which the I-bean insert point would not be shown in the edit mode of rotated and flipped texts.
  • Fixed bug in which Help | Canvas Forum did not work.
  • Fixed bug in which some CVD files that were converted from CVX could not be opened.
  • Fixed bug in which the view in the Navigator palette was not refreshed when switching between documents.
  • Fixed bug in which the bounding box did not coincide with the object selected when the Show Grids is on.
  • Fixed bug in which after using the Vector Brush tool, selection of another tool was erroneously retained.
  • Fixed bug in which some EasyShapes that were converted to paths were denoted as “Bezier Curve” instead of “Polygon”.
  • Fixed bug in which when deleting a table from the Properties bar of the Table tool did not refresh to the properties bar of the Selection tool.
  • Fixed bug in which after changing the zoom level in the Zoom Control of the Status bar, dragging the scroll handles to pan did not function properly.
  • Fixed bug in which the Place mode was unable to exit without placing.
  • Fixed bug in which placing images was not undoable.
  • Fixed bug in which the edit handle of Rounded Rectangle’s corner radius did not function properly.
  • Fixed bug in which the edit handles of Arc’s start and end points did not function properly.
  • Fixed bug in which Table’s bounding box was not properly adjusted after deleting columns from it.
  • Fixed bug in which Align Left was not applied to flipped objects properly.
  • Fixed bug in which after Vector Gradient tool was used to the selected objects, the state of the Gradient Direction control in the Attributes palette was not refreshed immediately.
  • Fixed bug in which the color tiles of the solid colors in the Attributes palette was not refreshed when applying a color to multiple objects from the Presets list in the palette.
  • Fixed bug in which strings were added in black for the Text – Auto Correct in the Preferences when macOS is set to the Dark Mode.
  • Fixed bug in which the Link Info tool did not indicate the flow arrow.
  • Fixed bug in which the Navigator palette was too small when it was open by Window | Palettes | Navigator
  • Fixed bug in which the Pencil icon wasn’t drawn properly in the Curve dialog box (Image | Adjust | Curves).
  • Fixed bug in which the Rotate and Move icons were not visible in the Multigon edit mode.
  • Fixed bug in which the values temporarily disappeared after highlighting a value and then switching to another curve in the Object Path Editor.
  • Fixed bug in which text styles such as Underline, Strikethrough, Outline, or Shadow would be lost when applying another font to texts.
  • Fixed bug related to selecting a tool in the Toolbox while the Shape pop-up list of Annotation – Basic tool was open in the Properties bar.
  • Fixed bug related to exiting the application while the Place and Paste mode was active.
  • Fixed bug related to applying Outline Path Stroke (Path | Outline Stroke Path) to vector objects with “hairline” stroke.
  • Fixed bug related to selecting the Place on the segments checkbox in the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed bug related to applying the Custom filter as SpriteEffects.
  • Fixed bug related to applying a filter to an image with the transparency mask from the SpriteEffects palette.
  • Under Catalina:
  • Fixed bug in which clicking Create in the Rectangle’s Properties bar created a rounded rectangle instead.
  • Fixed bug related to clicking Cancel in the Replicate and Position dialog box after creating an object.

New in Canvas X Draw 6.0 (Dec 24, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Visual Combine tool, which allows you to visually and intuitively combine the common areas of overlapping vector objects to create complex shapes.
  • Vector Brush tool, which allows you to draw vector curve paths with strokes with tapered ends.
  • Mirror tool, which will make a reverse copy of selected objects in 2 clicks. The mirror axis can be drawn or snapped to other objects and rotated freely.
  • Annotation Notes, which now supports auto-numbering and auto-alphabetizing. EasyShapes like circles, squares, rounded squares, or diamond shapes can be used for annotations.
  • Ink/Stroke Selection tool, which allows you to select an object with specific attributes and every object sharing those attributes will also be selected.
  • Page Navigator palette, which displays thumbnail previews of the pages in your document. Using the Page Navigator palette, you can quickly find and go to a particular page.
  • Object Path Editor palette (Path | Object Path Editor), allows you to view and edit the X/Y coordinates of each individual point of a basic vector object, polygon, or Bézier curve.
  • Replicate and Position (Edit | Replicate and Position), which replicates objects and then strategically positions them according to specified X/Y coordinates.
  • Fractalize (Effects | Fractalize), which makes outlines of vector objects irregularly jagged.
  • Colorize (Effects | Colorize), which allows you to tint vector objects with a solid color fill or pen inks when you want to mix two colors, or shade one color with another.
  • Dark mode support with updated icons in the Toolbox, Toolbar, and other areas.
  • Improvements:
  • Color Dropper tool is added to the Gradients Manager of the Attributes palette in order to set a pixel color for gradient nodes.
  • More symbols can be downloaded by accessing a web page from the Symbol Library palette.
  • You can edit an object name by double-clicking an object item in Document Layout Palette.
  • Calligraphic Pens now support tapered ends.
  • Outline Path Stroke now support tapered strokes.
  • “Keep Last Used Attributes” checkbox is available in the Presets pop-up palettes from the Toolbox so that you can set the last used attributes as the default attributes.
  • Font and Font Size set before typing any text will be used as the default attributes.
  • The Smart Snaps has 2 new options: Visible Object Only and Include Objects in Groups
  • When you press an arrow key multiple times to move objects, Undo or Redo will move the objects to the original position immediately.
  • JPEG Export Options dialog box has the expandable preview window by selecting the Preview checkbox.
  • You can connect Smart Lines to the edge of any object type.
  • Linear and Object Side Dimension tool now snap to the basic vector object being measured so that when you resize the object, the Dimensioning objects will also be adjusted accordingly.
  • Image interpolation for rotated images is improved.
  • When you show the Guides layer for the 1st time, 4 guidelines will be created at the top, bottom, and left and right sides of the current document.
  • Edit mode icons are added at the left side of the Properties bar for exiting Edit modes easily.
  • When multiple objects are selected as the target of Paste Within Selection (Paste in front of Selection or Paste in back of Selection), copied object will be placed at the center of each selected object.
  • The Select Same Shape button is added to the Properties bar for EasyShape objects.
  • The default ink, stroke, and arrow presets are updated.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in which RGB or CMYK inks edited in the Attributes palette did not have the same ink names when they are applied to other objects.
  • Fixed bug in which a stroke, dash, or arrow could not be applied to vector objects by dragging it from the Presets list in the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed bug in which files saved as DXF or DWG could not be opened with AutoCAD® properly.
  • Fixed bug in which anti-alias was not applied to render objects with a clipping path when the clipping path was a group.
  • Fixed bug in which ink names of gradients, textures, symbols, and patterns would be lost when vector objects were copied and pasted.
  • Fixed bug in which descriptions of group objects were blank in the Document Layout palette.
  • Fixed bug in which the Envelope Edit mode was displayed as “Curve Edit Mode” in the Status bar.
  • Fixed bug in which the number format of documents was not respected in Angle edit boxes in the Properties bar of the Curve tool.
  • Fixed bug in which object names were not saved in CVD files.
  • Fixed bug in which stroke weight values in the Status bar did not respect the document number format.
  • Fixed bug in which selecting a recent color for the background color was ignored for Hatch and Symbol inks.
  • Fixed bug in which some hyperlinks did not work in web browsers when documents were saved as HTML.
  • Fixed bug in which text objects that were behind a hidden image object could not be put in Edit mode by double-clicking.
  • Fixed bug in which punctuation was erroneously removed after spelling errors were corrected.
  • Fixed bug in which colors were not able to be applied to selected objects specifying Web values in the RGB Bar manager of the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed bug in which areas and perimeters of circles changed when circles were rotated.
  • Fixed bug in which Path | Convert to Simple Path did not accurately create visual results for Parallel and Symbol strokes.
  • Fixed several bugs related to table object operations.
  • Fixed crash triggered by deleting some objects and re-saving some documents.
  • Fixed crash triggered by exiting the application while the Polygon Lasso tool was being used in Image Edit mode.
  • Fixed crash triggered by minimizing the application window to the vertical minimum and double-clicking at the Docking bar.
  • Fixed bug in which DXF/DWG import did not create objects properly when selecting a unit other than inches.
  • and more…
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, SVGZ, TIF, WBMP
  • Known Issues:
  • When clicking the Font menu (Text |Font) or the Font drop-down menu in the Properties bar for the 1st time of each session, you may see the spinning wheel because the font glyph previews are being generated.
  • Plain, Bold, Italic style icons are not available in the Type palette.
  • Character and paragraph styles saved in the Type palette of old Canvas for Mac or Windows versions are not compatible with Canvas Draw 6 for macOS, and vice versa.
  • Slide show transitions set in the Windows versions of Canvas or Canvas X are not compatible. They will be listed as “Unknown”.
  • PDF – Adobe® Acrobat® (Advanced) export will convert texts of Postscript Type 1, Dfonts, and some Japanese fonts to paths, even if you select Embed subset for Font embedding. However, it should not be an issue to view or print such PDF files.
  • Not Supported:
  • Auto-hyphenation is not supported.
  • Drop Caps feature is not supported.
  • Trim to Path is not supported with images of multichannel or 16-bit/channel or 32-bit/channel.

New in Canvas X Draw 6.0 (Aug 16, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Visual Combine tool, which allows you to visually and intuitively combine the common areas of overlapping vector objects to create complex shapes.
  • Vector Brush tool, which allows you to draw vector curve paths with strokes with tapered ends.
  • Mirror tool, which will make a reverse copy of selected objects in 2 clicks. The mirror axis can be drawn or snapped to other objects and rotated freely.
  • Annotation Notes, which now supports auto-numbering and auto-alphabetizing. EasyShapes like circles, squares, rounded squares, or diamond shapes can be used for annotations.
  • Ink/Stroke Selection tool, which allows you to select an object with specific attributes and every object sharing those attributes will also be selected.
  • Page Navigator palette, which displays thumbnail previews of the pages in your document. Using the Page Navigator palette, you can quickly find and go to a particular page.
  • Object Path Editor palette (Path | Object Path Editor), allows you to view and edit the X/Y coordinates of each individual point of a basic vector object, polygon, or Bézier curve.
  • Replicate and Position (Edit | Replicate and Position), which replicates objects and then strategically positions them according to specified X/Y coordinates.
  • Fractalize (Effects | Fractalize), which makes outlines of vector objects irregularly jagged.
  • Colorize (Effects | Colorize), which allows you to tint vector objects with a solid color fill or pen inks when you want to mix two colors, or shade one color with another.
  • Dark mode support with updated icons in the Toolbox, Toolbar, and other areas.
  • Improvements:
  • Color Dropper tool is added to the Gradients Manager of the Attributes palette in order to set a pixel color for gradient nodes.
  • More symbols can be downloaded by accessing a web page from the Symbol Library palette.
  • You can edit an object name by double-clicking an object item in Document Layout Palette.
  • Calligraphic Pens now support tapered ends.
  • Outline Path Stroke now support tapered strokes.
  • “Keep Last Used Attributes” checkbox is available in the Presets pop-up palettes from the Toolbox so that you can set the last used attributes as the default attributes.
  • Font and Font Size set before typing any text will be used as the default attributes.
  • The Smart Snaps has 2 new options: Visible Object Only and Include Objects in Groups
  • When you press an arrow key multiple times to move objects, Undo or Redo will move the objects to the original position immediately.
  • JPEG Export Options dialog box has the expandable preview window by selecting the Preview checkbox.
  • You can connect Smart Lines to the edge of any object type.
  • Linear and Object Side Dimension tool now snap to the basic vector object being measured so that when you resize the object, the Dimensioning objects will also be adjusted accordingly.
  • Image interpolation for rotated images is improved.
  • When you show the Guides layer for the 1st time, 4 guidelines will be created at the top, bottom, and left and right sides of the current document.
  • Edit mode icons are added at the left side of the Properties bar for exiting Edit modes easily.
  • When multiple objects are selected as the target of Paste Within Selection (Paste in front of Selection or Paste in back of Selection), copied object will be placed at the center of each selected object.
  • The Select Same Shape button is added to the Properties bar for EasyShape objects.
  • The default ink, stroke, and arrow presets are updated.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in which RGB or CMYK inks edited in the Attributes palette did not have the same ink names when they are applied to other objects.
  • Fixed bug in which a stroke, dash, or arrow could not be applied to vector objects by dragging it from the Presets list in the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed bug in which files saved as DXF or DWG could not be opened with AutoCAD® properly.
  • Fixed bug in which anti-alias was not applied to render objects with a clipping path when the clipping path was a group.
  • Fixed bug in which ink names of gradients, textures, symbols, and patterns would be lost when vector objects were copied and pasted.
  • Fixed bug in which descriptions of group objects were blank in the Document Layout palette.
  • Fixed bug in which the Envelope Edit mode was displayed as “Curve Edit Mode” in the Status bar.
  • Fixed bug in which the number format of documents was not respected in Angle edit boxes in the Properties bar of the Curve tool.
  • Fixed bug in which object names were not saved in CVD files.
  • Fixed bug in which stroke weight values in the Status bar did not respect the document number format.
  • Fixed bug in which selecting a recent color for the background color was ignored for Hatch and Symbol inks.
  • Fixed bug in which some hyperlinks did not work in web browsers when documents were saved as HTML.
  • Fixed bug in which text objects that were behind a hidden image object could not be put in Edit mode by double-clicking.
  • Fixed bug in which punctuation was erroneously removed after spelling errors were corrected.
  • Fixed bug in which colors were not able to be applied to selected objects specifying Web values in the RGB Bar manager of the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed bug in which areas and perimeters of circles changed when circles were rotated.
  • Fixed bug in which Path | Convert to Simple Path did not accurately create visual results for Parallel and Symbol strokes.
  • Fixed several bugs related to table object operations.
  • Fixed crash triggered by deleting some objects and re-saving some documents.
  • Fixed crash triggered by exiting the application while the Polygon Lasso tool was being used in Image Edit mode.
  • Fixed crash triggered by minimizing the application window to the vertical minimum and double-clicking at the Docking bar.
  • Fixed bug in which DXF/DWG import did not create objects properly when selecting a unit other than inches.
  • and more…
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, SVGZ, TIF, WBMP
  • Known Issues:
  • When clicking the Font menu (Text |Font) or the Font drop-down menu in the Properties bar for the 1st time of each session, you may see the spinning wheel because the font glyph previews are being generated.
  • Plain, Bold, Italic style icons are not available in the Type palette.
  • Character and paragraph styles saved in the Type palette of old Canvas for Mac or Windows versions are not compatible with Canvas Draw 6 for macOS, and vice versa.
  • Slide show transitions set in the Windows versions of Canvas or Canvas X are not compatible. They will be listed as “Unknown”.
  • PDF – Adobe® Acrobat® (Advanced) export will convert texts of Postscript Type 1, Dfonts, and some Japanese fonts to paths, even if you select Embed subset for Font embedding. However, it should not be an issue to view or print such PDF files.
  • Not Supported:
  • Auto-hyphenation is not supported.
  • Drop Caps feature is not supported.
  • Trim to Path is not supported with images of multichannel or 16-bit/channel or 32-bit/channel.

New in Canvas X Draw 5.0.2 (Feb 8, 2019)

  • Improvement:
  • New View (Layout | Views | New View) will ignore the current page and layer position by de-selecting the Remember Current Page and Layer checkbox when it is saved.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in which elliptical gradient inks of flipped objects would be printed improperly.
  • Fixed bug in which a label text could not be edited in the Properties bar of Annotation tools in advance.
  • Fixed bug in which DWG/DXF files exported could not be opened correctly in AutoCAD.
  • Fixed bug in which the Combine button in the Properties did not update to the last-used command name properly.
  • Fixed bug in which cell margins of locked table objects could be changed.
  • Fixed bug in which recently-used solid colors did not show up in the color pop-up menu of Gradients Manager in the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed bug in which a font name would get drawn twice in View Fonts palette under Mojave.
  • Fixed bug in which the recently-used ink set would not refresh in the pop-up color palette from the Toolbox under Mojave.
  • Fixed security vulnerability related to some image import.
  • Fixed a crash triggered by opening a very large CVD file over 2 GB.
  • Fixed a crash triggered by moving the mouse pointer around in the document while the Font Size drop-down list is displayed in the Properties bar.

New in Canvas X Draw 5.0.1 (Dec 30, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Duplicate Pages is added to Layout | Pages. It is also available in the palette menu of Document Layout palette.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed several bugs related to Dynamic Effects.
  • Fixed bug in which Smartline does not extend from the center of Rectangle or Rounded Rectangle of Annotation Lens tool.
  • Fixed bug in which Master page appears erroneously when fully expanding nested groups in Document Layout palette.
  • Fixed bug in which the Add Preset button in Attributes palette does not function properly.
  • Fixed bug in which the Gradient fill ink of oval in CVX file gets altered after the oval is converted to path.
  • Fixed bug in which Dynamic Effects applied to objects will be lost after they are converted to paths.
  • Fixed bug in which the Find function will include lens objects erroneously when searching for objects with SpriteEffects.
  • Fixed bug in which Guide color set in Document Layout palette does not synchronize with the color of the Grids and Guides setting.
  • Fixed bug in which objects can be sent to locked layers.
  • Fixed bug in which Paste Text Only function works on locked layers.
  • Fixed bug in which redrawing issue appears when applying Align functions to selected anchor point in path edit mode.
  • Fixed bug in which editing a SpriteEffect on a transformed object in group with Direct Group Selection tool, an extra object appears in wrong place.
  • Fixed bug in which area calculation of some transformed objects may be inaccurate.
  • Fixed bug in which duplicated images will not export as SVG/SVGZ when the Embed images checkbox is selected.
  • Fixed bug in which German words that contain “Umlaut”, such as ä, ö, ü, trigger line breaks to follow such characters.
  • Fixed crash triggered by clicking on a palette docked to the Docking bar in some cases.
  • Fixed crash triggered by dragging an object from Canvas Draw to Mail application.

New in Canvas X Draw 5.0.0 (Dec 30, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Table tool, which allows for quick table generation, direct typing, and customizable cell borders, backgrounds, sizes, and look and feel.
  • Dynamic Effects, which will move and resize with the objects they are applied to, are added (Effect |Dynamic Effects): Shadows, Reflections, Glow, and Soft Edge.
  • Smart Snaps, which are visual aids to align and size objects relative to each other or to their place on the page, are added (Layout | Smart Snaps).
  • SVGZ export is now supported to create a single, compressed file for export.
  • Touch Bar support for newer Macs — swipe, tap, and slide to control many commonly-used functions in Canvas Draw, including sliders, opacity, and rotation.
  • Styles tab is added to the Type palette for creating character or paragraph styles and saving them for future use, as well as sharing them with other Canvas Draw users.
  • Improvements:
  • Improved access to the Grids and Guides dialog box.
  • Guide color can be changed from the Grids and Guide dialog box.
  • SVG export now supports embedding of images.
  • DWG export and DXF export support Save Selection in the Save As dialog box.
  • Dynamic Effects checkbox is added to: The Properties bar of the Attribute Dropper tool, the Paste Attributes dialog box, and the Find palette.
  • The corner radius of rounded rectangles will be proportionally scaled based on the resizing of the object.
  • Find composite objects by selecting the Composite Object icon from the Type pop-up list in the Find palette.
  • Small Caps is now available in Text |Style.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in which the Find feature does not find specified words next to punctuation, like commas or periods.
  • Fixed bug in which the Find feature does not find specified words next to quotation marks when Uses mart quotes is enabled.
  • Fixed bug so that the vertical ruler image, which can be created by option+ drag, starts at the value of”0″.
  • Fixed bug in which hidden objects with Sprite Effects were rendered erroneously when saving.
  • Fixed bug in which a large blank screen appeared on High Sierra when exiting slide show.
  • Fixed bug in which shift + control+ command+ 3 or 4 and then command+ V did not paste a screenshot.
  • Fixed bug in which Line tool would not work with Snap | Center or Vanishing Point in the context menu.
  • Fixed crash with documents containing hyperlinks saved as SVGs.
  • Fixed crash triggered by the Create button for a custom arrow in the Attributes palette.
  • Fixed crash triggered by the No Anti-Alias checkbox in the Spherize dialog box.
  • and more…

New in Canvas X Draw 4.0.1 Build 39 (Sep 13, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Floating palettes can be collapsed or expanded.
  • Recently-used inks listed in the Presets palette can be cleared on demand by clicking the Clear button below the list.
  • Toolbar can be hidden in non-Full Screen mode by selecting Window | Hide Toolbar.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in which closed Bezier curves created in a certain way would display negative area values or "n/a".
  • Fixed bug in order to ensure areas of open Bezier curves and polygons will not be displayed.
  • Fixed bug in which Canvas Draw would stop responding after undoing a SpriteLayer effect on an object.
  • Fixed bug in order to ensure the Paste command (via command + V) will not be applied on locked layers.
  • Fixed bugs with Paste In Front of Selection and Paste In Back of Selection commands.
  • Fixed bug in which the recently-used ink list in the Preset Palette did not update correctly when the palette was popped from the Toolbox.
  • Fixed bug in which values are always rounded up with non-English language regional settings, e.g. French Canadian.
  • Fixed crash when closing Cameras & Scanners dialog box after having selected an image (El Capitan).
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, TIF, WBMP
  • Known Issues:
  • When clicking the Font menu (Text | Font) or the Font drop-down menu in the Properties bar for the 1st time of each session, you may see the spinning wheel because the font glyph previews are being generated.
  • Slide show transitions set in Windows versions of Canvas or Canvas X are not compatible. They will be listed as "Unknown".
  • Plain, Bold, Italic style icons are not available in the Type palette.
  • The Type palette does not have the Style tab.
  • Drop Caps feature is not available in the Indent tab of the Type palette.
  • When navigating from one page to another, if you want to keep the zooming state on each page, deselect the Fit to Window checkbox in the Functionality Options of the Preference dialog box.
  • Copy & Paste in RTF will not work from places like the Chrome web browser, which does not copy texts in RTF to the clipboard.
  • PDF - Adobe® Acrobat® (Advanced) export will convert texts of Postscript Type 1, Dfonts, and some Japanese fonts to paths even if you select Embed subset for the Font embedding. However, it should not be an issue to view or print such PDF files.
  • Not Supported:
  • Character and paragraph styles in the Type palette are not supported.
  • Auto-hyphenation is not supported.
  • Hiding the Toolbar in Full Screen mode is not supported.

New in Canvas X Draw 4.0.0 Build 28 (Sep 13, 2017)

  • Presentation documents are supported.
  • Slide show with 4 transitions is now supported for Presentation documents (Layout | Slide Show...).
  • The Type palette is now available (Text | Type...).
  • Tighten Fine Kerning, Loosen Fine Kerning, and Configure Fine Kerning commands are added to Text | Kerning.

New in Canvas X Draw 3.0.5 Build 274 (Jan 11, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issues with the Freehand tool when the Status bar is hidden.
  • Fixed performance degradation when the Show information tooltips checkbox is enabled in Preferences.
  • Fixed the Save Selection radio button not enabling in the Save As dialog when certain objects are selected.
  • Fixed SVG file rendering when exporting.
  • Fixed CNV file thumbnail preview not displaying in Finder.
  • Fixed "Date last opened" timestamp not updating when opening and closing a Canvas Draw 3 file.
  • Fixed a problem with ruby text applied to Japanese vertical texts.
  • Fixed a problem with ruby horizontal text converted to vertical text, and vice versa.
  • Improved Text | Wrap | Inside Shape issue with long ovals.
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, TIF, WBMP

New in Canvas X Draw 3.0.4 Build 268 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug with some CVD files with images failing to reopen.
  • Fixed bugs with horizontal or vertical scales not correctly applying to vertical text objects.
  • Fixed unwanted zooming factor change when showing the Properties bar after re-launching.
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, TIF, WBMP

New in Canvas X Draw 3.0.3 Build 266 (Nov 18, 2016)

  • Enhancements:
  • The speed of putting large text objects into Edit mode is optimized.
  • Using the Wand tool on a large image is optimized.
  • Multiple objects copied on one page can be placed exactly on another page by [shift]+click Paste under the Edit menu.
  • Canvas Draw 3 will be listed among the recommended software to open PDF files for Open With.
  • Opening CVX and CVD files is improved.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed the printing of Black and white texture inks.
  • Fixed Copy & Paste English texts from Canvas Draw 2 to 3.
  • Fixed borderless printing so that it is supported only when your printer supports it.
  • Fixed resizing of a rotated vector object to dynamically update width and height values in the Properties bar while dragging the bounding box handle.
  • Fixed a problem with certain types of Smart Lines getting lost when saving documents as CVDs.
  • Fixed rotation option in the Replicate dialog box to work correctly for straight lines.
  • Fixed Canvas Draw 3 to no longer crash even when PopClip App is being turned on.
  • Fixed crash caused by opening TPL files.
  • Fixed issue with the background color of CVD documents being correctly recognized upon re-opening.
  • Fixed issue so that SpriteEffects will continue to be applied correctly to a composite object even after placing the object in Path Edit mode.
  • Fixed issue so that motion blur applied to a group object will be cleared after ungrouping.
  • Fixed issue caused by entering a value that results in an image beyond the maximum supported dimensions in the Properties bar.
  • Fixed issue with long texts in imported RTF files.
  • Fixed stability issue with importing CVD documents with pattern inks while the Pattern Manager in the Attributes palette is open.
  • Fixed issue so that a user in Text Edit mode in one layer can work on another layer simultaneously.
  • Fixed issue so that links with "In a pop-up window (_popup)" as target will be exported correctly to an HTML file.
  • Fixed issue with the New Mask dialog box appearing when double-clicking on a duplicated text object created by option+drag.
  • Fixed issue with the Document window shifting to a different position after changing the resolution of the selected image object.
  • Fixed issue so that correct page numbers are displayed in the Layers To Place dialog box while placing multi-page documents.
  • Fixed issue so that motion blur can be appended to an object that has other SpriteEffects.
  • Fixed issue so that pressing the [enter] key in the number pad section will exit Text Edit mode and select the text object.
  • Fixed issue so that defining an image area with the Paint Object Creator tool or the Camera tool is correctly recognized as Image Edit mode.
  • Fixed issue so that values typed in the Properties bar will be correctly registered when the metric system is selected for Mac OS X.
  • Fixed a crash resulting from choosing Edit | Undo after applying the Send to Layers command to a text object on one page to another.
  • Fixed issue with tile printing.
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, TIF, WBMP
  • Not Supported:
  • CNV, CVI, CVX, TPL are not supported for export.
  • "Preserve Canvas editing capabilities" is removed from the PDF Export Options dialog box.
  • The warning about opening a PDF file in the PDF Import Options dialog box is removed.
  • "Make Permanent" check box is removed in Font Match dialog box. Fonts will be always substituted permanently; user should save it as another file name if s/he wants to keep the original document.
  • Bound text objects do not support text flow from one text object to another.
  • Pressing [option] + [command] keys to select the previously selected tool in the Toolbox is removed.
  • EPSF Import Options dialog box is removed. Objects are simply placed in the document.
  • Soft Hyphen is removed from the Insert Char drop-down menu in the Properties bar and from Edit | Insert.
  • Text | Style | Bold, Italic, Small Caps are no longer supported. However, when a font has Bold or Italic or both styles, you can still apply by selecting an appropriate font style.

New in Canvas X Draw 3.0.2 Build 246 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Fixes and Improvements:
  • The Font drop-down menus in the Find palette not working on MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) issue is resolved.
  • Canvas Draw will no longer corrupt large files with many high resolution images on many pages during saving as CVD.
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, TIF, WBMP

New in Canvas X Draw 3.0.1 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • Fixes and Improvements:
  • When opening certain CVX files, Preview Display Mode will no longer switch to Grayscale erroneously.
  • UPPERCASE, lowercase, and Title font styles are available under Text | Style menu.
  • Option + click on the Page popup menu next to the Layer controls will open the Go To page dialog box (Layer | Sheets/Pages | Go To).
  • The pop-up menu from the Page Control can list a larger number of pages without scrolling.
  • When loading a texture ink set that contains corrupted texture inks to the Presets palette, the application no longer crashes.
  • Selecting "Paste Text Only" from the context menu in the Text edit mode will insert texts at the insertion point instead of creating another Text object.
  • The Print dialog box has the page navigation buttons for multiple-page documents below the Preview window to improve the speed of loading a preview.
  • In the Color Management dialog box, you can select any custom profiles by choosing "Browse" from the drop-down menus of the Working Spaces and Devices.
  • The speed of quitting the application is improved.
  • Text Invisibles like the tab characters or the paragraph marks can be found with the Find palette.
  • The application won't crash by pressing return key after selecting the Custom tab in the New Document screen.
  • Newlines in copied texts in RTF are correctly reflected in pasted texts in the Canvas Draw document.
  • Changes of font, font style, and other text attributes will be applicable to texts with ruby.
  • The application no longer crashes when Japanese texts are typed as texts bound to path.
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP.
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, TIF, WBMP.
  • Known Issues:
  • When applying another font to texts with UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Title style, the style will be lost.
  • Document Scale/Drawing Scale can be set to an Illustration document only.
  • Copy & Paste in RTF will not work from software like the Chrome web browser, which does not copy texts in RTF to the clipboard.
  • PDF - Adobe® Acrobat® (Advanced) export will convert texts of Postscript Type 1, Dfonts, and some Japanese fonts to paths even if you select "Embed subset" for the Font embedding. However, it should not be an issue to view or print such PDF files.
  • When a new blank document is active and you open a supported file, that blank new document will be replaced by the opening file. When you want to keep a blank new document, create an object first, and then open a file.
  • JPG files exported with the "Optimize Size" check box selected can be viewed with Safari or Preview on El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11), not on Mac OS X 10.10 or earlier.
  • When importing Canvas and Canvas X files, objects that are not supported by Canvas Draw will be represented as rectangles.
  • AI import only supports AI files that are saved with "Create PDF Compatible File option" selected.
  • Date format which is set for Mac OS X is not respected in the Time column of the Comments & Markup palette.
  • "Mac App Store and identified developers" must be selected in Security & Privacy options of Mac OS X in order to detect a developer's certificate for Canvas Draw.
  • Internet access is required to view the online Help. Offline Help is not available. Help files in PDF can be downloaded from the support page.
  • Not Supported:
  • CNV, CVI, CVX, TPL are not supported for export.
  • CVD files cannot be opened with other Canvas products due to Unicode text support.
  • "Preserve Canvas editing capabilities"" is removed from the PDF Export Options dialog box.
  • The warning of opening a PDF file in PDF Import Options dialog box is removed.
  • "Make Permanent" check box is removed in Font Match dialog box. Fonts will be always substituted permanently; user should save it as another file name if s/he wants to keep the original document.
  • Bound text objects do not support text flow from one text object to another.
  • Pressing [option] + [command] keys to select the previously selected tool in the Toolbox is removed.
  • EPSF Import Options dialog box is removed. Objects are simply placed in the document.
  • Soft Hyphen is removed from the Insert Char drop-down menu in the Properties bar and from Edit | Insert.
  • Text | Style | Bold, Italic, Small Caps are no longer supported. For Bold and Italic, however, when a font has Bold or Italic or both styles, you can still apply by selecting an appropriate font style.

New in Canvas X Draw 3.0 (Jun 17, 2016)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Text engine and user interfaces are converted to Unicode-based.
  • CVD is Canvas Draw's new proprietary file format, which supports Unicode texts.
  • Pressure sensitivity is supported by Paint tools with Wacom tablets.
  • Global code page setting is available in the Preferences dialog for opening legacy Canvas Draw, Canvas, and Canvas X files.
  • Canvas now supports inserting alternate characters while typing. To do so, you type a letter, such as A, and you hold it down until a dialog comes up. You then type the number above the alternate character you want to insert.
  • Copy & Paste now supports RTF.
  • Character selection, moving cursor, etc. now behave like in the TextEdit.
  • CVD preview supports 4K size.
  • CVD password encryption is now 128-bit.
  • Edit | Start Dictation (English only) and Edit | Emoji & Symbols are added.
  • Vertical Text tool and Vertical Text Object tool are available for Japanese input.
  • Brush Size Pointer is added back.
  • Font drop-down menu in the Properties bar is improved: Font Names and Font Styles, supported by a selected font, are in separate drop-down menus.
  • Recently used fonts will be listed at the top of the Font drop-down menu in the Properties bar.
  • Compression options are added for "Save As CVD and CVDTPL": Fastest, Fast, Good, Best.
  • Preview options are added for "Save As CVD and CVDTPL": None, 1st Page, Current Page, All Pages (default).
  • Pen and Fill inks can be swapped by pressing the X key when no objects are selected.
  • Ink settings can be reverted to the factory default inks (Pen ink: Black, Fill ink: White) by pressing the ~ key when no objects are selected.
  • Option + space keys will temporarily switch to Magnifying Glass tool.
  • Greek letters can be typed with Symbol font selected.
  • Folder name can be set differently from a document name for HTML export.
  • The last character selected from Insert drop-down menu in the Properties bar can be inserted repeadtedly.
  • Fixes:
  • Pixel Mode can be enabled for Publication documents from Layout | Display | Pixel Mode.
  • "Edit Frame Gradient" works correctly from the context menu now.
  • The application no longer crashes when selecting a color of node from the pop-up color palette to edit the gradient ink.
  • [command] + click with the Curve tool can draw a polyline or polygon.
  • A range value for the Push tool can be set to a value smaller than "3 in" using the Spin Controls in the Properties bar.
  • The stability of the application is improved when working with or copying/pasting large high-DPI images.
  • Additional ink sets are accessible from the Preset palette menu.
  • After editing the path of Lens object, Lens-related controls will be correctly shown in the Propertis bar when the Lens object is selected.
  • A page break bounding box will be updated accordingly after you change options in the Page Setup dialog box.
  • Image Quality option in the JPEG Export Options dialog box is working now as it should.
  • File Properties data, like Author or Description, will be exported as metadata to HTML files.
  • Canvas Draw will respect the Number separators (Grouping and Decimal) set at the System Preferences for the Mac OS X.
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CV5, CVDRAW, CVDTPL, CVI, CVS, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT, WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CVD, CVDTPL, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, TIF, WBMP
  • Known Issues:
  • Copy & Paste in RTF will not work from software like the Chrome web browser, which does not copy texts in RTF to the clipboard.
  • PDF - Adobe® Acrobat® (Advanced) export will convert texts of Postscript Type 1, Dfonts, and some Japanese fonts to paths even if you select "Embed subset" for the Font embedding. However, it should not be an issue to view or print such PDF files.
  • When a new blank document is active and you open a supported file, that blank new document will be replaced by the opening file. When you want to keep a blank new document, create an object first, and then open a file.
  • JPG files exported with the "Optimize Size" check box selected can be viewed with Safari or Preview on El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11), not on Mac OS X 10.10 or earlier.
  • When importing Canvas and Canvas X files, objects that are not supported by Canvas Draw will be represented as rectangles.
  • AI import only supports AI files that are saved with "Create PDF Compatible File option" selected.
  • Date format which is set for Mac OS X is not respected in the Time column of the Comments & Markup palette.
  • "Mac App Store and identified developers" must be selected in Security & Privacy options of Mac OS X in order to detect a developer's certificate for Canvas Draw.
  • Internet access is required to view the online Help. Offline Help is not available. Help files in PDF can be downloaded from the support page.
  • Not Supported:
  • CNV, CVI, CVX, TPL are no longer supported for export.
  • CVD files cannot be opened with other Canvas products due to Unicode text support.
  • "Preserve Canvas editing capabilities"" is removed from the PDF Export Options dialog box.
  • The warning of opening a PDF file in PDF Import Options dialog box is removed.
  • "Make Permanent" check box is removed in Font Match dialog box. Fonts will be always substituted permanently; user should save it as another file name if s/he wants to keep the original document.
  • Bound text objects do not support text flow from one text object to another.
  • Pressing [option] + [command] keys to select the previously selected tool in the Toolbox is removed.
  • EPSF Import Options dialog box is removed. Objects are simply placed in the document.
  • Soft Hyphen is removed from the Insert Char drop-down menu in the Properties bar and from Edit | Insert.
  • Text | Style | Bold, Italic, Small Caps, UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title are no longer supported. For Bold and Italic, however, when a font has Bold or Italic or both styles, you can still apply by selecting an appropriate font style.

New in Canvas X Draw 2.0.2 (Mar 1, 2016)

  • Help Menu added.

New in Canvas X Draw 2.0 Build 186 (Nov 24, 2015)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Path | Smart Join is added, which allows users to join multiple adjacent anchor points of vector objects.
  • Text | Rules is added, which allows users to add rules at the beginning and/or end of paragraph.
  • Image mode "Duotone" is supported now.
  • Image | Auto Trace is added, which allows users to create vector objects from image selections.
  • Image | Path to Selection is added, which creates a selection in images based on selected vector shapes.
  • Image | Selection to Path is added, which creates vector path objects out of image selections.
  • Image | Trim to Path is added, which punches an image with a selected vector path.
  • Custom filter (Image | Filter | Other | Custom) is added.
  • Object | Options | Crop Marks is added, which allows users to add crop marks to a selected object.
  • Docking Bar is added. Users can dock any palettes to the Docking Bar for quick access, to maximize the work area.
  • Link Manager palette is added. Users can assign URLs to selected objects or texts.
  • Extrude palette is added. Users can create objects that appear 3D from 2D vector paths.
  • Find palete is added. Users can search objects or texts with specified criteria on the current page.
  • Flowchart palette is added. Users can create flowcharts consisting of symbols and smart lines.
  • Hyperlink Pointer tool is added to the Toolbox. Users can test URLs assigned to objects before exporting the document.
  • Text Form Field tool is added to the Toolbox. Users can create fillable PDF Forms with the tool.
  • CGM and DWG/DXF files are supported for import.
  • CGM, DWG/DXF, HTML, and SVG files are supported for export.
  • Symbol Strokes are available in the Presets and Attributes palettes.
  • Pantone colors are available in the Attributes palettes.
  • Custom tab is added to the New Document screen and dialog box. Now, users can set the basic attributes of new documents there.
  • Users can now set whether to show or not show the New Document screen when the application lanches.
  • A default document template can be set for the New Document screen and dialog box.
  • More number formats are available: N.xx3, N.xxx4, N.xxxx5, N.xxxxxx [+Exx]
  • 2 more area formats are available: x^2 and acre
  • Custom units can be aded using Preferences (Measurements | Define Units).
  • Performance loading a large number of objects to the Document Layout palette is improved.
  • Screen drawing of the document area is improved for high-resolution monitors, like 4K monitors.
  • Fixes:
  • A crash on selecting RGB Tints or CMYK Tints in the Ink Manager of the Attributes palette on El Capitan is resolved.
  • The splash screen that does not show up on El Capitan is resolved.
  • A crash on saving a document after changing a text background color is resolved.
  • A file's modified date will not be updated any longer by opening and closing the file without saving.
  • Even when the ruler is hidden, all Paint tools work nicely now.
  • Objects or Group objects can be dragged to add to the Symbol Library palette.
  • Pressing the return key now executes keyword searches in the Symbol Library palette.
  • For a long layer name, the first 7 letters and ... will be displayed in the layer tab.
  • PSD files will be imported correctly to Canvas Draw in terms of their dimensions.
  • Undo and Redo work as they should on documents converted from a Presentation document upon import.
  • Multi-page TIF files are supported for import now.
  • Canvas Draw will not crash when clicking the Cancel button in the Document Setup dialog box while the Paper Color's pop-up color palette is left open.
  • The Font drop-down menu from the Property Bar will appear over the Toolbox now.
  • The Font drop-down list is widened and shows font names in Full name, not PostScript name.
  • The Font drop-down list now shows 25 fonts, twice as many as before, without scrolling.
  • Text flow bars are neither shown in Preview of the Print dialog box, nor will they be printed.
  • Text boxes shown are neither shown in Preview of the Print dialog box, nor will they be printed.
  • Cube objects can be edited with their original fill color visible.
  • Transparency on Fill Only works for Cube objects now.
  • Locking or separating tool palettes from the Toolbox works better.
  • The Document Layout palette state and position will be remembered after restarting the application.
  • Supported files with names containing accent marks can be correctly placed by drag + drop now.
  • Canvas Draw no longer crashes during quitting the application when the Symbol or Texture Ink Manage is open.
  • Dragging an added alpha channel to the Mask channel no longer crashes the application.
  • Changing a paste board color in the Document Setup dialog box will not disable File | New and Open commands.
  • Moving the New Document screen will not disable File | New and Open commands anymore.
  • Image | Remove Visibility Mask and Add Visibility Mask toggle correctly. A selected solid color in the pop-up color palettes will be loaded to the Color Editor dialog box now.
  • Opening a file that is not supported by the application will show an error message, but will not cause crashing.
  • A non-blank template will no longer be replaced with a file being opened.
  • Attributes of a selected Neon stroke will be loaded to the Neon Stroke manager of the Attributes palette for editing.
  • Canvas Draw will no longer crash from opening a CVX file that contains objects with a Symbol fill ink that is made up of a text bound to a path.
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CAL, CGM, CVI, CVS, CV5, CNV, CVX, DWG, DXF, EPS, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCD, PCX, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT WBMP
  • Export file formats: BMP, CAL, CGM, CNV, CVI, CVX, DWG, DXF, GIF, HTM, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, TIF, TPL, WBMP
  • Known Issues:
  • PDF - Adobe Acrobat (Advanced) export will convert texts of Postscript Type 1 and Dfonts to paths even if you select "Embed subset" for the Font embedding. However, it should not be an issue to view or print such PDF files.
  • When a new blank document is active and you open a supported file, that blank new document will be replaced by the opening file. When you want to keep a blank new document, create an object first, and then open a file.
  • "Symbol" font, which is of unicode-base, is not supported.
  • JPG files exported with the Optimize Size check box selected can be viewed with Safari or Preview on El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11), not on Mac OS X 10.10 or earlier.
  • When importing Canvas and Canvas X files, objects that are not supported by Canvas Draw will be represented as rectangles.
  • AI import only supports AI files that are saved with "Create PDF Compatible File option" selected.
  • "Mac App Store and identified developers" must be selected in Security & Privacy options of Mac OS X in order to detect a developer's certificate for Canvas Draw.
  • Internet access is required to view the online Help. Offline Help is not available.

New in Canvas X Draw 1.0.1 Build 145 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • Features:
  • Import Canvas and Canvas X documents created by previous and current versions
  • Import popular raster file formats, like BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
  • Vector drawing with non-destructive SpriteEffects and SpriteLayer technologies
  • Image editing with a variety of paint tools, and effects and adjustment filters
  • Sophisticated Text tools to create multi-columns, flow texts: Section tool, Text Link/Unlink tools, and Text Path tool
  • Document Layout with vector objects, raster objects, and texts: create, drag, and place as you design
  • Adding dimensions on scaled documents: real world measurements
  • Export in popular raster file formats like BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
  • Export documents to PDF as publications on the web or for high resolution printing
  • Fixes:
  • A crash on selecting RGB Tints or CMYK Tints in the Ink Manager of the Attributes palette on El Capitan is resolved.
  • The splash screen that does not show up on El Capitan is resolved.
  • Supported File Formats:
  • Import file formats: AI, BMP, CVS, CV5, CNV, CVX, EPS, GIF, JPG, PDF, PNG, PRN, PS, PSD, RTF, TGA, TIF, TPL, TXT
  • Export file formats: BMP, CVX, GIF, JPG, PDF, PNG, PSD, TIF, TPL

New in Canvas X Draw 1.0 Build 144 (Aug 19, 2015)

  • The 1st release of this product.