
What's new in OCAD 9?
New features make it easier to use OCAD and help you get more done.
General
- Supports Image Objects: Imported vector objects of PDF and AI files are displayed without the definition of symbols
- Draft mode: Dimming the background map and/or drawing surface with sliders
- Completely revised print and export dialogs (e.g. printing the actual screen and landscape format)
- Zoom functions: lock the zoom-in, zoom-out and pan functions (space tab)
- Individual classification of symbols in an arbitrary tree structure
- Favorites for often used symbols
- Maximum drawing unit 16 m x 16 m
- Anti-Aliasing screen display
- Search function for selected objects in the screen display
- Extended icon editor
- Extended option for short cuts
- Color definition for un-symbolized objects
Import and Export
- Import of OCAD files according coordinates and CRT table (Cross Reference Table)
- Supports Unicode character sets of DXF-data import and export
- Export of AI, PDF, TIFF, BMP, GIF, JEPG, EPS, SVG, DXF files with XML script
- Export of PDF and SVG files
- Hybrid export (raster and vector data) at PDF export
- Merge different set of symbols
- Comparison of symbola sets
- Multiple import of Shape files
Editing Vector Data
- Right-angled drawing modes for lines
- Numeric drawing mode: Drawing traverse according to their angles and distance or coordinates
- Point symbols up to 32,000 interpolation point
- Arbitrary border lines for area symbols
- Cutting border lines of area symbols
- Displays the base line of line text objects
- Displays the tangents of Bezier curves
- Adjust (transformation) map objects according to coordinate systems or background maps
- 3 smoothing levels for line symbols
- Define coordinate systems
Editing Raster Data
- Managing background maps (raster data or OCAD files)
- Recursive loading of OCAD files
- Updating of raster map with blockout masks
- 1-bit raster (B/W or Halftone) with CCITT or FAX G4 compression
Color Management
- Definition of transparency for each color
- Table of used CMYK colors
- Color definitions with color palette
- Multiple assignment of background maps to spot colors
Interactive Internet Maps
- Creation of Internet maps optional in Java, SVG or Flash environment
- Source-Code of Java-Applet for individual enhancements
- Arbitrary parameters for zoom level, zoom range, layout, overview maps, search- and hotspot funktions with hyperlinks (incl. for dynamic Webpage with database connection)
- For every zoom level, specific selectable maps (multirepresentative design)
Database functions
- Assign map objects to symbols according to CNT tables (Condition Table, SQL-Statements)
- Creating point and text objects out of databases
- Saving coordinates of map objects in databases
- Editing database entries
- Editing table of dBase database, Delete and add database arrays
- Database export (Shape file export)
GPS
- Import of waypoints and tracks of Garmin eTrex GPS receivers
- Automatic compilation of WGS84 coordinates in country specific coordinates
- Recording points, line and outlining areas objects in real time GPS mode
Course Setting for Orienteering
- Courses and classes in lists
- Support map change
- Control description on All controls map
- Text boxes in control description
- Support Mandatory passage and Mandatory crossing points
- Support Butterfly
See also OCAD 9 What's New?

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