What is New

On this page you find the lastest function of OCAD, which are described in this Wiki.
To use the newest verion of OCAD, please see the Service Update page to learn how to download it.
A rough overview over the last years shows the Timeline on your homepage. A detailed list with all changes can be found in the Release Notes.

File

• Symbol Sets: Symbol set for sprint orienteering maps ISSprOM 2019 added (19.3.4)
• Symbol Sets: Orienteering symbol sets updated to ISOM 2017-2 (19.3.3)
• New Sample Maps "Course Setting Example CitySprint" and "Course Setting Example Forest" (19.3.1)
• Shape Export: OCAD exports elevation of line objects in TEXT1 field (18.2.2)
• New Map Wizard: New option to set the map rotation to magnetic north (18.1.7)
• Layer Info: Information about the imported layers added (18.1.4)
• Export KMZ: Opacity option added (18.1.0)
• Create DTM from Google Maps API option added to New Map Wizard (18.0.0)

View

• Ruler Guides: A4 and A3 paper format in print size added if print scale is different than map scale (19.3.0)
• 64x Zoom supported (18.0.0)

Select

• Move neighboring segments and congruent vertices in one single step (18.1.2)
• Save Selection , Reload Selection and Edit Selection added to Orienteering edition (18.0.0)

Editing Objects

• Paste: Paste function supports the copied text from Object Information dialog (18.2.3)
• Smart Paste function. Option to create objects or move view (18.2.2)
• Grouping of Objects available in Orienteering Edition (18.2.1)
• Paste Coordinates and Move View or Create Objects at the place of the coordinates (18.2.1)
• Snapping available in Orienteering Edition (18.1.0)

Topology

• Remove Undershoots and Overshoots available in Orienteering Edition (18.2.1)

Map

• Show Impassable Features: Shows a black/white image with all impassable features (incl. course overprint out-of-bounds features) (19.3.4)
• Update Symbol Set: Update your map to the latest ISOM 2017-2 standart (19.3.3)
• Coordinate System: NAD83(CSRS) added (19.3.3)
• Check Legibility: Check distance between contours and form lines (19.3.1)
• Coordinate System: European grid ETRS89 / ETRS-LAEA (Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection) added (19.3.1)
• Coordinate System: Function to find coordinate system by EPSG Code added (18.2.3)
• Check Legibility: Extent option added to check entire map or only current view (18.2.3)
• Renumber symbols and objects with a crt file (18.2.2)
• Rotate Map to Magnetic North and consider the declination (18.1.7)
• Enable or disable the option Rotate layout objects when rotating a map (18.1.3)
• Symbol Set Report: New function added to export the symbol definitions in Excel file (18.0.0)
• Check Legibility to validate, if your map meets the ISOM 2017 requirements (18.0.0)

Layout

• Move up and down layout objects with drag and drop (18.1.6)

Database

• Create Objects: Support transformation of wgs84 coordinates to map coordinate system (19.3.3)

Background Map

• Tiff: Transparency in Alpha channel for 32-bit files supported (19.3.1)
• JPEG 2000 file format: Tab file with geo-reference supported (18.2.3)
• Option to transfer the background map from another coordinate system when opening the aerial image from Manage Background Maps dialog (18.2.2)
• JPEG 2000 file format supported (18.2.2)
• Online WMS available in Orienteering Edition (18.2.1)

DEM

• DEM Import Wizard: Button added to show las tile in LasView (18.2.2)
• DEM Import Wizard: Option to create Vegetation Base Map from Lidar point cloud (18.2.1)
• Vectorize automatically cliffs with the Extract Cliff Features From Black Pixels function (18.1.4)
• Create Contour Lines: Create smoothed contour lines using topographic position index (TPI) (18.0.0)
• Create Contour Lines: Use different symbols for depressions (18.0.0)
• Create Contour Lines: Load symbols from template… for faster assignment to the different types of countour lines (18.0.0)
• Extract landform or vegetation point features directly from DEM (knolls, small depressions, prominent trees) with the Extract Features function (18.0.0)

GPS

• Automatically use GPS position for drawing (18.1.2)
• Laser Rangefinder available in Orienteering edition (18.0.0)

Options

• Create OCD File Association (18.2.3)
• Reset Docking Panels Function to reset the position of the toolbars to the default settings (18.2.3)

Help

• Use the License Transfer Utility to deactivate your license on your computer and activate it on another one (12.2.0)
• The License Manager shows an overview about the OCAD licenses which are assigned to your organization (12.2.0)
• License Manager: It is possible to install additional Team licenses (18.2.0)

Course Setting

• Route Analyzer: Beta version of Route Analyzer for sprint maps (19.3.4)
• Control description: Symbols improved (19.3.2)
• New Course Setting Project Wizard added (18.2.2)
• Compose Course tool. Add Start, Add Control, Add Finish etc. tools added (18.2.2)
• Preview: Reset selected preview objects (18.2.2)
• Preview: Show all courses together in preview (18.1.5)
• Course and Event Statistics: Leg statistics option to hide legs used in one course only (18.1.5)
• Course and Event Statistics: Show number of runners per leg in Leg statistics (18.1.5)
• Course and Event Statistics: List of categories per course added to course and event statistics export (18.1.5)
• Export: Export Course Scheme as an ocd.-File (18.1.3)
• Export: Copy the Course Scheme to clipboard as Bitmap (18.1.3)
• Export: Export Courses in KMZ format and watch them later in Google Earth (18.1.2)
• Export: IOF XML import added (course objects, courses, classes) (18.0.0)
• Options: Option for Continuous Control Numbering added for one-man relays (18.0.0)

Misc

• The OCAD 12 and 2019 Updater can be used as a general overview and update tool for OCAD installations (19.3.4)
• XML Script, DXF Import: Import DXF files added (19.3.2)
• XML Script, PNG Export: Export PNG files with XML script added (19.3.2)
• XML Script, Shape Export: Parameter 'File' added (18.2.1)
• Export: Export size A3+ added (18.2.0)
• Subscription Start Date added (18.0.4)
• Expiry date added when starting OCAD (18.0.0)
• Expiry date in activation file (18.0.0)
• Silent reactivation added (18.0.0)

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