What is New

General / GUI

• right panel replaced with docking dialog
• pan with mouse wheel down
• zoom in / out with [Ctrl] and +/-
• faster drawing of text objects

File

• new option to set map scale in file new dialog
• new option to load symbol description from text file when loading a new file

Import

• import Shape: smooth option
• import CSV: new option to choose m / km unit

Print / Export

• new option to load extent from selected objects
• SVG export also available in Starter and CS edition
• GPX export: export elevation of waypoints and track points if DEM is loaded

Select

• lasso selection added

Drawing Objects

• show object length in status bar while drawing and editing
• show area completation while drawing area objects
• enlarge line text objects automatically while writing

Editing Objects

• show draft line to previous and next vertex when moving a vertex
• show draft line when moving / stretching / rotating an object
• move single line or area vertex with arrow keys
• align objects horizontal coordinate centered
• distribute objects equidistant (horizontal or vertical)
• move object's segments with mouse down and move by keeping rectangular angles
• keep rectangular angles while moving a vertex while pressing [Shift]
• click anywhere in area or text object to move it
• select and mark entire text in text object with double click
• remove vertices with [Ctrl] and mouse move (brush)
• rectify objects
• generalize buildings (geometry simplification, replace with rectangle)
• smooth objects: extended with angle and curvature parameter
• polyline to curve: extended with tangent length, angle and continuity parameters
• stretch or shrink objects
• fill: extended to fill text or point object with line or area symbol
• merge lines: tolerance option added to preferences
• rectangel objects: fill with area symbol and change to line symbol added

Topology

• remove duplicate vertices from selected objects
• new options to cut or add point objects at intersections

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