NEW FEATURES for version 8:
- Rotation of imported bitmaps
- All the toolbars can be floated and moved around.
- A new View menu that controls tool bar visibility and floating and unfloating tool bars
- A new item in the Preferences dialog sets iup whether tool bars float on start-up
- Updated manual
- Printing in landscape mode on A3 size paper has been improved
- Textures being added to objects can be rotated after selecting them
- You can now input text with one click, which will set a text area about 20 characters long and one line in depth; and you can still set a text area by dragging with the mouse as before
- A Door Tool—this new door tool allows you to cut doors in existing walls
- Object Properties dialog now lets you rotate textures
NEW FEATURES for version 7:
- Ability to add textures to objects
- Eyedropper Tool
- Ability to change order in which layers display (9 layers are available)
- Drag and Drop objects from the library
- Updated manual
- Solid dimension arrow option as well as hollow dimension arrow for dimension lines
- Fractional feet and inches and fractional inches problems fixed
- Area display fixed
- File import default fixed
- Object Properties dialog now lets you change the size of objects by percent
- A3-size paper printing fixed
- Drawing size fixed
- Registration simplified and fixed
NEW FEATURES for version 6:
- DXF file import and export (2D only)
- Continuous wall and hollow wall tools which support auto-dimension lines, constrained (0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 315 degrees) and unconstrained (any angle) angles; continuous hollow wall tool draws continuous, colored or patterned hollow walls AT ANY ANGLE that scale up and down fine while the continuous wall tool draws continuous, 3-pixel-wide walls AT ANY ANGLE
- Option to maintain height and width ratio when changing sizes in the Object Info dialog
- Can now import graphic files directly at their original size from the Import item in the File menu
- Updated manual
- Better wall scaling
NEW FEATURES for version 5:
- Four dozen colored patterns
- Auto-dimension lines for lines and rectangles
- Drawing method 2 mouse clicks without dragging has been added as an option along with conventional drag-and-click method
- Printable reports containing all objects, their name, sizes and angles
- Colors have been added to pattern editing and you may add your own permanently to the palette
- PDF file export
- wmf file export
- Fractional Inches and Fractional Feet and Inches can now be selected as Drawing Units
- Right click brings up Edit menu display
- Red lines in rulers that follow cursor
- Expanded Preferences dialog
- Preview feature in File Menu allows viewing unopened plans as thumbnails
- Program opens with all settings the same as last session
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