MetaDraw

New Features Include:

• Visual Studio .Net Support
  MetaDraw 3 is the first version of MetaDraw formally supporting use under Visual Studio .NET development environment. While still operating as an OCX, MetaDraw 3 has been specifically designed and tested for use under .NET as well as older versions of Visual Studio and other programming environments supporting ActiveX controls.

  Introduction of a native MetaDraw .NET Winforms component is anticipated for spring 2003 and will be a FREE upgrade for users purchasing a MetaDraw Subscription License with MetaDraw 3 OCX. Introduction of a MetaDraw .NET Webforms component is anticipated sometime later in 2003.

• Windows XP Support
  MetaDraw 3 is specifically designed and tested to support Windows XP. MetaDraw 3 is formally supported for use under Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4, ME, and XP. Note: while there are no known problems with earlier versions of MetaDraw running in Windows XP, this is the first edition of MetaDraw specifically designed to supporting XP.

• Includes ALL Features of the MetaDraw 2 Plus Pack

• Arrow Head / EndPoint Symbols support for Lines, Arcs, PolyLines

• OLE Drag & Drop

• Multi-Step Undo / Redo Support

• Object type conversion (text, ellipse -> polygon)

• New object types: stars, regular polygons, etc

• .JPG, .PNG format support

• Link Style Enhancements (segmented links, autolayouts, center marker, colors)

• Link EditMode (allows user to create and move links with Mouse)

• Zoom EditMode (allows user to zoom to selected rectangular area with mouse)

• Object shadows

• Embedded controls

• Save/Load pictures to/from database fields

• Loading picture files via the Internet

• Subscription License / Future MetaDraw 3 feature Expansion
  • The subscription License Option for MetaDraw provides:
    • FREE Upgrades to New Editons of MetaDraw component products introduced over the following 12 months.
    • For example MetaDraw 3 OCX customers purchasing the Subscription license will definitely be getting the .NET Winforms edition. A .NET WebForms or Java edition are also likely ( but not currently guaranteed) to be released within the next 12 months.
    • FREE Update Support for life to new features introduced in the current edition of MetaDraw

  • Some of the planned features include:
    • Compression of embedded Raster Images when saving in MetaDraw Vector Format
    • Enhancements to Embedded Controls:
      • Printing embedded controls with MetaDraw image
      • Ability to Drag and Resize embedded controls with mouse
      • Ability to create Links between Embedded controls and graphic elements
    • Enhanced In-Place Editing:
      • Support for Clipboard actions, and Selection when editing text within MetaDraw image
    • Fixed Size property for Text objects to maintain size of text while zooming overall image

  Subscription License holders will also receive Free Upgrades to major new MetaDraw editions for 1 year from date of purchase of MetaDraw 3 and Subscription License. This will definitely include MetaDraw .NET Winforms, and may include such products as MetaDraw .NET Webforms .