What's New in V5.1.1.1039?

• FreezeDrawEntityEvents: Disable / Enable the EntityDraw and DrawAfterEntity events for faster Redrawings in some containers
• MoveBefore: Move the sourceObj position before the destObj position in the collection
• MoveAfter: Move the sourceObj position after the destObj position in the collection
• SolidFillTransparency: Defines the transparency value of solid filled entities.(0 - 255)
• EnableDrawPatternMethod2: Controls the drawing method of all filled object pattern lines
• DrawPatternMethod2: Controls the drawing method of a filled object pattern lines

What's New in V5.0.1.1037?

• Added a method to create a polyface from a polyline
• Improved the Generate3dPathSection method to work better with more complex polylines
• Material (images) from Database
• Multi redo and better management with Undo / Redo command
• Polar Tracking as in AutoCAD
• Change the elevation of Current Coordinate System
• New event CompareOsnapPoints. Change of OsnapDrawing priority (new Object Snap comparing Tools)
• New vdUtility method added: Generate3dPathSection, is an easy way to create a 3D object that is defined by a path object and a section object
• New properties in vdPrint object was added ActivePaperWidth and ActivePaperHeight
• Improved the import of MTEXT from DWG/DXF files
• Show the coordinates of the Osnap when an Osnap light on

What's New in V5.0.1.1034?

• New properties and methods are added for better LineType support shape and text segments. (See the help file, "What's New" topic and the sample code in "SetFlagAt Sub" topic)
• Explode (explode method of vdText object) support now and TrueTypeFonts which are exploded to a VDPOLYHATCH object
• New property for vdImage object is added : ClipBoundary. Image can be displayed inside a region that is defined by an object
• New event CompareOsnapPoints. Change of OsnapDrawing priority (new Object Snap comparing Tools)
• New vdUtility method added: Generate3dPathSection, is an easy way to create a 3D object that is defined by a path object and a section object
• New property GripSnap is added : cursor snaps in object grip points
• Improved drawing speed
• CmdPolyline new command line prompt with more options (see our help)
• CmdDim with "USER" argument works with polyline segments
• New properties of vdUtility geomPI, geomRadToDegrees, geomDegreesToRad, geomFixeAngle
• New VectorDraw properties RubberBandColor and CursorColor
• New method GetFileProperties to retrieve File properties of an existing filename without the need to open the file
• Improved EMF file type support
• File checking for corrupted native files (VDF/VDI/VDP) on opening
• Minor bugs fixed
• New Printer methods : Paper, GetDeviceCapabilities
• New HatchPattern Methods: NumLines, AddLineDefinition, GetLineDefinitionAt, RemoveAllLines, Transformby
• SetHatchPattern and GetHatchPattern Methods for filled objects
• New Memory management: In version 5.0.1.1034 some changes were made which improve the memory management. This is a significant improvement on the previous version
• Fixed Selected Window bug
• Fixed some undo problems

What's New in Converter 2.0.0.1034:

• New event GetPassword is added for opening password protected drawings (dwg/dxf)
• Some corrections in opening and saving DWG/DXF files were made

What's New in V5.0.0.1033

• New more powerful advanced engine version 5
• New Engine gives you the ability to implement your own import/export file formats using NeedFileConvert, GetOpenFileFilterFormat, GetSaveFileFilterFormat, IsValidOpenFormat events
• TrueColor Support with a new object. Now the objects are not limited to the 255 color palette. Now you can have as many colors you want from the 16milion palette using RGB values
• Open and Save in XML (Extensible Markup Language is originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also playing an increasingly important role in the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere)
• New events for customizing grip display and functionality
• New exported constants values for easier management of VectorDraw objects and programming
• Extended example for VB6 sample (vbCAD). It's a full drawing editor with modern design, which our customers can use as a platform to add on to their applications. The main purpose of this example is to demonstrate some of the capabilities of the VectorDraw Library
• Generic CAD help to help customers to understand the CAD/CAM terminology
• Image transparency for raster formats. You can define the RGB color of the image in order to make the entities below the raster image visible on render device
• New Hatch Pattern object with new Hatch dialog for the predefined hatch patterns
• New LineType object
• New ImageDefintion object
• Asymmetrical tolerances in dimensions and more Dimension Overwrite values and formatted dimension texts
• Exploding inserted objects with different x, y and z scales
• Ability to merge the XREF's entities and its dependent symbols as part of the current drawing
• New properties for VectorDraw control's appearance
• New method for Joining between Arc, Lines and PolyLines objects to a single PolyLine object
• Fillet with radius now supports the fillet between Arc-Arc, Arc-Line and Line-Line objects
• Support SPLINES with Quadratic fitting
• You can enable or disable the creation of a backup drawing copy with each save. This is for security reasons if something wrong happens while saving a file
• Properties control for VectorDraw objects that can be integrated in your application
• New control/ActiveX "Property List" that can be used in your application to show and edit the VectorDraw object's properties
• Other Minor Bug fixes and improvements

Formats

• VectorDraw Files (.vdf) (Import and Export ) (V3.1 to V5.1)
• VectorDraw Compressed files (.vdi) (Import and Export ) (V3.1 to V5.1)
• VectorDraw Project Files (.vdp) (Import and Export ) (V3.1 to V5.1)
• XML Document (.xml) (Import and Export ) VdXML.dll required
• EMF Files (.emf) (Import and Export )
• WMF files (.wmf) (Import and Export )
• DXF files (.dxf), (Import and Export ) (V12 to 2006) VdrawDXF.dll required
• All images (BMP,GIF,JPG,TIF,TGA,PNG) (Import and Export )

The following AutoCAD formats are supported if the VectorDraw File Converter application is installed on the machine. VectorDraw File Converter is free to download, use and distribute. ShellExecute examples in VectorDraw Component Installation, show how to support the formats DWG/DXF/DGN/SVG and DWF within VectorDraw.

• DWG (Import and Export) (V9 to 2006)
• DXF (Import and Export ) (V12 to 2006)
• DGN (Import and Export ) (V8)
• SVG (Export only )
• DWF (Export only) (V4.2 to V6.0)

VectorCAD Application which is installed with VectorDraw setup can be used for Testing the open and save of previous drawings format

Includes

• Includes a free drawing editor ( VectorCAD ) so you can open and modify your drawings

Annual Developer Agreement

Annual Developer Agreement is a 1-year Support scheme that it is designed especially for all customers in order to satisfy your needs and ensure that you are always using the latest components of VectorDraw. This is available as an extra that is bought in addition to your developer license(s).

By accepting this agreement you are entitled to:

• Upgrade to the latest version you already have
• Upgrade each time VectorDraw releases new major versions (ex: from 2.x to 4.x) to the corresponding edition you have, Professional, Standard or Viewer
• Minor updates (ex: from 4.0.0.1014 to 4.0.0.1020), such as, enhancements and maintenance releases
• 12 months Support, which is available via Telephone, Web Support Form, Email or any other suggested means of communication
• Priority to bug fixing
• Priority to wish list, which concerns features or ideas that you have and want VectorDraw to incorporate
• Notification in advance, to all major upgrades such as full version releases and any new products
• Security
• Advice and suggestion for better and maximum utilization of the component
• Rapid response and handling of technical-related questions within 24 hours and treatment of Emergency phone-calls
• Support requested over the Telephone is handled immediately and there is no waiting time. Web Support Form could be achieved with a 24 hour notice. Emails are also a secure and prompt way in dealing with your inquiries
• VectorDraw's Annual Developer Agreement is a secure and convenient way that guarantees the highest level of services and support

Main Features

• Graphical primitives : Point, Line, Polyline, Arc, Circle, Text, Hatch, Rect, 3DFace, PolyFace, Dimension, Ellipse, Image, Attribute, Block
• Primitive commands : Move, Copy, Erase, Rotate, Scale, Explode, Trim, Fillet etc.
• Extend commands : CmdSphere, CmdCone, CmdMirror, CmdArray etc.
• Supports Layers, Blocks, DimStyles and TextStyles just like AutoCAD
• Supports Selection Sets
• Full management of Blocks with their attributes
• Supports TrueType Fonts, mapping SHX font files
• Supports 30 LineTypes with LineTypeScale Property
• PolyHatch object for hatching multi closed areas even creating holes inside them
• Support hatch in arc circles ellipse and polyline with standard api hatches or with an existing block
• Assign and Retrieve Dynamic Extended Data (Xproperties) which can translate their values along moving rotations or scaling
• OLE Drag & Drop events
• Save/Read from memory ( BLOB fields )
• Utility methods (Prompting for User Input): getangle,getcorner,getdist,getentity,getpoint etc.
• Built-in geometrical functions : Polar, Intersect, Distance, Angle, AreaFromPoints and more..
• Other Utilities: GetOpenFileName(with preview of drawing), GetFilePicture(read the drawing preview image as bmp), GetColorDlg(selecting a color from 256 color palette)
• Command action methods(for fast developing action and User Input)
• Clipboard copy cut and paste
• Extended capabilities of Zoom : Extends, Previous, Window, All and Custom. Also Pan command
• Complete control of printing, Print Preview dialog box, Custom Print Preview
• Unlimited Undo-Redo Capability
• Visual Osnap : Intersection, Nearest, EndPoint, MidPoint,Perpendicular,Center,Quadrant,Tangent
• More than 30 events to customize mouse and key actions , drawing of entities, command Jobs, and filtering objects
• Optionally display horizontal and/or vertical scroll bars
• Optionally display status bar and its panels (Grid, Ortho, Snap, Coordinates Display)
• Full Debug Information in Visual Basic Debuger(of all objects and collections with their properties!!)
• Support Tooltips
• Support Hyperlinks
• International support

3D Features :

• Render, Hide, Shade,View3D(top bottom,left,right SW,SE,NW,NE etc) and Orbit commands and more
• Change to any UCS you want and draw
• Transformation utilities to translate drawing objects or point from World Coordinate System to Current Coordinate System and opposite
• Light support : spot and point lights, with ambient diffuse and position properties
• Assign materials for each color in 255 palette with jpg,bmp or gif images format
• Powerful commands to render on other Devices HDC or exporting to picture objects