![]() The latter is particularly useful, as it means DrawPlus can now be used to add graphical flair to work produced in any other application (assuming you have a PDF writer installed). Completing the circle, you can create a base colour in the Swatches tab and then apply shaded variations with the Colour tab, knowing that any changes to the base will be reflected throughout the drawing – useful if you’re creating a realistic illustration of a car, for example, and want to be able to experiment with different colours.Ĭompensation comes in the form of new import support for Photoshop’s PSD format, for the common CAD DXF/DWG exchange standards and for Acrobat PDF. Using the Document palette, you can also view and edit all colours used in the current image. Also new is the Swatches tab, which, alongside access to gradient and bitmap fills, lets you load preset RGB, CMYK and themed colour palettes. The central Colour tab now offers five main colour-mixing modes: the standard RGB and CMYK, the more intuitive HSL Square and HSL Wheel, plus a special Tinting option for creating shades of the current colour. This version also sees an overhaul of the program’s core colour handling. In practice, the ranges on offer prove too limited to be much more than a sampler of what’s possible, but the ability to save and reuse your own templates and building blocks is genuinely useful. The latest DrawPlus also puts some effort into getting you off to a flying start by providing a selection of preset design templates accessed via a StartUp wizard, as well as a selection of preset design elements accessed through the Gallery tab. Put it all together and the end result is an interface that’s modern and intuitive and puts the major players to shame.Īnd it isn’t just the interface. ![]() In addition, DrawPlus has finally caught up with the rest of the world by offering perhaps the most important usability feature of all – a context-sensitive toolbar. In version 8, the various Studio tabs have been rationalised and radically enhanced with the ability to dock, group, collapse and resize, as well as save setups as reusable workspaces. For more than a decade, DrawPlus has offered an easy and productive interface, thanks largely to its simple toolset and its central control panel – the Studio.
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