DrawWorks XL offers all the features of earlier versions of DrawWorks and lots more.

New features in DrawWorks XL

• Works with RISC OS 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4, Select, Adjust and the Iyonix. Most features will work on RISC OS 3.1.
• Custom toolbars. You can now design your own personal toolbars so that the tools you most frequently use are always readily available.
• A new 'tiling' tool to divide large drawfiles up into A3, A4 or A5 size sections.
• A compact and simple to use Library where you can store components that you use in your work. This can also be used by other programs that can load drawfiles.
• PNG import and export. This is independent of the PNG tools in Select/Adjust so can be used will all versions of RISC OS
• A much wider selection of 'skins' from the plain grey (above) to ones which can really brighten up your desktop (below).
• The DrawWorks toolbar can now be either at the top of the Draw window, above it or floating.

Toolbar features

• Autoscrolling toolbars that follow the mouse pointer
• Nudge buttons for font size, height and line width.
• Shows currently selected font size and line width ticked on menus
• Writable point size and height options on font menus.
• Extended versions of Draw's line width and point size menus
• Bolt-on toolbar, allows other apps to be integrated into DrawWorks.
• Microbar with commonly used features

Import and Export Tools

• TIFF import and 24 bit TIFF export at up to 1200dpi
• JPEG import and export up to 1200 dpi with anti-aliasing
• Export as sprite up to 1200 dpi with anti-aliasing
• GIF import and export at up to 1200 dpi with anti-aliasing
• PNG import and export
• Export as SVG
• Import and export as WMF
• Import Artworks files
• Import or export as Illustrator EPS
• Bitmaps can be imported as 8 bpp or 24 bpp
• OLE editing of Sprite & JPEG images
• OLE editing of text areas

Enhancements to normal Draw features

• PureTint and Named colour menus for line, fill and text colours
• Object rotation dialogue box with nudge buttons to rotate in 1 degree steps
• Flip objects in both X and Y Axis
• Object scaling dialogue box plus 5% nudge buttons.
• On screen anti-aliasing
• Background font blending
• Set the default line width for Draw
• User selectable Grade and Interpolate levels
• Line width scaling nudge buttons
• Writable options for grid spacing and divisions
• Preferences option for Draws default Grade and Interpolate levels

DrawWorks special tools

• Metaliser tool to shade objects with metallic tones
• Shadow tool with a variety of effects including soft edged shadows
• Tracing of Bitmap images to convert them to vectors
• Colour fitter - convert colours to their nearest named or Puretint equivalents
• Automatically produce darker shades of named colours
• Replace any colour with any other colour
• Keep one colour intact while replacing other colours
• Scale an objects line widths without altering its size
• Produce CMYK separations with control over grey component replacement
• Produce rotated and transformed patterns from objects
• Freehand drawing mode.
• Distort tool to distort objects visually by dragging
• Extract the text from text objects automatically.
• Export all text objects from a drawfile in one text file
• Text Area control tool including font and point size, set the number of columns, margins, line spacing and paragraph spacing.
• Text spiral tool to bend text into a curve or spiral
• Printed paper simulator to simulate what your design will look like when printed on coloured paper
• DrawWorks text Style system which allows you to create various text styles that can be selected from a menu
• Colour tinting tool to make colours in an object lighter or darker
• Contrast tool to alter the contrast of objects
• Brightness tool to alter the colour balance of an object
• RGB and CMYK colour balance tools
• Step and Repeat tool to copy objects in a controlled way
• Precision tool to precisely position objects
• Object spacer to space out object with specified horizontal and/or vertical spacing
• DrawTrix tool which can create a huge variety of effects including wrapping an object around a sphere or cylinder.
• Path moulder which can take objects and mould them into a shape defined by another set of objects
• Lining tool which can produce spectacular effects around the edge of objects
• Map tool which can create a road map, including roundabouts, from a simple line drawing

Upgrades are available from older versions of DrawWorks. Unlike some earlier upgrades DrawWorks XL is not supplied as an upgrade CD but as a complete replacement package. You must therefore return all your old DrawWorks CDs with your order.

• From DrawWorks Select - £19
• From DrawWorks 3rd Millennium - £29
• From DrawWorks Millennium or New Millennium- £39

Prices include UK post. Please add £1.50 airmail for Europe (EC) and £2.50 outside Europe.

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