Extra ArtWorks modules

ArtWorks was designed as a modular program, making it easy for extra tools to be added. A number of third parties have written extra modules for ArtWorks using this facility.

Pressure Sensitive Tool

Ideally suited for use with Computer Concepts' graphics tablets, this new tool gives you a wide range of additional effects in ArtWorks. Now your drawings can easily include variable width lines giving the appearance of brush strokes or pencil drawings. The tool lets you use a graphics tablet like a conventional sketch-pad.

This is one of the pieces of sample artwork included with the tool.

Developed by Eesox.

ArtWorks Arranger tool

When creating a drawing, it's often useful to align objects to guide or construct lines. Now Arranger makes this even easier. You can specify one or more layers as containing magnetic objects. Draw your guide lines (which can be any shape, not just straight lines) in a magnetic layer. Turn on the magnet and the guide lines become magnetic. Now whenever you drag a point or object (in any layer) close to a guide line, it snaps to the guide line. Quick and simple - you can even adjust the strength of the magnet.

Arranger saves you time and effort with many types of drawing such as those with perspective and technical illustrations.

Developed by Open Sky Projects.

Precision tools

The Precision ArtWorks tools make accurate moving and scaling of objects or selections of objects even easier. The Precision Move tool lets you move selected objects either to a specified position on the page or even relative to their current position. (For example, you could move the selection exactly 30mm to the right of its current position.)

This shows how the precision tools can be used to precisely place and re-size objects in ArtWorks.

The Precision Scale tool lets you scale selected objects to precise dimensions. (For example, make the selection exactly 100m wide.) If you need to place or dimension objects exactly, then you'll find these tools invaluable.

Developed by Open Sky Projects.

The package

Pressure tool: includes full instructions, easy to use installer and sample illustrations.

Arranger and precision tools: include full instructions and easy to use installer.

Pricing

Pressure tool: £39 + VAT (£45.82 incl.)
When purchasing any of the graphics tablets, the pressure sensitive tool costs just £10 + VAT (£11.75 incl.)

Arranger tool: £29 + VAT (£34.07 incl.)

Precision tools: £12 + VAT (£14.10 incl.)
Both Precision and Arranger bundled: £39 + VAT (£45.82 incl.)

System requirements

ArtWorks needed. Pressure tool requires a Wacom pressure-sensitive graphics tablet.