MetaDraw features

MetaDraw 3 OCX is our most recent ActiveX edtion. Designed for support under Visual Studio editions 4 thru 6, as well as Delphi, C++, FoxPro, Access, Internet Explorer ( used on Web pages) , and other environments providing ActiveX support.

MetaDraw .Net for WinForms is the first version of MetaDraw that is a true Visual Studio .NET component. A true, native .Net component - easy to use, with familiar syntax for existing users of MetaDraw OCX editions.

Get Both
One familiar interface you can use in both worlds.

Users purchasing the Subscription License option with MetaDraw 3 OCX automatically receive a FREE license for MetaDraw .Net WinForms as well as any other MetaDraw components that may be released over the coming year.

Save/Load pictures to/from database fields

Loading picture files via the Internet

Image Display - supports Scroll and Zoom,
Raster Formats: BMP, DIB, JPG, PNG
Vector Formats: WMF, EMF, MDP, ( DXF with DXF Lic option)

For Vector images even supports selective display of individual elements

Create, edit, display and save pictures built from a full set of graphic objects: Lines, Shapes, text, merged images

Merge and Lay out images from multiple sources

Editing - full support for Object Oriented Editing: Moving objects, Sizing, Change Colors and other attributes (for bitmapped oriented editing, see our VBX Artist control )

Conversion Support - convert images beween file formats ICO, BMP, JPG, PNG, WMF, EMF, MDP, also DXF if DXF License Option is purchased

Group or ungroup individual elements or manipulate groups as a single element

Full Programmatic Control as well as support for end user editing via the mouse

Print to any printer or device context

Hypergraphic Events - respond to Click and MouseMove over tagged objects. MetaDraw even saves your assigned string data for each hotspot stored within the image file

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

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 - Use MetaDraw like an enhanced Frame, Include child controls within image layout. Scroll and zoom child controls along with the image layout.
** Embedded Controls not supported for .NET edition

Animated GIF support
** Subscription License Required for Animated GIF support

Diagramming Links

• Connecting lines drawn by MetaDraw between specified objects
• Properties to set arrow head existence, style and size
• Properties to set connecting line color, thickness and style
• Properties for text labels along the line (Requires Plus Pack License Option)
• Connecting line automatically maintained by MetaDraw as the connected objects are repositioned

Transparent, Gradient or Bitmap Background
** Transparent background not supported for .NET edition

Internet Support

• Use MetaDraw in a Web page
• Link Hotspots to URL's, even from standard EXE

Text Enhancements

• Multi-line word wrapped text objects
• Boxed Text Style
• 16-bit character set support
  ( display only - 16-bit characters can not be edited in place )

Support for Transparent Color for Bitmap Objects

Improved Polyline/Polygon drawing Interface

• Each click of the left mouse button adds new straight segment
• Dragging the mouse with pressed button creates free-shape segment
• To finish creating the poly object, press Enter key or double-click the left mouse button

Object Rotation at Any Angle

Support for Multiple Named Tags
(of any type) for each element of the Metafile

Find Object Function
- Locate image elements by tag value
Center MetaDraw on a particular portion of the image, or even blink an image element to draw the end-users's attention

Container Control Support
- MetaDraw can act as a control container

Enhanced Resize Markers
- 8 markers, one on each corner and one on each side, rather than 4 markers in MetaDraw 1

Increased Resolution
- Support for LONG value coordinates

Object Tag Enhancements
- The ObjTagsCount property returns the number of defined object Tags for a given graphic object within the MetaDraw image

Dimension Lines
- Dimension line objects are lines with terminators at one or both ends.

Link, Line and Dimension Line Labels
- Using the LinkLabel property, a Text object may be displayed as a label on a Link, Line or DimensionLine object

Freehand Edit Mode
- A new flag, EFLG_POLYFREEHAND, has been added to the EditFlags property.

Object Shadows
- Setting the ObjShadow property specifies a shadow for an object in MetaDraw.

Mouse Wheel Support / Scroll & Zoon
- Supported under Win NT/Win9x, the user may zoom or scroll the image in MetaDraw by rotating the wheel on a wheel mouse

NOTE:
There is no standard support for MouseWheel messages under Win95 Generate HTML Client Side Image Maps
** Subscription License Required for Client Side Image Map support