MetaDraw WinForms - Object Oriented Image Components

MetaDraw WinForms

Features

ActiveX and .NET Support
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
Transparent background not supported for .NET edition
Internet Support
Text Enhancements
Support for Transparent Color for Bitmap Objects
Improved Polyline/Polygon drawing Interface
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