FrontDesigner Changelog
What's new in FrontDesigner 3.0
May 28, 2012- Export functions:
- Improved graphic export with adjustable resolution, as well as export of JPEG files.
- Export of HPGL machine files for drilling, milling and engraving (plot jobs).
- AutoCADĀ® SHX-font support for high quality plots of single-stroke and multi-stroke fonts suitable for milling and engraving.
- Printing:
- Automatic multi-page print with cut marks for large front panels
- Combined with a magnification of 300%, this allows printouts up to 180x180 cm
- Independent print options for each front panel of a project saved together with the project file.
- Scale assistant:
- Generation of space-saving low-profile-scales
- Adjustment of colours and fonts within the design process
- Load and save option of all scale parameters
- General function:
- Simplified adjustment of properties for pens, brushes and fonts.
- Gradient fill function for front panel background and filled objects.
- Combination of polygons for poly-polygon structures.
- Improved undo/redo function
- Object list with tree structure gives comfortable access to objects, even within groups and combinations for all kind of manipulations.
- Dimensions, grid, rulers and measures in inch or mm
- Adjustable grid colour
- New function distributes objects evenly over the front panel
- New tool allows numeric input of object width and height
- New function forces objects to grid
- Automatic creation of panel meters
- Engraving function and separate administration for pens, milling tools and engraving tools.
New in FrontDesigner 2.0 (May 28, 2012)
- Projects may now contain more than one design, e.g. front panel and rear panel can be saved to one project file.
- Symbol libraries appear in alphabetic order. Lots of symbols have been added to the library.
- The copy function places a metafile graphic to the global clipboard. This makes it easy to copy objects to other applications like Word or Excel, that support metafiles.
- You may now stretch or distort objects independently in x- and y-direction.
- A new rotation tool allows the numeric entry of angles for stepwise rotations.
- The new 32-bit version offers convenient file dialogs with long file names.
- An automatic backup function saves your work regularly.
- Import and export of metafiles (*.wmf, *.emf) and bitmaps (*.bmp) for logos or symbols from the Internet.
- A font manager simplifies the administration of font properties.
- Drillings, millings and measures may be hidden if necessary.
- The new tile option repeats printout in x- and y-direction. Ideal for stickers and labels.
- Arcs can be closed with secants.
- A new function simplifies creation of regularly polygons.
- The edges of contours and outlines can be cut or rounded and contours may be interpolated.
- The new scale assistant creates linear and logarithmic scales and other objects for scales.