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Changed and debugged in earlier versions:

See on this page what is changed and updated in version before.

 

Beta Version 1.0  Aug 2000

This was the first demo version.

In this version you could import a EPS file , show it on screen, click on plot to see the plotmenu and so on.

This version could not plot yet.

 

Beta Version 2.0A  Sept 2000

In this version the 7 supported line types were implemented.

You could see what line types you could use to draw with.

This version could plot, but only to LPT1:

 

Beta Version 3.0A  Oct 2000

NEW: most of the selection functions
     all drawing functions (for the Junior Version)
     all line editing functions

Missing before final release of the Junior Version:
     error handling for plotter driver for LPT ports
     plotter driver for COM ports
     rotating functions

 

Version 1.00  Dec 2000

Fully working version, including:

NEW:

 Fully working plotter driver functions for LPT ports and COM ports  
 all selection functions
 all scale, move and rotating functions
 all drawing functions (for the Junior Version)
 all line editing functions

Demo version limited to 1000 points.
Junior version up to 32.000 points

Missing :

working in inches and mm. (is in cm. only)
drawing points more than 32.000.   

 

Version 1.02  Jan. 2001

Fully working version, including:

NEW:

* improved, simplified installation, makes also start icon on desktop.

* working now in mm, cm and inches.

* for the Junior Version up to 128.000 drawing points, which is more than enough for all drawings.

* a lot of minor improvements. 

 

Version 1.03  Feb. 2001

Fully working version, including:

NEW:

* for installing the DahediSign printer driver, added that the files on the WINDOWS CDrom are in the map WIN9x . Some customers did not succeed in finding the right map on the CDrom.

* added plotter driver for Roland Stika.

* added generic HPGL plotter drivers.

* changed some screen colors for Windows ME.

* debugged small mistakes related with mm, cm and inches

 

Version 1.04  March 2001

Fully working version, including:

NEW:

* Complete with all import filters for: *.dah,*.eps.*.ai, *.dc2,*.drw,*.dxf, *.plt,*.hpg

   which is for Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, DesignCAD, VinylCAD, AutoCAD eg.

* Export filters for Eps, Ai, DC2, PLT, HPG,

   which is for Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, DesignCAD, VinylCAD, Pacer eg.

* added plotterdrivers for Mutoh and Mimaki.

* added support for open contours.

* debugged small mistakes related with screen for Windows ME.

 

Version 1.04a  April 2001

From 13 April finally the online-paymentserver is ready, so that direct on-line upgrade is possible by payment with creditcard.

Fully working version, including:

NEW:

* Selection move, rotate, mirror,copy and repeat functions

* Changed menustructure to make it more compatible

  with other windows programs

* debugged small mistakes

 

Version 1.10a  February 2002

Fully working version, including:

NEW:

* TextModule: use of  all Windows FONTS directly on screen
  (limited to 3 textlines for the demo and junior version)
  after registering  up to 500 lines.

* full UNDO functions

* improved EPS and AI import

* Complete with all import filters for: *.dah,*.eps.*.ai, *.dc2,*.drw,*.dxf, *.plt,*.hpg ,          which is for Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, DesignCAD, VinylCAD, AutoCAD eg.

* Export filters for Eps, Ai, DC2, PLT, HPG,   which is for Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, DesignCAD, VinylCAD, Pacer eg.

* much more imports, GIF, BMP, JPG, WMF, EMF, ICO, CUR bitmap formats ,  with which you can load any bitmap file as background drawing to overdraw cutting lines.

* debugged small mistakes in earlier versions

* and a lot more

 

Version 1.10b March 2002

Small mistake fixed, there came an error if you tried to make the plotterdriver.

Did not had any consequences, only you had to restart the program again.

 

Version 1.10c March 2002

Mistake fixed for Windows 2000 and XP, there came an warning about the plotterdriver, also when the driver was OK.

Did not had any consequences, only that the warning was there every time the program starts.

 

Version 1.10e March 2002

Better preview of the vinyl to see how the plot fits for the height.

 

Version 1.20 May 2002

* New EPS PostScript Level 3 import compiler, which now reads all Poscript True Type Fonts including all transformations. With this you do not need to convert fonts to curves before exporting from Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator.

* Multiline edit, to edit in an overview all your textlines.

FIXED: some screencolors for Windows XP

FIXED: the EPS export was sometimes not working because of a missing file.

 

Version 1.20a June 2002

Bug FIXED:       If the program was closed from the taskbar while it was minimized, the next time if it was started it gave an error. This was not easy to solve for the user. Is now fixed.

FIXED :          some minor problems with some type of plotters. Fixed

FIXED :          behavior of the cursor when using the scrollbars

 

Version 1.30 August 2002

NEW:
* Vectorising Module: Vectorising of scans and bitmaps.
* Cutting of photos in line-raster, our PixelPlot.
* New graphic screenhandler to build complex graphics super fast on screen, so much faster redraws.
* Direct driving of LPT and COM port, so for the demo you do not need to install a printer spooler.
* and a lot more.

 

Version 1.33 November 2002

FIXED :          The vectorisation was not available in ver. 1.30 because there was not the correct textfile on the server so that in the menu the vectorisation option was not there. Also some texts in the program were not correct. This version is the same as 1.30  but now with the correct textfiles so that the vectorisation works.

 

Version 1.34 December 2002

New :    All text now translated also in German.

Extra :  some commands extra, added the 'save as.. " command

FIXED :  Some problems with Windows XP and some problems related to resizing the program window size.

FIXED : some problems after getting older files, related to the nr. of textlines available.

 

Version 1.35 Febr. 2003

FIXED :  Minor change related to drawing units size

 

Version 1.40 March 2004

New:

  •  In- and Outline functions: create parallel lines from figures.
  • Cut-out function: cutting parts out of lines and figures.
  • Autobackup functions: every 5 minutes a copy of your work

FIXED : some small problems.

 

Version 1.50 September 2004

New:

  • Deforming of a selection, to create perspective views.
  • Round positioning of texts.

FIXED : some small problems.

 

Version 2.0 December 2004

New:

  • Coloring of all object
  • Plotoptimising for faster plotting
  • Ruler replacable
  • middle mousebutton for drawing temperarely helplines
  • importing of Illustrator 11 and 12 EPS files, including textlines

In the next update it will be possible to group and combine, and to create a library of fill colors

FIXED : some small problems.