MetaDraw OCX

What's new in MetaDraw V3.1.44?

• This update improves performance under Vista
• Significantly enhanced performance in handling huge images
• Significantly enhanced DXF support for users with DXF licenses
• Control over DPI when exporting to raster formats for users with subscription licenses
• New line styles with embedded symbols for users with subscription licenses
• Enhanced support for background images
• New link terminator shapes

MetaDraw ActiveX component brings the maximum in flexibility and power to developers looking for a reliable Object Oriented Image component for Multimedia, Image Editing/Annotation, HyperGraphics, Drag and Drop Interactive Interfaces.

Why is MetaDraw the tool to use?

You want graphics but you don't want megabytes of storage. Your users want to create and move shapes and images and you need to recognize those shapes. You need to recognize clicks and drags on specific graphic elements; link data to individual hotspots and the list goes on. For a professional application, MetaDraw is the tool to use.

MetaDraw 3 OCX is the most recent ActiveX edition. Designed for support under Visual Studio editions 4 through 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, it is easy to use, with familiar syntax for existing users of MetaDraw OCX editions.

Features:

• ActiveX and .NET Support - MetaDraw is available in both ActiveX and .NET editions
• Includes ALL Features of the MetaDraw 2 Plus Pack
• 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
• .JPG, .PNG format support
• 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
• Save/Load pictures to/from database fields
• Loading picture files via the Internet
• Use as a MetaFile viewer - supports Scroll and Zoom, even Selective display of individual elements
• Create, edit, display and save pictures built from a set of graphic objects
• All Windows graphical primitives are supported
• Supports merging of images from multiple sources
• Editing - full support for Object Oriented Editing: Moving objects, Sizing, Change Colors and other attributes
• The entire image or any part can be exported as a Metafile, bitmap or icon
• Conversion Support - convert from WMF or DIB to WMF, DIB, BMP or ICO
• 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
• Visual Basic, Delphi and C++ compatibility
• 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
• 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
• 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 )
• EMF Support (Windows Enhanced MetaFile)
• 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

Subscription Updates Option - The subscription License Option for MetaDraw provides:

• Free upgrades to new editons of MetaDraw component products introduced over the following 12 months.
• Free Update Support for life to new features introduced in the current edition of MetaDraw

DXF Filter Support Option
Bennet-Tec's optional DXF Import and Export license options add support for working with CAD industry standard DXF files. With this support applications and web pages created with MetaDraw can support reading, writing, creating, modifying of DXF images for display, annotation and optional conversion to other vector and raster image formats.

Vectorization Option
The BT Vectorization supports conversion of raster based images to Vector format where each solid colored area is represented by a polygon object. Support is also provided for Noise reduction and Color reduction.

Diagram Object Arrange Option
The Object Arrange library function intelligently rearranges objects within the overall image in such a way as to minimize overlapping links and to lay out a diagram in an "organized" fashion. Objects which are not linked may also be layed out in a rectangular grid fashion using this function.