Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X4 on kattava tekninen grafiikkaohjelmisto kaikenkokosille organisaatioille, joiden on luotava teknisiä dokumentteja ja kaavioita esimerkiksi tuotteidensa esittelyä varten. Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X4:ssa on ominaisuuksia, kuten bittikartta-vektorijäljitys ja tarkkuuspiirtotyökalut sekä täydellinen 3D CAD –yhteensopivuus, joiden avulla voi luoda nopeasti tehokasta teknistä grafiikkaa. Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X4 on helppo ottaa käyttöön. Lisäetuina on myös monikielinen tuki.

Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X4 is the ideal tool for creating technical illustrations and documentation, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X4 is a complete technical graphics application that offers precision illustration tools, bitmap-to-vector tracing, professional photo editing and industry-leading file compatibility, including 3D CAD.
 

Features

What's Included

• Corel DESIGNER® X4 - a precision vector drawing and layout application for technical illustrators
• Corel PHOTO-PAINT® X4 - an easy-to-use, professional image-editing program
• Corel® PowerTRACE™ X4 - an accurate bitmap-to-vector image tracing application
• Corel CAPTURE™ X4 - a one-click screen capture utility
• Right Hemisphere® Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CSE - a powerful application that transforms 3D designs into accurate 2D illustrations
• User Guides - for Corel DESIGNER X4 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT® X4 (on CD and as a printed manual in the box)
• 4,000 standard drawing components, categorized in over 75 symbol libraries
• Tutorials - 6 new Corel DESIGNER tutorials, 5 new Corel PHOTO-PAINT tutorials, tips & tricks

Access Technical Design Assets

New! 3D CAD Import

Open and work with 3D designs (including AutoCAD® 3D DWG™ and DXF™, 3DS, VRML, U3D, SketchUp™ files and others) without needing a CAD license or having to navigate a complicated interface.

Optional: Additional native 3D CAD File Format Support

Upgrade to Deep Exploration CCE for direct access to over 80 3D file formats from major CAD systems such as CATIA®, Inventor®, Pro/ENGINEER®, SolidWorks®, Unigraphics® NX and more. Find out more about this add-on tool.

Enhanced! AutoCAD DWG/DXF Support

Work with 2D CAD files from your suppliers or customers. Receive support for AutoCAD 2008 and versions dating back to 2.5, plus enjoy enhanced object, layer and hatch fills support.

New and enhanced! File Format Support

Easily collaborate with colleagues and clients thanks to seamless compatibility with commonly used file formats, including new support for Microsoft® Visio 2007, PDF 1.7 and PDF/A, Microsoft® Word 2007, Microsoft® Publisher® and JPEG 2000.

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) Support

Import and export to files of CGM Version 4 profiles, such as ActiveCGM, WebCGM, and ATA GREXCHANGE 2.4 and 2.6.

New! Corel® PowerTRACE™ X4

Quickly unlock and repurpose data in legacy blueprints.

New! Welcome Screen

Quickly access recently used documents, templates, learning tools and inspiring illustration work.

New! Windows Vista® Integration

Easily organize projects and search for files within a modern, more intuitive interface, and benefit from high-quality thumbnail previews that improve productivity and reduce searching time.

New! CorelDRAW® ConceptShare™

Share work and collaborate with colleagues and/or clients in real time.

Streamline Technical Illustrations

New! Object Coordinate Docker

Draw, size and rotate shapes and lines with enhanced precision and live screen preview.

Enhanced! Dimension Tools

Create custom dimensions and dimension styles with advanced control for clearly readable illustrations.

Enhanced! Arrowheads

Add precise arrowheads to connectors, callouts, dimension lines and any curve.

Projected Drawing Modes

Dramatically increase productivity by actively drawing on the projected plane, removing the need to draw the object first and then project or squeeze it in additional steps.

Hatch Fills

Use hatch patterns to represent different types of materials and to visualize cross sections in your drawing.

Enhanced! 2-point Line Tool

Draw lines that are tangent or perpendicular to two objects, making it much easier to draw objects such as cylinders.

Callout Tools

Create Callouts to let your audience identify objects in a drawing. This one-click tool lets you create callouts including text, callout lines and halos around the whole callout, providing presets and customizable settings.

Gravity Snapping and Dynamic Guides

Create and position objects accurately using gravity snapping and fully configurable dynamic guides that snap to direction and distance.

New! Independent Page Layers

Experience greater layout control with the ability to vary the layer structure across multiple pages of a document.

New! Crop Tool

Crop drawing objects and groups, as well as imported images, at the same time to achieve perfect illustrations.

New! Smart Fill Tool

Use the Smart Fill tool to detect the edges of any enclosed object area, such as cross section areas, and create a closed path to fill the area (unlike conventional fill tools that fill only existing objects).

Hotspotting

Manage a complex project and create interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs) by assigning data to its objects.

Enhanced Line Styles

Illustrate stitch patterns and draw parallel lines with the help of enhanced line styles.

New! Interactive Tables

Align, resize or edit tables and table cells to provide a structured layout for text and graphics, plus import and visualize parts lists, bills of materials (BOMs) and other data.

New! Text Formatting

Preview text formatting changes before applying them to increase the accuracy of text size, style and positioning. The new Character and Paragraph formatting dockers provide a full preview onscreen to help streamline changes to text.

Unicode Support and Double-byte Formatting

Exchange files effortlessly by ensuring that text is displayed correctly, regardless of the language or operating system in which the file was created.

Create Precise Technical Diagrams

Enhanced! Support for Microsoft Visio Files

Import and work with the latest versions of Microsoft Visio files, making it easier to collaborate with colleagues and clients, enhance existing diagrams and integrate them into technical illustrations.

Enhanced! Connector Lines

Automatically adjust connector line paths to avoid other objects using Smart Drawing technology.

New! Halos on Curves

Identify connector lines more easily and add precision and clarity to diagrams.

Edit Technical Images

New! Raw Camera File Support

Preview adjustments in real time with interactive controls and support for raw camera files from over 300 camera models.

New! Image Adjustment Lab

Achieve professional-quality color and tone correction.

New! Straighten Image

Use new, interactive controls to quickly and easily straighten images.

Enhanced! Tone Curve Adjustments

Adjust images with more precision, reducing the number of iterations required.

Enhanced! Cutout Lab

Gain control, improve accuracy and simplify the image-cutting process for complex cutout tasks.

3D CAD

Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4 includes Right Hemisphere® Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CSE, a powerful application that transforms 3D CAD models into accurate 2D graphics.

To double your 3D CAD editing abilities and benefit from increased file format support, upgrade to Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CCE. See below for more information.

With Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CSE (included with Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite), you can:

• access 3D designs from AutoCAD® DWG™ and DXF™, 3DS, VRML, U3D, SketchUp™ and other formats
• modify 3D models and views to accommodate the needs of a technical illustration (e.g., by applying cross sections and exploding models to create disassembly views)
• quickly transform 3D CAD models into accurate 2D vector illustrations and insert directly into Corel DESIGNER X4
• create renderings from 3D designs to output directly to Corel PHOTO-PAINT® for professional retouching and integration in technical documents and presentations

With Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CCE* (upgrade option) you receive:

• additional native 3D CAD file format support - get support for over 80 3D CAD file formats, including CATIA®, Inventor®, Pro/ENGINEER®, SolidWorks®, Unigraphics® NX and more
• 3D PDF publishing abilities
• more 3D CAD tools to optimize 3D files for display and manipulation, such as Polygon reduction tools, small parts removal and more

*Note: Deep Exploration™ CCE is an upgrade that requires additional purchase. For more information, click here.

Compare Deep Exploration™ CSE (included) to Deep Exploration™ CCE (upgrade option))

Functionality	Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CSE (included with Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4)	Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CCE
Full error reporting
PDF Publishing		3D Output
Volume Cutting
Metadata Browser
CADTools	Limited (Explode assembly only)
DXF, DWG and DWF file Support
Rhino File Format
STEP, IGES, SAT ParaSolid support
Opening and importing native 3D CAD files	Limited
Vector illustration output with direct connection to Corel DESIGNER
Bitmap rendering output with direct connection to Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Additional 3D CAD formats supported with Right Hemisphere® Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CCE (additional purchase to Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4)

3D file formats supported with Right Hemisphere® Deep Exploration™ 5.5 CSE (included with Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a technical Illustration?

A technical illustration is a rendering (drawings, diagrams, images, designs) that combines computer graphics and art to visually communicate complex technical information. Technical illustrations form documents of varying complexity and use a diverse range of media - from printed materials to interactive screen illustrations. Parts catalogs, schematics, wiring diagrams and assembly instructions for maintenance manuals are just a few examples of technical illustrations.

Why use special software for technical illustration?

Technical illustrators need specialized tools to properly illustrate the workings of a device or machine for audiences that include engineers, technicians and/or users with no technical background. A technical illustration is flexible for adding or omitting information. Unlike a technical drawing, a technical illustration can omit elements to only include details relevant to its purpose. It can also be updated to include tools and elements that were not modelled or depicted during the construction process.

What is the difference between technical illustration and CAD software?

CAD software, such as AutoCAD®, AutoCAD LT® or VectorWorks®, is primarily meant for engineers and architects who create solid models, wire frames and wiring diagrams. Often these users run simulations and validations to compare their designs against specifications and then need to output bills for materials and manufacturing.

With respect to workflow, the engineering CAD output is for trained engineers and used to control machines for production. As a result, technical illustrators need software to convert CAD designs into easily understood graphics that can be reused throughout an organization's product life cycle.

What is the difference between technical illustration and graphic design software?

Graphics, page layout and flowcharting applications provide powerful tools for graphic designers, creative professionals and general business users. However, these applications do not offer the features required for accurate technical illustrations used in product documentation. For example, technical illustrations rely on callouts to provide additional information on specific objects, such as parts numbers, magnifying effects or text descriptions. A key requirement for technical illustrations is that halos surround callouts (and other explanatory lines in the drawing) so that they are easily readable in complex graphics. Creating halos with creative graphics applications requires 10 to 15 steps. However, with the specialized features provided by Corel DESIGNER X4, halos are created automatically with callouts and now also with other types of lines and curves.

System Requirements

• Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Enterprise, and Business (32 Bit and 64 Bit) or Windows XP Home, Professional, Media Edition, 64-Bit or Tablet PC Edition (with latest Service Pack and Critical Updates)
• Pentium III, 800 MHz or AMD Athlon XP
• 512 MB RAM
• Mouse or tablet
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution (768 x 1024 on a Tablet PC)
• CD-ROM drive
• 1.2 GB hard disk space for the default installation
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher

To purchase the upgrade version of this product, you must own a previous licensed version of:

• CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X3 or later
• Corel DESIGNER® (any version)
• Micrografx Designer® 7 or later
• Micrografx Graphics Suite® 2 or later

Note: Upgrade eligibility excludes academic, OEM and Not For Resale (NFR) versions.

Which product of the CorelDRAW family is right for you?

Technical Feature	Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4	CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
Importing
3D CAD import
AutoCAD® and DWG™/DXF™ support	Enhanced
Raw camera support
DSF support	Enhanced
Bitmap-to-vector tracing
Illustrating
Reverse dimension line arrowheads
Projected drawing modes
Hatch fills
Enhanced line tools
Hotspotting
Callout tools
CGM v4 (WebCGM, ATA Grexchange, ActiveCGM)
Curve-to-ellipse conversion
Gravity snapping keyboard shortcuts	Enhanced
Connector line tool	Enhanced
Crop tool	Enhanced
Review and collaboration tools
Custom arrowheads	Enhanced
Live-preview precision illustration
Technical symbol library
Clipart library
Diagramming
Diagramming tools	Enhanced
Microsoft® Visio® support	Enhanced
Accessing assets
Windows Vista® integration
Thumbnail previews
Streamlined template management	(ISO, ANSI)	(layout, design)
Photo editing
Precise image straightening
Flexible tone curve adjustment
Automatic image adjustment
Simplified image cutting