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As a long time PC/WT user, I still believe there is nothing that can beat its drawing tools. It is intuitive to use, with great responsiveness and good feedback. Very appealing to someone who comes fr ...

That's funny, I go through the installation process, and two .clr files appear in my Library/Colours folder, but they don't show up in the color picker.

is there some additional loading process whi ...

I appreciate that they are installed in regular Apple Color picker, but I can't seem to find RAL or Pantone once they are installed. Is there something I am missing?

Thanks for your help.

I couldn't agree with you more, Matt.

With his development of WildTools, Alfred's contributions to the success of PowerCADD has been amazing over an extended period of time. I would like to see Eng ...

I have been using a very cool iPhone app called "GPS kit" which can produce a path of points as you move to determine a "track". It then can export it in kml format (for Google Earth), gpx format (I p ...

No you are certainly not the only one disappointed with ES over the past couple of years.

Very slow to respond to user issues. Why would ES not be interested in following the discussions on this fo ...

I use an iPhone app called "AirSharing", though there are other similar ones ("Files" & "Files Light"), which enable you to place documents in many formats via a wireless network on the iPhone as ...

My issue is more with the inability to quickly change the drawing scale on the fly. I do a lot of work importing site plans, and sometimes do a "select all", "change scale", then 'paste special" sever ...

It's a bit crippled though, unfortunately. No ability to change drawing scale on the fly...

Unfortunately you have to now always go to Drawing Setup to change the scale. A recent update at least now displays the scale in the menu bar, but it would be nice if there were a drop down menu to ch ...

Actually translation works pretty seemlessly in both directions. There are a few minor features of each (Pages & Word) which are not supported, but there is usually an alternate way of doing it in ...

After struggling with MS Word and its peculiarities in dealing with graphics for years, I have gradually switched over to using Pages (part of the Mac iWork suite) for all my work. So much more intuit ...

If you have WildTools, you might want to try using the "Joggle Tool" which I believe will do what you are looking for.

The layer does show up in the Edit window if you leave it open. After thinking about it, it does seem like a logical spot for it since it is a "property" of the object.

I was very pleased to see that the PC v8.0.2 update added the "Drawing Scale" into the drawing toolbar. It is also nice that the label switches to "Layer Scale" when a layer with an assigned scale is ...

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Topic: Future of PowerCADD
Greg Replies: 41 Views: 6301	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:57 am Subject: Future of PowerCADD
Greg Replies: 41 Views: 6301	As a long time PC/WT user, I still believe there is nothing that can beat its drawing tools. It is intuitive to use, with great responsiveness and good feedback. Very appealing to someone who comes fr ...
Topic: New libraries
Greg Replies: 19 Views: 10743	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:39 am Subject: New libraries
Greg Replies: 19 Views: 10743	That's funny, I go through the installation process, and two .clr files appear in my Library/Colours folder, but they don't show up in the color picker. is there some additional loading process whi ...
Topic: New libraries
Greg Replies: 19 Views: 10743	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:28 pm Subject: New libraries
Greg Replies: 19 Views: 10743	I appreciate that they are installed in regular Apple Color picker, but I can't seem to find RAL or Pantone once they are installed. Is there something I am missing? Thanks for your help.
Topic: Wild Tools Development -- situation update?
Greg Replies: 131 Views: 44004	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:05 pm Subject: Wild Tools Development -- situation update?
Greg Replies: 131 Views: 44004	I couldn't agree with you more, Matt. With his development of WildTools, Alfred's contributions to the success of PowerCADD has been amazing over an extended period of time. I would like to see Eng ...
Topic: Importing GPS information
Greg Replies: 8 Views: 3985	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:41 am Subject: Importing GPS information
Greg Replies: 8 Views: 3985	I have been using a very cool iPhone app called "GPS kit" which can produce a path of points as you move to determine a "track". It then can export it in kml format (for Google Earth), gpx format (I p ...
Topic: Drawing on the iPhone
Greg Replies: 46 Views: 24235	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:56 pm Subject: Drawing on the iPhone
Greg Replies: 46 Views: 24235	No you are certainly not the only one disappointed with ES over the past couple of years. Very slow to respond to user issues. Why would ES not be interested in following the discussions on this fo ...
Topic: Drawing on the iPhone
Greg Replies: 46 Views: 24235	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:59 am Subject: Drawing on the iPhone
Greg Replies: 46 Views: 24235	I use an iPhone app called "AirSharing", though there are other similar ones ("Files" & "Files Light"), which enable you to place documents in many formats via a wireless network on the iPhone as ...
Topic: Welcome back, Status Window, we missed you!
Greg Replies: 20 Views: 9010	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:26 am Subject: Welcome back, Status Window, we missed you!
Greg Replies: 20 Views: 9010	My issue is more with the inability to quickly change the drawing scale on the fly. I do a lot of work importing site plans, and sometimes do a "select all", "change scale", then 'paste special" sever ...
Topic: Welcome back, Status Window, we missed you!
Greg Replies: 20 Views: 9010	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:31 pm Subject: Welcome back, Status Window, we missed you!
Greg Replies: 20 Views: 9010	It's a bit crippled though, unfortunately. No ability to change drawing scale on the fly...
Topic: Change scale
Greg Replies: 5 Views: 4558	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:13 pm Subject: Change scale
Greg Replies: 5 Views: 4558	Unfortunately you have to now always go to Drawing Setup to change the scale. A recent update at least now displays the scale in the menu bar, but it would be nice if there were a drop down menu to ch ...
Topic: Placing PDFs
Greg Replies: 12 Views: 6170	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:30 am Subject: Placing PDFs
Greg Replies: 12 Views: 6170	Actually translation works pretty seemlessly in both directions. There are a few minor features of each (Pages & Word) which are not supported, but there is usually an alternate way of doing it in ...
Topic: Placing PDFs
Greg Replies: 12 Views: 6170	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:41 pm Subject: Placing PDFs
Greg Replies: 12 Views: 6170	After struggling with MS Word and its peculiarities in dealing with graphics for years, I have gradually switched over to using Pages (part of the Mac iWork suite) for all my work. So much more intuit ...
Topic: Ogees
Greg Replies: 3 Views: 4109	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:34 pm Subject: Ogees
Greg Replies: 3 Views: 4109	If you have WildTools, you might want to try using the "Joggle Tool" which I believe will do what you are looking for.
Topic: PC 8.0.2 and scale
Greg Replies: 15 Views: 8165	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:33 am Subject: PC 8.0.2 and scale
Greg Replies: 15 Views: 8165	The layer does show up in the Edit window if you leave it open. After thinking about it, it does seem like a logical spot for it since it is a "property" of the object.
Topic: PC 8.0.2 and scale
Greg Replies: 15 Views: 8165	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:20 pm Subject: PC 8.0.2 and scale
Greg Replies: 15 Views: 8165	I was very pleased to see that the PC v8.0.2 update added the "Drawing Scale" into the drawing toolbar. It is also nice that the label switches to "Layer Scale" when a layer with an assigned scale is ...