VDraw - vector drawing program
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:03 pm
Was looking for a vector drawing program that could do things in the realm of Visio.
Synopsis:
http://metasoft.com.au/index.php
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia ... Draw.shtml
Steps: Download installer and Uniextract using default settings
Version Tested: 3.0 beta
Portable: Yes -- saves no settings
Stealth: Unknown
So far in playing around with it:
Pros:
* Looks really slick,some really amazing art tools
* Does some Visio-like things better than Dia
Concerns:
* No real documentation and it's not super easy to use.
* Doesn't export to SVG - saves instead to it's own weird format (VDP)
Good
* Odd, collapsing window structure in the menus that's just annoying
* CTRL+Z covers Undo okay but CTRL+Y doesn't do a Redo. You have to go through the menu that collapses
* You have to double-click on some items rather than right click to get a submenu with various modifications.
Ultimately this program looks like an amazing program that was in beta stage that essentially got set aside by the developers and handed out as freeware. If you're willing to put up with some oddities and bugs, it's very impressive.
Synopsis:
Homepage:VDraw is a handy and reliable vector drawing application designed to provide users with possibilities to create newsletters, flyers, brochures, posters, logos, maps, calendars, product covers, floor plans, cartoons and business presentations.
VDraw includes a variety of symbols and graphic templates that you can benefit from. In addition, there is a clipart collection that will certainly help you to personalize your projects.
http://metasoft.com.au/index.php
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia ... Draw.shtml
Steps: Download installer and Uniextract using default settings
Version Tested: 3.0 beta
Portable: Yes -- saves no settings
Stealth: Unknown
So far in playing around with it:
Pros:
* Looks really slick,some really amazing art tools
* Does some Visio-like things better than Dia
Concerns:
* No real documentation and it's not super easy to use.
* Doesn't export to SVG - saves instead to it's own weird format (VDP)
Good
* Odd, collapsing window structure in the menus that's just annoying
* CTRL+Z covers Undo okay but CTRL+Y doesn't do a Redo. You have to go through the menu that collapses
* You have to double-click on some items rather than right click to get a submenu with various modifications.
Ultimately this program looks like an amazing program that was in beta stage that essentially got set aside by the developers and handed out as freeware. If you're willing to put up with some oddities and bugs, it's very impressive.