General

Anti Aliasing Mode new

Spot Color Mode

Hatch Areas Mode

Redraw Display (Refresh)

Display Grid

Map Space 4m x 4m

x
new

Window Display as Cascade

Professional

Line (Bzier-) Curve, Straight Line, Freehand, Rectangular Line Mode, Rectangular Area Mode

Area (Bzier-) Curve, Straight Line, Freehand, Rectangular Line Mode, Rectangular Area Mode

Line Styles: Round Cap, Round Join; Butt Cap, Bevel

Join; Butt Cap, Miter Join.

Automatic North Orientation of the Symbol

Icon Drawing Mode

Rectangular Area

Construct a Straight Line based on Coordinates new

Main Line (Line Styles: Round Cap, Round Join; Butt

Cap, Bevel Join; Butt Cap, Miter Join)

Dot

Automatic Joining

Circle

Main Line (Line Length: Distance from Start, Distance

to the End; Pointed)

Fill In (Fill Area With Selected Color) new

Editing Tools

General

x
x

Undo

Redo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Delete

Double Line: Right Line Color and Line Width

Interactively Moving

Double Line: Dash and Gap Length (Symmetric for Left

and Right Line

Interactively Rotating

Line Decreasing: One End, Both Ends

Predefined Symbol Sets

Joining (Snaping)

Line Framing: Round Cap, Round Join; Butt Cap, Bevel

Join; Butt Cap, Miter Join.

Empty Symbol Set

Merging

Orienteering Map (1:10000)

Convert Line to (Bzier-) Curve

Orienteering Map (1:15000)

Duplicate (Fixed Offset Position)

Duplicate (Identical Position)

Interactively Dividing a Line

Interactively Dividing an Area

Tourist Map

Interactively Moving Parallel Lines

Geological Map

Outline Area Objects

Clip Holes into an Area (Punch)

Convert Symbology of a Single Object

Convert Symbology of All selected Objects

Convert Symbology of All Objects Selecting just One

of Them

Flip Line Object

Dissolve Composed Point Centered Symbols

Enlarge Objects

Reduce Objects

Select Object by Selected Symbols

Select Objects Arbitrary

Export Objects, Which are Selected

Delete Objects, Which are Selected

Interactively Adding Normal Vertex (No Effect of the

Allocation of Dashes or Points)

Interactively Adding Corner Vertex (Allocats the Entire

Length of a Dash on Both Side of the Corner Vertex)

Interactively Adding Dash Vertex (Allocates the half of

Length of the Dash on Both Sides of the Dash Vertex)

Convert Line Objects Which are Selected into (Bziers-)

Curve

Interactively Moving Vertexs

Interactively Deleting Vertexs

Smooth Line Features new

Following Existing Lines and Outlines

x
x

Measures Lines and Areas

Find Selected Objects in the Map new

Symbol Box Display

x

Arrange Symbols Arbitrary

Arrange Symbols by Number or by Color

Symbol Tree new

Display Cursor Coordinates in Status Bar

Adjust Size of Symbol Box

Professional

Normal Modus (Box)

Standard

General

Dashes (Main Dash, End Dash, Number of Minimum

Dashes)

Gaps (Main Gap, Secondary Gap)

Point Symbol in Line: Main Symbol, same Functionality

like Point centered Symbol

Point Symbol in Line: Secondary Symbol, Corner

Symbol, Start Symbol, End Symbol, same Functionality
like Point Centered Symbol)

Area Symbol
Define Outline of Area Symbols (Any Defined Line
Symbol) new

Hatch Structure: Single Mode (Line Width, Offset,

Angle)

Hatch Structure: Double Mode (Line Width, Offset,

Angle 1 and Angle 2)

Point Structure Orthogonal: (X-Offset, Y-Offset, Angle;

Same Functionality Like Point Centered Symbols)

Point Structure Brick: (X-Offset, Y-Offset, Angle selectable; Same Functionality like Point Centered Symbols)

True Type Fonts

Horizontal Text (The Text will be Kept Horizontal, if the

Map has been rotated)

Rotated Text (The Text will Follow the Rotation of the

Map)

Paragraph: Character and Word Spacing

Paragraph: Alingement (Left, Right, Center, Justified)

Paragraph: Space after Paragraph

Paragraph: Indent First Line, Indent Other Lines

Tabulator: Right Tabulator

Stretch Map (X-Offset or/and Y-Offset)

Underscore

Mirror Map (Horizontal or Vertical)

Framing: Line Mode, Shadow Mode, Rectangle Mode

new

PastePaint: Paste from Microsoft Paint

new

Symbol Sets

Sprint Orienteering Map (1: 4000)

new

Swiss Topographic Map (1: 250000) new

City Map

new

Background Maps

Background Maps
Scan Background Map

Line Text Symbol

True Type Fonts

Select Rectangular

Text Symbol

Change Map Scale, With or Without Enlargement/Reduction of the Symbols

new

Rotate the Icon 90 Degrees Clockwise

new

new

Fill Background Color

Rotate the Icon 90 Degrees Counterclockwise

Icon Editing Mode

Move Map Content with X-Offset or/and Y-Offset

Circle (Dragging Diameter, Drawing from the Center,

Entering Radius)

24 Icon Colors Available new

Affine Transformation (Interactive Adjustment of the

Map to the Background Map or Coordinate System)

new

Identify Objects (Status Bar)

Map Transformation

Ellipse (Drawing First Axis, then Second Axis)

new

Map Queries

Line Symbol

Double Line: Left Line Color and Line Width

Export Partial Map (Rectangle by Coordinates, Entire

Map, Current Window or by Arbitrarty Area)

Freehand (3 Smoothing Levels)

Straight Line

Rotate Map, With or Without Rotating North Orientated Symbols (Adjust Magentic North)

new
Construct a Straight Line based on Length and Angle

Move to X, Y Position

Map Manipulation

Icon Editor

new

Compare Set of Symbols (single or all) new

Double Line: Fill In Color

Symbol Favorites (Favorite List)

Rectangular Line

Pan with Space Bar new

(Bzier-) Curve (OCAD or Adobe Illustrator Mode)

Drawing Tools

Zoom Out to the Extent of the Entire Map

Scroll with Mouse Wheel

Rectangular Area (Closed Path)

Load Set of Symbols by Converting Symbols by a

CRT-Table new

Drawing Tools

Rectangular Line (Open Path) new

Double Line: Full Line, Left Side Dashed, Both Lines

Dashed; All Line Dashed

Scroll Bar Right and Below

Fixed Views of the Map 0.1x, 0.25x 0.5x 1x, 2x, 4x,
8x, 16x, 32x

Load Set of Symbols (Replace or Add to Existing new

Symbols)

new

new

Add Symbol to Symbols Favorites

Zoom Out to the Previous View

Freehand Mode

new

Select Used, Unused, All and Invert Symbol

Straight Line

Locked Pan and Zoom In

Enlarge and Reduce Size of Selected Symbols

Drawing

Paste

Map Navigation
Pan, Zoom In and Out

Copy

Professional

Map Interaction

Professional

Dot

Dublicate Symbols

Standard

Standard

Window Display as Tile

Professional

Map Space 16m x 16m

Copy and Paste Symbol into Another OCAD Map

Standard

new
Draft Mode (Dimming Background Map and/or Map)

Circle

Professional

Point Centered Symbol (up to 52000 Vertex

per Symbol)

Pop Hidden/Excluded Symbol (Normal Modus)

Standard

Normal Mode

Symbol Editor

Standard

Map Display

Professional

Standard

Symbolization

Hide/Exclude Symbol

Professional

Mapping Framework

Acquire (TWAIN Driver)

Character and Word Spacing

Select Source

Alingement (Left, Right, Center, Justified)

Load Background Map

Framing: Round Cap, Round Join; Butt Cap, Bevel Join;

Butt Cap, Miter Join.

Framing: Shadow (X-Offset and/or Y-Offset)

Bitmap (BMP)
Graphic Interchange Format (GIF)

Rectangle Symbol

Joint Photographics Experts Group (JPEG)

x
x

Line Editing

OCAD (OCD)

Grid: Cell Height and Width

Adjust Backgrounds Map

Page Layout

Numbering of the Grid Cells

According Coordinates

Portrait

Grid Lines (Magnetic North Lines)

Landscape new

Create Horizontal Lines

Interactively Adjustment of up to 12 Points from the

Background Map to the Map (Affine Transformation)

Entire Map

Create Vertical Lines

Define X, Y Offset

Define Angle

Move up/Move Down Level of Background Maps new

Hide/Exclude the Background Maps

Import

Vector Data

Printing
Define Print Scale

Print CMYK (Process-) Colors

Simulate Spot Color Print

Print Grid

Define Print Color of the Grid

Print to File

Reduce Print Intensity

Reduce/Enlarge Line Widths

Area Editing Tools

Interactively Rotate the Direction of Area Pattern

new

Interoperability

Managing Background Maps

Professional

Standard

Single Page

General

Dim Background Maps

OCAD (OCD)

New

Assign Transparency to Background Map new

Data Exchange Format (DXF)

Delete

Assign Spot Color to Background Map

Import DXF as Inseret as Point

Protect Symbol

Assign Block-Out Maske to Background Maps

Adobe Illustrator (AI)

Symbol Manipulation

Professional

Partial Map (Selection by Coordinates, Entire Map,

Current View)

Standard

Professional

Drawing Mode: Horizontal Mode, Rotated Mode

Standard

Drawing Mode: Round Corner

Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), GeoTIFF tags are

supported

Page Layout and

Printing

smart for cartography

Standard

OCAD 9 Functionality Map

Remove Background Maps

new

Remove All Background Maps

new

new

Resolution in Dot per Inch

Partial Map (Selection by Coordinates, Entire Map,

Currrent View)

Enable External Scripting (Java Script) new

Add, Edit and Remove Dataset

DIN-Format (A5, A4, A3 and Landscape and Portrait)

Add SQL-Conditions to Dataset

new

Export Scale (Deviation from Map Scale)

Define Name Field of Dataset

new

CMYK (Process-) Colors

Enable List of Names

new

Define Type and Color of the Pointer new

Show Hot Spot

Spot Colors (Combination)

PDF Options

Color Correction

Compressed File

Partial Map (Selection by Coordinates, Entire Map,

Currrent View)

Tiles (Width and Height)

Choose URL Field

x

Define Prefix and Postfix for URL

Create TIFF World File (TWF)

(24 bits)

CMYK (Process-) Color

(8 bits)

new

256 Colors

(8 bits)

new

Greyscale

(8 bits)

new

Black and White

(1 bit)

Halftone Screen

(1 bit)

x
x
x
x

new

Compression: LZW, CCITT (1 bit), Fax G4 (1 bit)

x
new

Spot Colors (Singel Color)

x
x

Spot Colors (Combination)

x
x

new

Export Scale (Deviation from Map Scale)

CMYK (Process-) Colors

Spot Colors (Single Color)

Spot Colors (Combination)

Compression

Other Raster Formats

x

Graphic Interchange Format (GIF)

Joint Photographics Experts Group (JPEG)

Export Vector Data

Professional

Standard

Bitmap (BMP)

General Export Options

Partial Map (Selection by Coordinates, Entire Map,
Currrent Window)

Export Scale (Deviation from Map Scale)

CMYK (Process-) Colors

Spot Colors (Single Color)

Spot Colors (Combination)

DXF Options
Units Meter (GIS) or Millimeter (Paper)

Convert text from ANSI to OEM

Export by a Cross Reference Table (CRT)

Shape Options
Point Objects

Line Objects

Areas Objects

Text Objects

Export All Connected Datasets

new

Export Only Selected Data Connection

Other Vector Data

Adobe Illustrator 7 (AI)

Dataset

x
x

Define Hint Field of Hotspots new

new

new

Define Type and Color of the Hotspot new

Define Zoom Level, which shows Hotspots new

Flash and Java Source Code of OIM Map new

Color Management

Using Existing File

Choose Table

Define Primary Key

Color Management

Add Secondary Table

General

Load Colors From Any Another OCAD Map

Enable Auto Scroll

(Process-) Colors

Enable Auto Select Symbol

Add CMYK (Process-) Colors

Enable Display Context Menu

Delete CMYK (Process-) Colors

Enable Object Stretching

Registers Text

Enable Automatically Conversion of Freehand Curve

into (Bzier-) Curve

Registers the Size of an Objects (Length or Area)

Move Up/Move Down Level of CMYK (Process-) Color

new
Define RGB Colors from (Windows-) Color Palette
new
Define Transparency for each CMYK (Process-) Colors

Enable Auto File Load

Enable Auto File Save

Define Selecting Tolerance (Pixel)

Spot Colors

Define Joining Tolerance (Millimeters)

Add Spot Color

Selecting All Objects Partially in the Rectangle

Selecting Only Objects Entirely in the Rectangle

Warning for Hidden/Excluded Symbols (Export,

Import, Print)

Edit Secondary Table

Remove Secondary Table

Special Field
Registers Number of Symbol

Registers X-Coordinate

new

Registers Y-Coordinate

new

dBase

Overprint Option (Effects only EPS and PDF Print

Mode)

Create New dBase File

Edit dBase File

Delete dBase File

Move Up/Move Down Level of Spot Color

Add a New Field (Type: Character, Number, Float;

Length; Decimal)

Edit Half Tone Frequency

Edit Field

Edit Half Tone Angle

Delete Field

Define Appearance of Spot Colors with CMYK Colors

Define Character Coding new

Hide/Exclude Spot Color Level new

Delete Spot Color

ODBC
Open ODBC Data Source Administrator

General ODBC and dBase

Create Links

Create Links to All Objects, Which are Selected

Create Object new

new
Create Points and Text Objects from X, Y Point Data

GPS

SQL-Conditions (Optional) new

Unit of Mesure (m; km)

Offset (Horizontal and Vertical) new

Real Time GPS

Settings

Assign

Bitmap (BMP)

Graphic Interchange Format (GIF)

Joint Photographics Experts Group (JPEG)

Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), GeoTIFF tags are

supported

Portable Document File (PDF), Hybrid Export

Color Correction
Reduction of Red Color Component

Reduction of Gamma Value

Real World Coordiante

Define Horizontal Offset

Define Vertical Offset

Define Angle

COM-Port

Define Grid Distance

Assign Text to Objects

Speed Realtime (Baud Rate)

Select Coordinate System new

Assign Angle to Objects

Enable Differential GPS Required Mode

Minimum 4 Satellites (Optional)

Filter (Optional)

Data Verification
Check for Open Links

new

new

x
x

Speed Realtime (Baud Rate)

OIM (OCAD Internet Map) Java Applet

Coordinate System

OIM Flash Application new

GPS Data

OIM SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) Application new

Get Way Points

Define Zoom Range new

Get Tracks

Define Zoom Levels

Create OCAD Objects

Disable Creating Tiles

Set Label of Way Points or/and Tracks

Option Compress SVG new

Assign OCAD Symbols to GPS Data

Professional

COM-Port

General

OCAD Internet Maps

(OIM)

new

Back up

Restore

Save as OCAD 9, OCAD 8, OCAD 7, OCAD 6

Information about File

File Management

Settings

smart for cartography

Supported GPS Receivers

Layout
Choose Map File for Overview Map

Import GPS Data

Optimizing and Repairing File

Professional

Assign Symbol to Objects

Standard

Encapsulated Post Script (EPS)

Assign Short Cuts to Commands new

Define Grid Distance

Standard

Professional

Standard

Short Cuts

Paper Coordiante

Test Modus

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

new

Set Original Scale of the Map

Assign Color for Undefined Objects

Scale

Select Coordinate System

Data Exchange Format (DXF)

Preferences
General

Enable Auto Scroll (Optional) new

Adobe Illustrator 7 (AI)

Grid Style (AB/12; 12/AB; 21/AB; BA/12)

Remove Database

Supported File Types

Create Street Index According a Grid Style

Create New OCAD Standard dBase File

Internet Maps
Export with XMLnew
Script

Extras

Street Index

Accuracy Circle (Optional)

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) new

Encapsulated Post Script (EPS)

Data Base

Professional

Color TIFF RGB

Standard

(32 bits)

Professional

Color TIFF CMYK

Standard

Resolution per Meter

Data Base

new

new
Define Target Webpage (Parent, Blank, Self and Top)

Define Label for Find Box

x

UTM, Autrialia Map Grid 1994, Austria Bundesmeldenetz MGI Ferro, Belgium, Belge Lambert 1972, Finnish
Grid KKJ, France Lambert, German Grid DHDN, GaussKrger, Irish National Grid, Italy Gauss Boaga Roma
1940, Japan, New Zealand Grid 1949, Norwegian Grid
NGO 1948, Slovenia Grid D48, South Africa, Swedish
RT90, Swiss Grid CH1903

Define Label for Select Box

TIFF Options

PDF Options

Search

Anti-Aliasing

Geo-Referenced TIFF

Encapsulated Post Script (EPS) and Portable Document

File (PDF) Format

Spot Colors

General Export Options

new

Professional

Export Raster Data

Professional

Standard

Define Map File to Each Zoom Level

Professional

Shape Files (SHP) new

Maps (only OIM and Flash Mode)

new

Coordinate System

Professional

General

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Multiple Vector Files

Standard

Define Fill Color new

Standard

Shape File (SHP)

Export Hybrid Data

(Raster and Vector)

Standard

Define Width of Border new

Professional

Define Size of Overview Map

Professional

Windows Meta File (WMF), Only Vector Data

new

Standard

Standard

Professional

Enhanced Meta File (EMF), Only Vector Data

Standard

new

Portable Document File (PDF), Only Vector Data