12 Welcome
New features
Ease of Use
• Snapping power for fine positioning (p. 37)
Align objects relative to nearby objects by using colour-coded dynamic
guides; vertex snapping let's you snap to an object's natural corners
and points. Great for engineering drawing, flow charting, and general
precision layout. An in-built candidate system for snapping to objects
"in focus" is used.
• Add text to a path easily (p. 101)
Make your text fit to any line and shape's outline easily—simply draw
then type text directly on the object's path.
• At-a-glance object properties (see online Help)
For a breakdown of each object's properties, use the Properties tab. To
fine-tune a whole range of object properties, edit directly from within
the tab!
• Tailor your keyboard shortcuts (see online Help)
Take advantage of customizable keyboard shortcuts for enhanced
productivity—assign your own keystrokes to toolbar and menu
commands! Use single-key keyboard shortcuts for easy tool access.
Quality
• Near photo-quality effects
Truly impressive display quality of filter effects (p. 189) and brush
strokes (p. 87) gives great results at any magnification.
• Supersample on export (p. 243)
Use super sampling for superior quality export with stunning
realism—great for ensuring fine detail in your exported drawings.
Design
• Blend modes (p. 184)
Use blend modes such as Multiply, Erase, Colour Dodge, and more,
for appealing object-over-object colour effects. Great for blending
brush, fill, or line colours over textured backgrounds.
