{"id":1325,"date":"2022-01-05T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2022-01-05T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:22:37","slug":"review-of-ocad-development-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/review-of-ocad-development-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of OCAD Development in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look back at the three most important developments of the past year. Did you get them all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#01: Sketch Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sketch Layer and it\u2019s tools are designed for orienteering map field work with a tablet computer and a pen. The main approach is to make field work drawing as ergonomic as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about it in our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0S9fmgYz4rs\" target=\"_blank\">Video on YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;and in the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Sketch\" target=\"_blank\">OCAD Wiki<\/a> and and give it a try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/OCADSketchLayer.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#02: Fill Bounded Area mode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=Drawing_an_Object#Fill_Bounded_Area_Mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fill Bounded Area mode<\/a> you can draw your map even more efficiently. This function fills empty areas that are bounded by various objects from line or area symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FillBoundedAreas.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#03: Improved Live Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=OCAD_Preferences#Enable_live_preview\" target=\"_blank\">Live Preview<\/a> of objects makes their dimension visible already during drawing. Live preview is no longer limited to line objects, but is now also available for point objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, a so-called <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wiki\/ocad\/en\/index.php?title=OCAD_Preferences#Legibility\" target=\"_blank\">Legibility Halo<\/a> can be displayed for point objects. The distance of this legibility halo is based on the IOF specifications for orienteering maps and supports the cartographer to draw objects with enough distance to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/OCAD_Live_Preview.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These were the biggest milestones last year, but stay tuned: We have great innovations in the pipeline this year as well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take a look back at the three most important developments of the past year. Did you get them all? #01: Sketch Layer The Sketch Layer and it\u2019s tools are designed for orienteering map field work with a tablet computer and a pen. 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