What is New

General / GUI

• Right panel replaced with docking dialog
• Several new toolbar icons added
• New tool Open Google Street View added
• Pan with mouse wheel down
• Zoom in / out with [Ctrl] and [+/-]
• Change view mode in status bar
• Faster drawing of text objects
• License Transfer Utility added (OCAD Service Update 12.2.0)

File

• New option to set map scale in new file dialog
• New option to load symbol description from text file when loading a new file

Import

• Import KML added
• Import OSM Available in OCAD 12 Orienteering and OCAD 12 Starter edition (OCAD Service Update 12.2.0)
• Import Shape: Smooth option
• Import Shape: Available in OCAD 12 Orienteering edition
• Import Shape: Extended to get layer information from 2nd field
• Import CSV: New option to choose m / km unit

Print / Export

• New option to load extent from selected objects
• SVG export also available in OCAD Orienteering, Starter, Viewer and CS edition
• GPX export: Export elevation of waypoints and track points if DEM is loaded
• Export: SRA paper formats added

View

• Rename a bookmark (OCAD Service Update 12.1.8)

Select

• Lasso selection added
• Select object by date function added

Drawing Objects

• Show object length in status bar while drawing and editing
• Show area completation while drawing area objects
• Enlarge line text objects automatically while writing
• Curve mode option: Change to straight line mode when clicking in drawing area (OCAD Service Update 12.1.6)

Editing Objects

• Easier to catch and move object vertex (mark size depending on tolerance)
• Show draft line to previous and next vertex when moving a vertex
• Show draft line when moving / stretching / rotating an object
• Move single line or area vertex with arrow keys
• Rotate objects: Option to use each objects centroid as rotation center
• Align objects horizontal coordinate centered
• Distribute objects equidistant (horizontal or vertical)
• Move object segments with mouse down and move
• Keep rectangular angles while moving an object vertex when [Shift] key is down
• Click anywhere in area or text object to move it
• Select and mark a word or the entire text in text objects with double or 3x click
• Remove multiple vertices with [Ctrl] and mouse down move (brush)
• Polyline to curve: Extended with tangent length, angle and continuity parameters
• Stretch or shrink objects
• Cut area: End point can be away from the area border line
• Fill: Extended to fill text or point object with line or area symbol
• Merge lines: Tolerance option added to preferences
• Rectangle objects: Fill with area symbol and change to line symbol added
• Object information shows creation and modification date
• Object information: Double click on top row to sort the values
• New function to change creation date
• Support regular expressions in Find and replace text function

Topology

• Make objects rectangular
• Generalize buildings (geometry simplification, replace with rectangle)
• Smooth objects: Extended with angle and curvature parameter
• Direct area objects ccw function added (OCAD Service Update 12.1.8)
• Remove duplicate vertices from selected objects
• New options to cut or add point objects at intersections

Symbol

• Symbol status manager: New functions to manage symbol views (normal, protected, hidden)
• Toggle between normal, protect objects and hide objects
• Select symbols by symbol type (point, line, ...)
• Select symbols by symbol status (protected, hidden)
• Sort symbols by symbol type (poin, line, ...)
• Sort symbols by usage frequency
• Symbol editor: New button to open color dialog
• Icon editor: Multiple text symbols for palette added
• Area symbol: New irregular pattern option
• Area symbol: New option not to cut structure elements at border
• Draw unsymbolized area objects with borderline

Map

• New interactive local transformation
• Convert layers: Support [Tab] as separator in .crt files
• Shortcuts for map menu items added

Colors

• Blend modes darken and multiply added
• Color dialog: Search box added
• Color dialog: New option Redraw screen when changing a color to avoid redrawing

Layout

• New opacity option
• New formatting (bold, italic, alignment) options for layout text objects
• New function: Delete layout
• Shortcuts for Layout menu items added

Database

• Manage database connections: Show field datatypes
• Special fields: Option to assign new symbol when changing field value
• Special field 'Date' added
• Convert dBase to Excel / Access function added
• Add text from database records: SQL conditions option added
• Set object directions from database records: CCW and CW supported
• Set object directions from database records: Field for mathematical function added, also for XML Scripts (OCAD Service Update 12.1.7)
• Select database records: Multiple row selection is now possible using [Shift]
• Database box: using [Tab] to jump to the next field
• Shortcuts for all Database menu items added
• Database information dialog added

Thematic Map

• Wizard to create thematic map

Multi Representation

• Multiple Representation

Background Map

• Support background maps bigger than 2.1 GB
• Support TIFF files with JPEG compression
• Move background maps up and down with drag and drop
• Option to open background maps hidden with [Shift]
• Open PDF files as background maps by using Ghostscript.
• Online Map Services added (OCAD Service Update 12.2.0)

WMS

• New option to set path for WMS background maps (offline)
• Download WMS with user defined extent and resolution as background map (offline)
• Add User Defined Extent of WMS Layers to Background Maps (Offline): Available in OCAD 12 Orienteering edition

DEM

• Wizard for DEM import
• Import wizard: Starts with drag and drop DEM file(s) into the OCAD drawing area
• Import wizard: New option to import only a user-defined extent
• Import wizard: New option to convert elevation values from mm to m
• Import wizard: New option to shift elevation data below sea level
• Create contour lines: Improved (faster)
• Create hillshading: New preview option for grid import
• Create hillshading: New interpolation option for grid import
• Support .zlas files
• Support compressed LAS files in RAR file format
• LiDAR Point Cloud Manager added (OCAD Service Update 12.2.2)

GPS

GPS Real Time via Location API interface: Option added to choose sensor (OCAD Service Update 12.1.6)

XML Script

• MapScale, Easting, Northing and Angle options for File.New added
• IgnoreMissingBackgroundMaps option for File.Open added
• DeleteObjectsBySymbol function added
• Dataset name for parameter Dataset supported

Preferences

• New option Join affects all line symbols in symbol group

Course Setting

General

• Shortcuts for all course setting menu items added
• Enable curve drawing tool and rotate tool also in Course Setting Edition.
• Compare course setting files function added (OCAD Service Update 12.1.8)

Add Control to Map|Add Control to Course

• Add control to map and to course at once by moving the connection line
• Undo/Redo for add control to course resp. remove control from course
• Skip Course Object dialog with Shift key when adding a control to the map (OCAD Service Update 12.1.6)

Course Setting Box

• Add course button added

Controls

• Close numbering gaps option added in Renumber All Controls dialog (OCAD Service Update 12.1.6)

Course Statistics and Event Statistics

• Show only controls that are closer than 30m to each other for sprint races

Event Audit

• Consistency Check Report added (OCAD Service Update 12.1.6)

Relay

• Improved variation distribution for relay courses with leg variations

Languages

• Polish, Catalan and Traditional Chinese language added

Editions

• OCAD 12 Starter WOD edition added (OCAD Service Update 12.2.0)

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