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Cadalyst, November 2005
The
article in Adobe Acrobat format
(PDF: 189 KB / 1 page)
Extract: "Excellent quality; easy to use; reasonably
priced; outstanding output options."
Other Reviews
M-Color 9, October
2005: "M-Color by Motive Systems"
Extract: "In a nutshell, this is the most professional
color plotting software available, and it is packaged
with a familiar AutoCAD user interface. It will change
the way you present your work."
CADENCE (August 2002):
"M-Color 6.02"
Extract: "M-Color gives you excellent control over
color, fill, and other plot properties." "The addition
of gradient, translucent, and texture fills means a much
better impact."
Software Details:
M-color
is a professional color plotting program for AutoCAD
users. It improves the quality and appearance of AutoCAD
designs. You can apply graphic effects to whole AutoCAD
layers and save color configurations for re-use with
other drawings - an essential feature for productive CAD
work.
M-Color lets you improve the appearance of your plots in
many ways. Adding color fills and specifying line colors
and widths make your plots more informative and
attractive. M-Color does not limit the number of
simultaneous colors in any way, and offers the ability
to define and name your own color mixes as well.
Text and fonts are an important part in making your
designs attractive, and M-Color excels in text output.
It automatically plots your existing text objects with
high-quality TrueType fonts, while giving you full
control over font selection and other text properties.
M-Color does all this at plot time, without changing the
AutoCAD drawing. This means your drawing remains quick
to handle and is not loaded with disturbing solid fills
or slow fonts. Add Scanned Images and Color Photos.
M-Color supports raster images, which lets you add
scanned drawings or color photos to your plots.
M-Color has all the necessary features for mixing raster
images with vectors in professional CAD use. You can
adjust the color and transparency of images -- an
essential element for mapping use, for instance.
What's New in M-Color 9
Hand-drawing effect
A hand-drawn look adds a touch of personality to your
drawings. You can use different effects (curve, deviate,
move ends, break and vary width, multiple line segments)
to make the drawing look like it was hand-drawn. This is
an excellent feature for use in casting initial sketches
from your designs, for example.
One-click drop shadows
Adding drop shadows to text or graphics gives depth and
flair to your layout. You can create drop shadows simply
with the click of a button, then easily adjust the
angle, distance, and feathering of the shadow.
Translucent raster images, bitmap textures, and gradient
fills
You can make raster images partially transparent so that
the background still shows through. You can use the same
effect also for bitmap texture fillings and gradient
fills. For example, imagine the possibilities of a
gradient fill transitioning gradually towards
transparency.
Smooth blending of raster images into the background
(8-bit alpha channels)
All transparent raster images are now smoothly blended
into the background. With the new 8 bit alpha channel
support you can add photos of trees, people, etc. that
blend into your drawing perfectly.
Improved rendering quality and more powerful handling of
translucency effects
The rendering mechanism of M-Color has been completely
renewed; as a result, the on-screen graphics are smooth
and exact. Also, the previewing responds much more
rapidly than before, especially when you have used
translucent effects.
Faster, higher-quality bitmap exporting
The new technology of M-Color 9 enables you to export
your drawing as a raster image in just a fraction of the
time used by previous versions of M-Color. In addition,
the quality of the resulting image is enhanced.
50% smaller PDF files and support for PDF 1.5, including
layer data
With M-Color 9, you can generate small, high-quality PDF
files. M-Color 9 also supports PDF 1.5, including
inclusion of your CFG layer information in the resulting
PDF file.
Other Improvements
M-Color 9 supports hyperlinks in PDF files. Also, you
can now also save CFG and PAL files into old formats and
activate your M-Color license instantly online. Another
improvement providing flexibility is the integration
with the AutoCAD paper frame in Paper Space.
For automated usage of the software, APIs for bitmap
exporting and CFG and PAL manipulation are included in
the program.
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Floating License
M-color can be installed on any number of computers with
the number of concurrent users limited to the license
purchased. Minimum of two users.
Site License's are available with discounts based on
number of users or unlimited use on customer's local
network.
Educational Licenses are also available for class rooms
and students.
For pricing information on the above License packages,
please contact our sales department.
