An overview of all features
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Features
A comprehensive comparison of all functions.
| DrawCut LITE | DrawCut PRO | DrawCut EXPERT | |
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| Interface |
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| Professional GUI (improved) | |||
| Document Tabs (new) | |||
| DesignCenter (new) | |||
| Smooth Screen Display | |||
| Zero-wait state™ (improved) | |||
| Intelrtrack™ (improved) | |||
| Intelrstep™ (improved) | |||
| On-Screen Editing (improved) | |||
| On-Screen Feedback | |||
| Menus & Information |
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| Comprehensive Menus (improved) | |||
| Power Menus | |||
| Launch | |||
| Status Bar (improved) | |||
| Heads Up Display (improved) | * | * | |
| Long Hints | * | * | |
| Statistics | |||
| User Modes |
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| Workspace Modes (new) | |||
| Hide/Show Toolbars (new) | |||
| Display Options | * | * | |
| Settings | |||
| Short Cut Keys | |||
| Spatial (Workspace) |
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| Sign Blanks | * | * | |
| Drawing |
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| Object Selector (Pick Tool) | |||
| Select Mode (Pick Tool) | |||
| Freehand Curve | |||
| Create Curve (Poly Curves) | |||
| Create Line | |||
| Smooth Line | |||
| Vector Brush | |||
| Basic-Shapes | * | * | |
| General Power-Shapes | * | ||
| Advanced Power-Shapes | * | ||
| Parametric Drawing | |||
| Parametric Editing | |||
| Node Edit Tool (improved) | |||
| Knife/Slice | |||
| Knife/Delete | |||
| Eraser | |||
| Reverse Eraser | |||
| Paste Mode | |||
| Paste Image | |||
| Apply Last Scale | |||
| Reserve Fill (improved) | |||
| Curve & Shaping Tools |
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| Curve Type | |||
| Curve Tools (improved) | |||
| Extract Contour | |||
| Self-Weld | |||
| Delete Contour | |||
| Corner to Curve to Corner | |||
| Reverse Direction | |||
| Smooth Close | |||
| Connector Tools | |||
| Replace Section (improved) | |||
| Node Types | |||
| Node Sliders | |||
| Node Alignment | |||
| Node Frame | |||
| Reduce Nodes | * | ||
| Editing (Visual) | |||
| Measurement Tools | |||
| Convert to Curves | |||
| Stroke (Pen/Line) | |||
| Welding | * | * | |
| Shaping | * | ||
| Import*/Export/Publish |
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| Raster (Image) Formats (improved) | * | * | |
| Vector/Raster Formats (improved) | * | * | |
| Exporting Files (improved) | * | * | |
| Effects |
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| Contour | |||
| Basic Distortions | * | ||
| Advanced Distortions | |||
| Keyline Effect | |||
| Outline/Inline Effect | * | ||
| Multi Outline/Inline Effect | |||
| Outline Module (new) | |||
| Corner Styles | |||
| Stripes | |||
| Block Shadow | |||
| Drop Shadow | |||
| Special Effects & Shading |
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| 3D Modelling | |||
| Display Shading Effects | |||
| Fill & Pen Styles |
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| Fill Styles | * | * | |
| Fill Mode | |||
| Gradient Fills (improved) | |||
| Preset Gradients (extended) | |||
| Gradient Picker | |||
| Color Picker (new) | |||
| Image Fill | |||
| Reverse Fill | |||
| Pattern (Hatch & Island) Fills | |||
| Wireframe Fill | |||
| Pen Styles (Stroke) | |||
| Pen Tools | |||
| Stroke (Line) Styles | |||
| End Caps | |||
| Arrange Tools |
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| Circle Array (new and improved) | * | ||
| Matrix Array | |||
| Tile Array (new and improved) | * | ||
| Work Sheets | |||
| Step & Repeat (new and improved) | * | ||
| Z Order (Above/Below) | |||
| Page to Fit Object (new) | |||
| Nest to Page (new) | |||
| Design Tools |
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| Background Bitmaps | |||
| Clones (improved) | |||
| Image Template (new) | |||
| Color Pallets (improved) | * | ||
| Color Libraries (updated) | |||
| Objects/Symbol Files | |||
| Group/Ungroup | |||
| Lock/Unlock (improved) | |||
| Show/Hide | |||
| Object Statistics | |||
| Multiple Object Clipboard | |||
| Snap (improved) | |||
| Transformations | |||
| Edit Tools |
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| Copy & Apply Properties | |||
| Curves | * | * | |
| Cut, Copy, Paste | |||
| Duplicate | |||
| Edit Modes | |||
| Fit Object to | |||
| Move Object to | |||
| Nudge | |||
| Smart Nudge | |||
| Text Wrapping | |||
| Elastic Mode | |||
| Select by Object(s) | * | ||
| Find & Replace Fonts | |||
| Find & Replace Text | |||
| Select All | |||
| Select By Color (improved) | |||
| Select By Attributes | |||
| Size Tools & Information | * | * | |
| Pure Size | |||
| Undo/Redo | |||
| Resize & Rotate Tools |
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| Resize (new) | |||
| Measure (new) | |||
| Rotate (new) | |||
| Reapply (new) | |||
| Document Tools |
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| Recent Documents (new) | |||
| Explorer Thumbs (new) | |||
| File Types | |||
| Legacy Formats | |||
| Master (Background) Pages | |||
| Copy & Apply Document Attributes | |||
| Document Pages | |||
| Multiple Pages | |||
| Insert Page | |||
| Page Control | |||
| Page Background | |||
| Page Border | |||
| Page Objects | |||
| Page Origin | |||
| Page Thumbnails (improved) | |||
| Page Navigation | |||
| Extract/Insert Pages | |||
| Clone Page | |||
| Screen Previews | |||
| Full Screen Preview | |||
| Units | |||
| Unit Display | |||
| Unit Independence | |||
| Unit Box (Field) Intelligence | |||
| Layout |
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| Anchor Points | |||
| Grid | |||
| Guides (extended) | |||
| Guide Styles | |||
| Dynamic Guides | |||
| Rulers (improved) | |||
| Page Setup | |||
| Alignment Tools (improved) | * | ||
| Smart Align | |||
| Distribute Tools (improved) | * | ||
| Space Apart Tools (improved) | * | ||
| Dimension Tools | |||
| Dynamic Dimensions | |||
| Visual Dimensions & Guides | |||
| Object Management |
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| Object Manager | |||
| Object Selector (new) | |||
| Property Inspector | |||
| Dynamic Content | |||
| Display (View) | |||
| Display Modes (extended) | |||
| Display Options (extended) | * | * | |
| Display/Hide | * | * | |
| Zoom Tools | * | ||
| Color Management & Tools |
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| Color Models/Space | * | * | |
| Colorbar | |||
| Uniform Color | |||
| Vinyl Color Pallets (improved) | |||
| Named Color Pallets (improved) | |||
| Import Color Libraries (new) | |||
| System (Advanced) Colors | * | ||
| Default Fill and Pen Color | |||
| Select by Color Module | |||
| Color Selector (new) | |||
| Color Applicator (Fill) | |||
| Colors in Use | |||
| Color Management | |||
| Project Management |
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| Auto-Save/Backup | |||
| Flash Backups | |||
| Settings/Preferences/Options | |||
| Document Statistics | |||
| Project Information | |||
| Project Invoice | |||
| Comments & Notes | |||
| Printing (Desktop) |
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| Print Dialog (improved) | * | * | |
| Setup | * | * | |
| Layout | * | * | |
| Print Options | * | * | |
| Print Thumbnails | * | * | |
| Fonts |
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| Font Management | |||
| Fonts (True Type) | |||
| Fonts (Type 1) | |||
| Font Preview | |||
| Font Library | |||
| Font Categories | |||
| Unicode Support | |||
| Text Types |
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| Artistic Text (improved) | |||
| Paragraph Text (improved) | |||
| Multi-Language Editor | |||
| Vertical Text | |||
| Toggle to Vertical Text | |||
| Arc Text | |||
| Path Text (improved) | |||
| Text Styles |
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| Text Appearance | * | ||
| Text Styles | |||
| Underline Styles | * | ||
| Subscript & Superscript | |||
| Text Editing |
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| Break/Split Text | |||
| Change Case | |||
| Cut, Copy, Paste | |||
| Character Selection | |||
| Drag Character | |||
| Insert Symbol (improved) | |||
| Font Size & Attributes | |||
| Font Scale (physical size) | |||
| Character Skew | |||
| Tracking | |||
| Line Spacing (Numeric) (new) | |||
| Line Spacing (Manual) | |||
| Word Spacing | |||
| Kerning/Kerning Pairs | * | ||
| Visual Editing (improved) | * | * | |
| Find & Replace (Text or Fonts) | * | ||
| Convert Text | * | ||
| Text Tools |
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| Text Menus | * | * | |
| Spell Checking | |||
| Statistics/Word Count | |||
| Text Effects |
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| Text on Path (improved) | |||
| Text on Arc (Circle) | |||
| Paragraph Text |
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| Bullets (Symbols) | |||
| Columns | |||
| Tabs (improved) | |||
| Justification (Horizontal Alignment) | * | * | |
| Wrap | |||
| Images (Bitmaps) |
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| Import & Export (new and improved) | * | * | |
| Color Space | * | ||
| Convert To Bitmap (improved) | |||
| Statistics/Information (improved) | * | * | |
| Image Filters & Special FX |
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| Image Adjustments (improved) | |||
| Color Correction | |||
| Special Effects | |||
| Color Reduce | |||
| Blur | |||
| Image Effects |
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| Basic-Bitmap Distortions | |||
| Advanced-Bitmap Distortions | |||
| Image Editing |
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| Node Editing | |||
| Crop | |||
| Flatten | |||
| Resample (improved) | |||
| Vinyl Cutting (improved) |
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| Contour Cutting Wizard (new) | |||
| Auto Cut (new) | |||
| Cut Documents (new) | |||
| Contour Cutting Tools (new) |
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| Auto-Detect Marks (new) | |||
| Laser-Pointer Cutters (new) | |||
| Contour Cutlines (improved) | |||
| Printing Artwork (new) | * | * | |
| Step & Repeat (new) | |||
| Preflight (new) | |||
| Advanced Tools (new) | |||
| Cut Document Tools (new) |
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| Preview (Preflight) | |||
| Nesting | |||
| Edit Tools (new) | |||
| Merge Colors (improved) | |||
| Tile Bleed (Overlap) | |||
| Step & Repeat (Copies) | |||
| Crop (Trim) Tools | |||
| Rotate, Size and Position | |||
| Absolute Position (new) | |||
| Tile Box (new) | |||
| Side-View Mode | |||
| Dimensions | |||
| Auto Cut (improved) |
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| Preview (Preflight) | |||
| Crop (Trim) Tools | |||
| Rotate, Size and Position | |||
| Absolute Position (new) | |||
| Registration Marks (new) | |||
| Dimensions | |||
| Weeding Tools |
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| Easy-Lift Marks™ (new) | |||
| Speed-Weed™ (improved) | |||
| Speed-Boxes (improved) | |||
| Weed-Boxes (improved) | |||
| Vinyl Spooler (improved) |
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| Production Queue | |||
| Auto-Save Media (new) | |||
| View Cut File By Size/Color/Date | |||
| Cutfile Management | |||
| Export/Import Device Settings (new) | |||
| Vinyl Cutters |
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| Connection Types | |||
| Network Cutting | |||
| Plotter Control (improved) | |||
| Vinyl Cutter Drivers (extended) | |||
| Polling | |||
| Simultaneous Cutting | |||
| Vinyl Cutter Tools |
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| Blade Compensation (improved) | |||
| Overcut | |||
| Preserve Cutting Order (new) | |||
| Optimize Cutter's Path | |||
| Device Settings (improved) | |||
| Try Before you Buy | |||
| Easy-Step Install (unrestricted) | |||
| Setup Wizard (improved) | |||
| No Dongle | |||
| Easy Activation | |||
| No Numbers to Type in! | |||
| Help |
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| Getting Started Guide | |||
| Fast Hints | |||
| Built-In Help | |||
| Built-In Manual | |||
| Tool Tips | |||
| Micro Help | |||
| Training & Support |
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| Lessons | |||
| Tutorials | |||
| Engraving |
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| Engraving Tools | |||
| Engraving Features | |||
| Vectorizing (Scan & Trace) |
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| Vectorizer (improved) | |||
| Trace Tools (improved) | |||
| Color Vectorization | |||
| Trace Options | |||
| On-Screen Digitizing | |||
| Acquire Image | |||
| Twain Support | |||
| Font Manager |
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| Font Manager | |||
| System Resources | |||
| Print Font Lists | |||
| Font Backup | |||
(*) The function is included with reduced features.
