What’s New in

MacDraft 764 Bit

As well as the powerful features already included in MacDraft, the new MacDraft 7 has a huge number of new features and improvements... More than ever before! The new version has undergone a complete re-write bringing 64 bit compatibility, a brand new text system, UI redesign and much, much more. This latest version of MacDraft will bring a host of benefits to improve your design process, giving you the best MacDraft version to date.
See a complete list of MacDraft Features ⟩

64 Bit Compatibility

MacDraft is now 64 bit and with that brings a much faster and more efficient drawing process. MacDraft now has access to the full power of your machine and is fully compatible with future operating systems.
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New User Interface

MacDraft 7 has been redesigned from the ground up, to give you a faster and more modern approach to your user experience. With a single screen design and panels instead of palettes, you'll find using MacDraft much easier than ever before... And it looks cool!
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Retina Support

Now fully supporting Retina displays, MacDraft 7 looks great on all your screens. Not only that but with Retina support all your icons, text, dialogs and more are clear and concise making it easier for you to navigate and use the MacDraft features.

New Text System

The text system in MacDraft 7 has been redesigned and re-built from scratch. This new system brings all the power of the system text and the familar text features for fonts, styles, spelling and more. Create your text with confidence with MacDraft 7.
Learn more about the New Text System ⟩

AutoSave

Auto-Save is a system-wide service that allows MacDraft to automatically save the document you’re working on; you don't need to issue a save command. Auto-Save monitors you as you work on a document. When you pause, it saves the document. If you work continuously, Auto-Save will perform a save every 5 minutes. That means you won't lose more than 5 minutes of work should something unexpected happen.

Full Screen Mode

MacDraft 7 supports full-screen mode (the app fills the entire screen) so you can take advantage of every inch of the screen and work without desktop distractions. This gives you complete control over your designs and layouts.

Document Tabs

Unclutter your MacDraft windows by using the all new document tabs. You can merge all of your windows into one window by displaying each document as an separate tab in the same window, keeping your working area clean and tidy.

File Formats

MacDraft 7 now supports the latest DWG 2018/2019 file format (AC1032), meaning you can now open and save the latest AutoCAD DWG files. In addition we have streamlined the opening of DWG files allowing you speed things up and make it easier to work with them. In addition we have updated the MacDraft file format to a new version (MD70). Don't worry though, MacDraft will still open your old MD60 files.
Learn more about the File Formats ⟩

Improved Walls

The parallel line tools in MacDraft 7 have had an overhaul. They now work more like walls, making it easier for you to draw and layout your floor plans. In addition, you can now add extra sections to your parralel lines without breaking them up.
Learn more about the New Wall Drawing System ⟩

Tool Improvements

There have been a host of improvements to the speed and efficiency of the drawing tools. In addition some of the basic shapes and lines allow you to double click to draw to a particular size, giving more precision. You’ll also find that the Bezier tool has had a complete update allowing you to end the shapes, control the handles and remove the ends of curves to finish open and closed shapes.

Usable Gray Space

The gray area that surrounds your document is now usable in MacDraft 7. You’ll be able to resize, edit and update any objects that are stored in this area, giving you and extra piece of drawing canvas, expanding your design area.

Share & Collaborate

Take advantage of the all new share facility in MacDraft 7 and send your designs to your friends, colleagues or family members. The new Share facility, (provided by the system) allows you to share your documents easily through email, social media and other traditional options.

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Improved Snapping

The Smart Snap, Object Snap and Guide snapping has now been improved to provide snapping support while you draw your shapes and move your shapes. This gives you complete control over the positioning and alignment of the objects in your layouts.
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Vectorized Text

MacDraft 7 now allows you to convert your text elements to 100% vector graphics. This will give you the ability to edit the attributes of the text element as if it was a normal vector object. In addition it will allow you to manipulate parts of the text to create your own unique text styles for personal branding and logo design.

New Square Grid

You can now choose between the dotted grid and an all new square grid in MacDraft 7. The new square grid will allow you to work on a more traditional graph style page grid, making it easier and faster to position and align your drawing elements.

Swatches Panel

The all new Swatches panel has been designed to give a single place to manage all of your colors, patterns and gradients. This will make it faster and easier for you to create and store your swatches at document level. The Swatches panel will allow you to edit duplicate and create new colors, patterns and gradients at the click of a button.
Learn more about Swatch Management ⟩

Properties Panel

In MacDraft 7 you will no longer have to have multiple palettes open and access various menus to edit the properties of your selected objects, such as size, position, attibutes and more. The new properties panel is going to make it much faster and easier to edit and update the objects in your layouts, giving you one place to go to for all your editing needs.
Learn more about the New Properties Panel ⟩

Calculate Perimeter

MacDraft 7 now allows you to display the perimeter of the selected shape in the same way as the area. This can be a great help when trying to calculate the distance around your floor areas, structures and more.

Alpha Gradients

We have improved the Gradient creation in MacDraft 7 by adding the ability to control the opacity of each of the colors. This means you can now create color blends from a solid color to a transparent one, giving you more control over your design styles.

Improved Patterns

Pattern creation has now had a complete overhaul. MacDraft 7 now allows you to create huge repeatable patterns and edit them with the all new pattern editor. You’ll be able to zoom and scroll in the editing window, while still creating those unique patterns with familiar and new design options.
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Improved Reports

The report system has had a redesign to make it faster and easier for you to create your data reports. You’ll also be able to view the results of your reports immediately, rather than having to print them to the screen or paper.

Align To Page

The all new Align To Page option will make it much easier for you to align and position the objects in your document to the bounderies and centers of your canvas. Simply select the object(s) and click the desired part of the document in the easy to use and intuitive Align To Page widget.

Contextual Menu

MacDraft 7 now includes contextual (right hand mouse click) menus to help speed up your design process. The contextual menus are specific to the selection you have made and provide the most commonly used options for you to choose.

More Templates

The new version of MacDraft will now include many more templates for a large number of categories for all you design needs. The templates will range from traditional CAD layouts to illustrative and vector based designs, giving you everything you’ll need to get started with your designs in MacDraft 7.

Improved Library

The Library system has been redesigned in MacDraft 7 to make it faster and easier for you to drag and drop your symbols and create your own catalog of items. In addition you can now drag more than one object into the document at the same time.

Improved Welcome

You'll now be greeted with an all new Welcome system when you run MacDraft 7. This new system is designed to make it faster and smoother for you to start using the software, with access to tutorials, recent documents and templates.

Improved Document Control

With all the new interfacing elements combined with a streamlined preferencing system you have more control over how you work with MacDraft 7 and the documents you create. It’s now much easier to choose your application and document defaults and much faster in the way that you use the tools, options and features MacDraft has to offer.

Power & Speed

Last but by no means least, MacDraft 7 has had a huge boost to its speed and power. You’ll notice document control, object drawing and general working much, much faster than ever before. The new 64 bit system allows access to more memory and provides a much more stable and efficient drawing experince.

MacDraft Pro 7.0

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