Documents and Setup
Viewing Documents
Viewing Documents This section describes how you can adjust your view of a document. Viewing options in Canvas X Draw lets you: Control when Canvas X Draw redraws objects. Scroll to any area with the Hand tool or scroll bars. Increase or decrease the ...
Using the Docking Bar
Using the Docking Bar You can use the Docking bar to customize the Canvas X Draw interface. By default, the Docking bar is displayed on the right side of the layout area when you launch Canvas X Draw for the first time. To Display the Docking Bar: ...
Using the Docking Bar
Using the Docking Bar You can use the Docking bar to customize the Canvas X Draw interface. By default, the Docking bar is displayed on the right side of the layout area when you launch Canvas X Draw for the first time. To Display the Docking Bar: ...
Using the Status Bar
Using the Status Bar The Status bar is at the bottom of the Canvas X Draw window. The Status bar provides information about commands, tools, objects, and program operations. To Name an Object: Create an object. Click Name on the Status Bar. In the ...
Using the Status Bar
Using the Status Bar The Status bar is at the bottom of the Canvas X Draw window. The Status bar provides information about commands, tools, objects, and program operations. To Name an Object: Create an object. Click Name on the Status Bar. In the ...
Using AutoSnap Palettes
Using AutoSnap Palettes Canvas X Draw organizes tools, special effects, object attributes, and other functions in palettes. Palettes can remain open on screen, and they can be docked on the Docking bar. They can also attach together due to Canvas X ...
Using AutoSnap Palettes
Using AutoSnap Palettes Canvas X Draw organizes tools, special effects, object attributes, and other functions in palettes. Palettes can remain open on screen, and they can be docked on the Docking bar. They can also attach together due to Canvas X ...
Viewing the Smart Toolbox
Viewing the Smart Toolbox Select any tool in the Smart Toolbox and its palette, as well as related tools, automatically opens and snaps to the right of the Toolbox. The tool palette remains in that position until another tool is selected. To Display ...
What's Next?
What's Next? Explore Canvas X Draw is packed with many more useful features and tools—more than we can cover in this simple guide. Hopefully, these instructions have given you some ideas on how the program can help you create and enhance technical ...
Exporting Files and Images
Exporting Files and Images Exporting Files In Canvas X Draw, exporting files in different formats is as simple as saving the file in your selected format. Because not all the different file formats support all Canvas X Draw objects and effects, it's ...
Importing Files and Images
Importing Files and Images Importing Files Canvas X Draw lets you import and export files in many different formats, letting you easily work with colleagues who use different applications and formats. Since the native Canvas X Draw format (.CVD) ...
Saving a Canvas X Draw Document
Saving a Canvas X Draw Document In Canvas X Draw you can choose to save an entire document, a selection, or a layer. You can also use compression, or apply a password to protect a document. Use one of the following: Save: Updates a document file on ...
About Document Layout
About Document Layout Pages, layers, and master pages are a common element of all types of Canvas X Draw documents. Pages All Canvas X Draw documents can contain multiple pages. Here, “pages” is used as a general term for elements that make up a ...
About Canvas X Draw Documents
About Canvas X Draw Documents In Canvas X Draw, you can create several different types of documents: Illustrations Publications Presentations For technical illustrations, the Illustration document type provides all the features and tools you need to ...
About Canvas X Draw Documents
About Canvas X Draw Documents In Canvas X Draw, you can create several different types of documents: Illustrations Publications Presentations For technical illustrations, the Illustration document type provides all the features and tools you need to ...
Getting Started Guide
Getting Started Guide Canvas X Draw is the preferred application of home and business users with the need to efficiently create complex, professional-grade graphical outputs because it offers the most flexible, scalable, and integrated design ...
How To Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)
Overview: You can create custom keyboard shortcuts to be used within Canvas X Draw. In the Mac version, keyboard shortcuts are created through the Mac System Preferences. Applies To: Canvas X Draw Step To Perform: 1. Choose the menu item you wish to ...
How Far Back is Canvas Supported?
Overview: Canvas offers formal support for customers on the current and the previous version of all products. If supported, download links will be displayed in our Support page. Applies To: Canvas X, Canvas X Geo, Canvas X3, Canvas X Draw Steps To ...
Popular Articles
How to Create a Transparent Background in a Raster Image
Overview: This article demonstrates how to remove a background and make it transparent in a raster image, using the Channel palette. Applies To: Canvas X, Canvas X Geo, Canvas X3, Canvas X Draw Steps to Perform: 1. Go to Window > Palettes > Channels ...
System Requirements for Canvas for Mac Versions
Overview: Canvas for Mac versions can be installed on the following macOS operating systems. Note: Please do not install Canvas on Beta or unreleased versions of macOS, as we will not be able to provide Support until it is officially released and in ...
Working with Other File Formats
Working with Other File Formats When you use other file formats supported by Canvas X Draw, you can select options when you open, place, import, save, or export some types of files. The most common file formats and their options are described in this ...
Canvas X Draw (macOS) Release Notes
Canvas X Draw Release Notes Build 7089 Improvements Addition of a visual cue for documents that has been edited. Support of multiple links inside the same text object. Addition of Isometric Guides to the Layout - Grids & Guides menu. Fixes Fixed a ...
Canvas X Geo Supported File Formats
S-57 Files Phase One RAW Adobe® Illustrator® CS Sony RAW ARW Bitmap Support Raster Format USGS STDS (Spatial Data Transfer Standard) CorelDRAW (Versions 3.x – 8.x) Computer Graphics Metafile CMX Corel Presentation Exchange Legacy Canon RAW CR2 Canon ...