Technical Support
Canvas X Draw for Windows Install Files
System Requirements | Hardware Intel® i3 or better 64-bit processor 8 GB RAM installed (16 GB recommended) 4 GB free hard disk space (8 GB recommended) 16-bit color or higher (True Color recommended) 1024×768 or higher screen resolution recommended ...
Release Notes for Canvas X Draw (Windows) and Canvas X Geo
Release Notes for Canvas X Draw and Canvas X Geo Build 20.0.625 Improvements The DWG/DXF Import is updated. The "Halo" effect can be added to a line so that the line can have white lines outside of it. Crop button is added to the Page Crop's ...
Canvas X Draw (Windows) Supported File Types
import Phase One RAW (032/RAW) Adobe® Illustrator® CS (AI) Sony RAW ARW (ARW) Bitmap (BMP/RLE) Support Raster Format (CAL) CorelDRAW (Versions 3.X – 8.X)(CDR) Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) Canvas X Legacy (CNV/CV5) Canon RAW CR2 (CR2) Canon RAW ...
Canvas X Draw for Windows System Requirements & Documentation
2021 Getting Started Guide Getting Started Guide (PDF) Canvas X Draw Help Canvas X Draw User Guide (PDF) Supported File Formats Canvas X Draw for Windows can import and access data in over 70 file formats. View them all here. System ...
Canvas X Draw for Windows System Requirements & Documentation
2020 Getting Started Guide Getting Started Guide (PDF) Canvas X Draw Help Canvas X Draw User Guide (PDF) Supported File Formats Canvas X Draw for Windows can import and access data in over 70 file formats. View them all here. System Requirements | ...
Introduction to SpriteEffects
Introduction to SpriteEffects SpriteEffects technology was introduced to allow for the easy creation and placement of fully-editable transparency effects to text, images, and vector objects within Canvas X Draw. Remember all SpriteEffects can be ...
Horizontal and Vertical Text Scaling
Horizontal and Vertical Text Scaling Canvas X Draw provides independent control of horizontal and vertical scaling of text. Using this feature, you can stretch characters to create extended and condensed letterforms. To Scale an Entire Text Object: ...
Changing Image Size
Changing Image Size You can use several methods to resize or scale paint objects and the images they contain. Keep in mind that altering the size or resolution of a paint object can degrade the quality of an image. Canvas X Draw uses interpolation to ...
Attributes Palette
Attributes Palette Use the Attributes palette and its various ink managers to create your own inks. Each ink type has its own manager. Flip open the managers to create inks, adjust inks in objects, and change the Presets palette’s inks. To Open the ...
About the Documentation
About the Documentation Please take a few minutes to read the following information about the Canvas X Draw documentation. The Canvas X Draw Help/User Guide describes the commands, tools, and features of Canvas X Draw. Certain terms and abbreviations ...
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 ...
Adding Annotations
Adding Annotations Canvas X Draw makes it easy to collaborate on a document with other members of your team. Once you have created your document, you can share it with your colleagues and they can add annotations or mark up the document as they ...
Creating Flowcharts
Creating Flowcharts In Canvas X Draw, you can use the Flowchart palette to create a flowchart using standard flowchart symbols and lines. You can adjust the pen, fill, dash, and arrow attributes of the lines, the amount of offset spacing between ...
Printing
Printing When it's time to print your document, Canvas X Draw provides a full range of printing options, allowing you to quickly deliver high quality printed documents or postscript files for professional printing. In Canvas X Draw to can choose ...
Using Symbols
Using Symbols You can use symbols to enhance your illustrations. You can open the Symbol Library palette, and drag and drop symbols onto your illustration, you can use Symbol pen strokes to draw a line or shape using symbols, or you can use a symbol ...
Using SpriteEffects
Using SpriteEffects SpriteEffects let you apply image effects and filters to vector objects, images, text, and grouped objects. The types of effects and filters you can apply include: Artistic effects, such as Crystallize, Lens Flare, Oil Painting, ...
Adding Text
Adding Text Canvas X Draw has a full range of text and typography features that let you integrate text with illustrations and images. You can enter, format, edit, and arrange text in Canvas X Draw. You can also import text files and use Object ...
Using the Painting Tools
Using the Painting Tools Canvas X Draw provides a full range of painting tools, including the digital equivalents of markers, airbrushes, and paintbrushes, tools for creating effects like neon and blends, and tools for retouching, color-correction, ...
Introduction to SpriteEffects
Introduction to SpriteEffects SpriteEffects technology was introduced to allow for the easy creation and placement of fully-editable transparency effects to text, images, and vector objects within Canvas X Draw. Remember all SpriteEffects can be ...
Paragraph Alignment
Paragraph Alignment Canvas X Draw aligns text to the indents of a text object. Canvas X Draw has four alignment, or justification, settings: flush right, flush left, full (flush with both right and left indents), or centered. You can set alignment in ...
Horizontal and Vertical Text Scaling
Horizontal and Vertical Text Scaling Canvas X Draw provides independent control of horizontal and vertical scaling of text. Using this feature, you can stretch characters to create extended and condensed letterforms. To Scale an Entire Text Object: ...
Attributes Palette
Attributes Palette Use the Attributes palette and its various ink managers to create your own inks. Each ink type has its own manager. Flip open the managers to create inks, adjust inks in objects, and change the Presets palette’s inks. To Open the ...
Printing
Printing When it's time to print your document, Canvas X Draw provides a full range of printing options, allowing you to quickly deliver high quality printed documents or postscript files for professional printing. In Canvas X Draw you can choose ...
Canvas X Install and Activation for Windows (New Accounts)
Overview: This article outlines the steps for installing and registering Canvas X products for Windows for the first time. Applies To: Canvas X, Canvas X Geo, Canvas X Pro Steps to Perform: 1. Download Canvas and open the *.exe file. 2. Follow the ...