Corel Designer Small Business CAD Software
Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4 is the trusted choice for businesses that need to effectively communicate the strengths of their products and services through clear, informative technical illustrations or diagrams. From operation guides and parts catalogs, to schematics, wiring diagrams, assembly instructions, maintenance manuals and architectural presentations, this complete suite allows organizations of any size to create powerful technical graphics—fast!
Market-leading file compatibility
3D import with Right Hemisphere Deep Exploration technology lets you open and work with 3D design data and convert 3D files to 2D, without needing a CAD license. New and extended support for Microsoft® Publisher, Microsoft® Visio®, Microsoft® Office, PDF, CGM, SVG, AutoCAD® DXF™, AutoCAD® DWG™, PDF 1.7, PDF/A and JPEG 2000 creates seamless file compatibility and eliminates file conversion errors.
Precise technical illustration tools
Accurately draw, resize and rotate shapes and lines with the help of the Object Coordinate docker and add missing detail and context when illustrating complex technical content with 2-Point Line, Dimension, Callout and Projected Drawing tools.
New and enhanced diagramming tools
Make wiring diagrams and flow charts easier to read and edit with enhanced connector lines, halos on curves and new arrowhead tools for improved accuracy.
Professional photo-editing power
Work with photos, including raw files, from over 300 camera models and achieve professional-quality color and accuracy with the new Image Adjustment and enhanced Cutout labs.
New! 3D CAD Import
Open and work with 3D designs (including AutoCAD® 3D DWG™ and DXF™, 3DS, VRML, U3D, SketchUp™ files and others) without needing a CAD license or having to navigate a complicated interface.
Optional: Additional native 3D CAD File Format Support
Upgrade to Deep Exploration CCE for direct access to over 80 3D file formats from major CAD systems such as CATIA®, Inventor®, Pro/ENGINEER®, SolidWorks®, Unigraphics® NX and more. Find out more about this add-on tool.
Enhanced! AutoCAD DWG/DXF Support
Work with 2D CAD files from your suppliers or customers. Receive support for AutoCAD 2008 and versions dating back to 2.5, plus enjoy enhanced object, layer and hatch fills support.
New and enhanced! File Format Support
Easily collaborate with colleagues and clients thanks to seamless compatibility with commonly used file formats, including new support for Microsoft® Visio 2007, PDF 1.7 and PDF/A, Microsoft® Word 2007, Microsoft® Publisher® and JPEG 2000.
Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) Support
Import and export to files of CGM Version 4 profiles, such as ActiveCGM, WebCGM, and ATA GREXCHANGE 2.4 and 2.6.
New! Corel® PowerTRACE™ X4
Quickly unlock and repurpose data in legacy blueprints.
New! Welcome Screen
Quickly access recently used documents, templates, learning tools and inspiring illustration work.
New! Windows Vista® Integration
Easily organize projects and search for files within a modern, more intuitive interface, and benefit from high-quality thumbnail previews that improve productivity and reduce searching time.
New! CorelDRAW® ConceptShare™
Share work and collaborate with colleagues and/or clients in real time.
Streamline Technical Illustrations
New! Object Coordinate Docker
Draw, size and rotate shapes and lines with enhanced precision and live screen preview.
Enhanced! Dimension Tools
Create custom dimensions and dimension styles with advanced control for clearly readable illustrations.
Enhanced! Arrowheads
Add precise arrowheads to connectors, callouts, dimension lines and any curve.
Projected Drawing Modes
Dramatically increase productivity by actively drawing on the projected plane, removing the need to draw the object first and then project or squeeze it in additional steps.
Hatch Fills
Use hatch patterns to represent different types of materials and to visualize cross sections in your drawing.
Enhanced! 2-point Line Tool
Draw lines that are tangent or perpendicular to two objects, making it much easier to draw objects such as cylinders.
Callout Tools
Create Callouts to let your audience identify objects in a drawing. This one-click tool lets you create callouts including text, callout lines and halos around the whole callout, providing presets and customizable settings.
Gravity Snapping and Dynamic Guides
Create and position objects accurately using gravity snapping and fully configurable dynamic guides that snap to direction and distance.
New! Independent Page Layers
Experience greater layout control with the ability to vary the layer structure across multiple pages of a document.
New! Crop Tool
Crop drawing objects and groups, as well as imported images, at the same time to achieve perfect illustrations.
New! Smart Fill Tool
Use the Smart Fill tool to detect the edges of any enclosed object area, such as cross section areas, and create a closed path to fill the area (unlike conventional fill tools that fill only existing objects).
Hotspotting
Manage a complex project and create interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs) by assigning data to its objects.
Enhanced Line Styles
Illustrate stitch patterns and draw parallel lines with the help of enhanced line styles.
New! Interactive Tables
Align, resize or edit tables and table cells to provide a structured layout for text and graphics, plus import and visualize parts lists, bills of materials (BOMs) and other data.
New! Text Formatting
Preview text formatting changes before applying them to increase the accuracy of text size, style and positioning. The new Character and Paragraph formatting dockers provide a full preview onscreen to help streamline changes to text.
Unicode Support and Double-byte Formatting
Exchange files effortlessly by ensuring that text is displayed correctly, regardless of the language or operating system in which the file was created.
Create Precise Technical Diagrams
Enhanced! Support for Microsoft Visio Files
Import and work with the latest versions of Microsoft Visio files, making it easier to collaborate with colleagues and clients, enhance existing diagrams and integrate them into technical illustrations.
Enhanced! Connector Lines
Automatically adjust connector line paths to avoid other objects using Smart Drawing technology.