Motive Systems Begins Shipping M-Color 5.0, Bringing Advanced Color Plotting Features and File Exporting Capabilities to AutoCAD Users.SEINAJOKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1998-- Color Layering and Full-Color Preview Features Reduce Time and Effort in Producing and Modifying Color Plots Motive Systems today announced the immediate availability of M-Color 5.0, the latest version of its professional, 2-D color plotting application that gives AutoCAD(R) users superior color plotting results and more control over how their final plots appear when printed. Through its enhanced ability to export color plots to leading Windows applications A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. , increased overall performance and a refined user interface, M-Color boosts productivity while improving color plotting results. M-Color 5.0 can be purchased from authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Motive resellers in the U.S. including Advanced Enterprise Solutions and Microsol Resources; downloaded from the Web at www.motivesys.com; or by calling +358-6-4234-323. To meet different customer requirements, M-Color is currently available in a Standard and Plus version. M-Color Standard ispriced at $295 U.S.; and M-Color Plus, which supports raster The horizontal lines (scan lines) displayed on a TV or computer monitor. This is the origin of the term "raster graphics," which is the major category that all bitmapped images and video frames fall into (GIF, JPEG, MPEG, etc.). images, has a street price of $495 U.S. Customers using an earlier version of M-Color can purchase the upgrade for $195 U.S. "M-Color 5.0 brings clear improvements to plotting productivity while making the management of plotting project easier for the user," said Antti Nivala, vice president of product development for Motive Systems. "The time saving features of M-Color 5.0 combined with the ability to export plots to Windows and other bitmap formats A file format that contains bitmaps. See bitmap file and graphics formats. , makes M-Color the ideal solution for anyone who creates or edits AutoCAD plots." As in earlier M-Color releases, M-Color 5.0 is specifically designed to run with Autodesk's AutoCAD(R) and AutoCAD-based applications, particularly for creating large designs that require color fills. M-Color 5.0 fully supports AutoCAD Release 14 and 13, including new raster images, making it possible to add scanned images or photos. All versions of M-Color 5.0 run on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT and Windows 95 and 98. "M-Color's ability to export plots to bitmap files A file that contains an image in one of various bitmap formats such as TIFF, GIF, JPEG and BMP. See graphics formats. enables us to include color plots in documents created in our word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and programs," said Michael Stumpo, CAD CAD: see computer-aided design. (Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. Resource Manager, Technical Resource Services, a division of Morse Diesel International, Inc. "M-Color 5.0 allows us to publish the color plots on our Internet project Web site, enabling the entire project team to immediately view the plots." M-Color Assigns Individuals to whom property is, will, or may be transferred by conveyance, will, Descent and Distribution, or statute; assignees. The term assigns is often found in deeds; for example, "heirs, administrators, and assigns to denote the assignable nature of Color to AutoCAD Layers, not Objects M-Color 5.0 improves AutoCAD productivity by using a layer-orientation system to assign fill colors, outline colors and outline widths to AutoCAD drawings. AutoCAD only allows users to control the plotting order of individual AutoCAD objects, while M-Color more efficiently assigns color attributes to AutoCAD layers. This method is better suited for larger projects, since controlling the order of individual objects is too time consuming and difficult. One of M-Color 5.0's most notable features is M-Color Preview, which accurately displays full-color plots on screen, saving users from creating wasted color plots that appear differently on paper than they do on screen. M-Color 5.0 exceeds AutoCAD's existing 256-color limit, allowing users to select among an unlimited number of colors not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color , including custom colors, simultaneously. The updated interface also lets users save and re-use detailed color settings for other drawings, thereby saving additional time. While M-Color Preview can be fully integrated with AutoCAD, it also functions as a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. application that previews and processes plots without launching AutoCAD. What's New in Version 5.0 Motive Systems has enhanced M-Color 5.0 with these new features:
-- M-Color plots can be exported to bitmap files
-- M-Color plots can be cut and paste into popular Windows
applications including word processing, desktop publishing,
spreadsheets and graphics
-- New incremental plotting feature processes only the changed
part of the drawing, enabling faster previewing after each
change is made
-- Supports and fully integrates with all object types,
including the latest ObjectARX(TM) technology
-- M-Color plots can be published on the Internet
-- Updated interface is intuitive, smarter and more productive
-- Enables batch plotting capabilities
-- Site license and floating license options available for
networked users
-- M-Color can plot 3D views
M-Color Strengthens Font and Printer Support Since text and fonts are also important components of professional CAD drawings, M-Color also plots existing text objects with high-quality TrueType fonts. M-Color lets users control the font selection and other text properties at plot time, without having to change the AutoCAD drawing, which makes handling plots faster and easier. M-Color 5.0 also includes added support for all Windows-supported printers and plotters, PostScript The de facto standard page description language (PDL) in the graphics arts industry as well as in commercial printing. Developed by Adobe, many printers and most imagesetters support PostScript by having a built-in PostScript interpreter. devices and output devices at service bureaus. About Motive Systems Founded in 1989, Motive Systems is a Finland-based developer of software applications and tools for the Autodesk AutoCAD user market. Motive Systems has been a registered Autodesk developer since 1993, when it began developing M-Color, the company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. . M-Color is an AutoCAD tool that dramatically improves color plotting for AutoCAD drawings. Today, Motive Systems focuses its development resources on continually improving M-Color to address the broader customer requirements of AutoCAD users that routinely develop high quality color plots. The company also provides CAD consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . For more information, contact Motive Systems at +358-6-423-4323, or visit the M-Color website at www.motivesys.com, where a free evaluation copy of M-Color is available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. .
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