Features
in the Pattern Maker Edition
Design tools
- Full tile, half tile
- Borders and centerlines
- Labels and text
- Save motifs for use in future charts
- Move, copy, rotate and mirror any section
of a chart
- Rotate whole chart.
Colors
- Several tile brands available and the ability
to choose up to 1000 custom colors per chart
- Chart with most major tile brands
- Mix your own colors and match any color
to closest color in a tile brand
- Select colors from tile brands by using
the on screen sample card or enter the catalog number
- Automatically match the colors from a
tile brand to the closest colors in another brand
- Automatically remove any unused colors
from the palette when a design is completed
- Used colors are highlighted
- Palette Info dialog box shows total tiles
in the design
Symbols
- 500 Custom designed symbols
- Change symbols at any stage of designing
- Automatically assign dark symbols to dark
colors to give good weighting to symbol charts
- In symbol on color mode automatically
inverts symbols on dark colors for easy reading
Chart sizing
- Chart sizes up to 1000 by 1000 tiles
- Easy chart sizing by measurement (mm,
cm, inch) as well as by cells
Grid
- Accent every 5th, 10th, 12th, 15th gridline
or no accent
- Choose from standard square grid or set
your own grid proportions
Viewing
- On screen simulation of tiles
- View designs on screen in colors, symbols,
symbols on color
- View grout colour
- View menu added, including Chart Width
View
- Multi-Document Interface allowing you
to view different charts at once
- Warning & mouse over messages
Printing
- Print charts in symbols, full color or
as symbols on colour
- Print symbols at large easy-to-read sizes
- Print the users key made automatically
for all charts
- Print designs out at full size and place
tiles over them
- Print kit & instruction page
- Advanced print options
Autosave
- When enabled Autosave gives a reminder
to save every ten minutes if you have not saved
Help & Tutorials
- Easy access PDF Help Manual by menu command
- Multimedia Tutorial on CD
Preferences
- Customize the Mosaic color scheme
Features
in the Designer Edition
(Includes all the features
in the Pattern Maker Edition plus the features below)
Design tools
- Quarter tiles, offset tiles, horizontal
and vertical half tiles
- Variegated Fill Tool
- Custom center lines and arrows
- Rescale your design in one step
- Color Probe tool
Photos
- Quick Photo Conversion feature; Convert
photos or pictures to charts automatically
- Imports BMP, JPEG and PCX files
- Advanced Photo Conversion features including
sepia conversion, custom number of colors and detail options
- Trace feature for charting over pictures
semi-manually
- Improved Photo Conversion Wizard - extra
size option, grout options, sepia & grey conversions
- Re-do Photo Conversion option
Colors
- Add your own pre-saved palettes to charts
during designing
- Arrange the palette colors automatically
by catalog number, tile quantity etc.
- Multiple Merge feature
Symbols
- Set the size and line thickness of symbols
- Change the color and shading of symbols
- Set preferences for all aspects of symbols
Chart sizing
- Size charts by inserting columns and rows
- Size charts to imported pictures
Grid
- Change the color, shading, and thickness
of gridlines
- Change the proportions for grid cells
from square to any rectangular shape
- Accent any grid line horizontally or vertically
- Offset the starting point of the grid
- Set preferences for all aspects of the
grid
Viewing
- When viewing in symbols on color set the
amount of color to show behind the symbols
- Turn the auto invert symbols option on
or off
- Customize the palette items that show
on screen
Printing
- Print a custom copyright notice on designs
- Specify a percentage colour wash when
printing symbols on color
- Network printing
- Advanced printing
Preferences
- Customize the design environment
- Set start up preferences for new charts
- Customize the Autosave options and automatic
backup copies of charts
Features
in the Professional Edition
(Includes all the features
in the Pattern Maker Edition and the
Designer Edition plus
the features below)
- Export to Desktop Publishing Programs
in WMF or EPS
- Trapping and GCR options for EPS exports
- Output at High Resolutions e.g. 1200,
2400 or 4800 dpi
- Mosaic viewer for selling designs on the
internet
- Copy protection features for charts
- Full four color process separation for
publishing through DTP
- Print/export as separations for spot color
- Preview in EPS Color
- Export Simulatin option
- Advanced Export features
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