Graphics Suite Accelerates Documentation

March 17, 2005

Document creation is key to bringing technical products to market. The design process and end users both depend on it. Now, designers can use Corel's Designer Technical Suite 12 to quickly create technical documentation and instruction and maintenance

David Maliniak

The suite includes key tools as well as industry-standard file compatibility. Corel Designer 12 provides new projected drawing modes to speed document creation. Corel Photo-Paint 12 is a complete image-editing application for retouching and enhancing photos. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications provides application customization and extensibility for both Corel Designer and Corel Photo-Paint. Corel Capture 12, a screen-capture utility, is included as well.

The CorelTRACE 12 bitmap-to-vector tracing utility converts scanned or manually created bitmaps into editable vector images. It also enables the reuse of legacy documentation by automatically converting scanned bitmaps into vector images and then seamlessly importing them into Corel Designer. The Designer tool itself has a slew of functions that ensure the accuracy of technical illustrations. Callouts are easily created, and repetitive tasks are readily automated.

Full price is $699. The upgrade is $299. Academic pricing is $99.

Corel Corp.www.corel.com

About the Author

David Maliniak | MWRF Executive Editor

In his long career in the B2B electronics-industry media, David Maliniak has held editorial roles as both generalist and specialist. As Components Editor and, later, as Editor in Chief of EE Product News, David gained breadth of experience in covering the industry at large. In serving as EDA/Test and Measurement Technology Editor at Electronic Design, he developed deep insight into those complex areas of technology. Most recently, David worked in technical marketing communications at Teledyne LeCroy. David earned a B.A. in journalism at New York University.