App: MacDraft P.E 8
Developer: Microspot Ltd.
Genres: Graphics & Design, Productivity

MacDraft PE 8 is the 2D CAD app that makes technical drawing, floor/garden plan design and illustration easy on the Mac. With a fully-scaled and layered drawing environment, precise guides and dimensioning, drag-and-drop symbols and intuitive vector drawing tools, MacDraft PE gives an intuitive and flexible 2D CAD drawing experience.

Sketch, draw and present. The ultimate 2D CAD software from start to finish. Native to macOS, built with the latest technologies and designed for the future, MacDraft 8 is a feature-rich solution, that gives you all the tools you need for a truly collaborative and flexible 2D CAD experience. Designed for architects, engineers and construction services as well as professional CAD users, designers, educators and hobbyist. MacDraft will give you the confidence and flexibility to design anything.

The new MacDraft PE 8 has been designed to work seamlessly with the latest operating systems, with full support for the M1 chip and includes an amazingly wide-range of intuitive tools and features. 

Key Features and Options
- Apple M1 Support
- Layered Documents
- Intuitive Vector Tools
- Fully Scaled Drawings
- Precise and Intuitive Dimensions
- Integrated Symbol Library

2D Drawing and Annotation Tools
- Vector Shapes and Lines
- Arcs and Curves
- End Marks and Line Styles
- Advanced Rotation
- Datum/Origin Control
- Non Destructive Image Handling

Wall/Parallel Line Tools
- Edit the thickness, alignment, end caps and cornering of walls
- Edit the thickness of internal and joined walls
- Create rooms by extruding and connecting walls to one another 

Smart dimension system
- Draw any dimension type
- Smart dimensions will update depending on the unit type selected

Productivity & Document Management
- Industry and Custom Scales
- Metric and Imperial Unit Management
- Fully Scaled Layers
- Grid Snap Control
- Smart Selection Tools
- Duplication options
- Swatch Management for Colors, Gradients and Patterns
- Rulers and Document Guides
- Smart Snapping and Angular Control

Text Options and Formatting
- Fonts, Styles and Options
- Turn Text into Vector Shapes
- Clipped Text Monitoring
- Flow Text from one Text Box to Another
- Superscript and Subscript
- Spell Checker

User Experience and Design Process
- Choose unified single window or traditional palettes
- Document Tab control
- Customize your workflow
- Hundreds or Built in Templates
- Autosave, 4K and Full Screen Support
- Full M1 Support
- 64 Bit Compatible

File Format Support
- Export as PDF 
- Save as printable PDF
- Save as MacDraft Templates (.mp70)
- Export as image formats such as JPEG and PNG
- Save reports (.csv)

Preferences 
- Control your workflow
- Choose to use Autosave or not

System Requirements 
- Designed exclusively for macOS, MacDraft Pro requires macOS 10.14+ to run

Release notes:
New Features / Improvements

- Full support for macOS Ventura.
- Added the ability to print the grid, via the Print dialog.
- Cross Cursor menu item moved to the View menu.
- Updated the folder structure in the Library palette.
- Objects selected using the Layer Select tool, now select the object as well as make the layer active.
- Added 4 new toolbar items. Home View, Library, Scale and Units and Interface Colors.
- Added a keyboard shortcut for opening the Library panel (Command + Y).
- Moved the Alignment tools to the Properties panel.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed an issue when in Palette View mode, palettes were not becoming active, making it difficult to set colors and make changes to objects in the document.
- Fixed an issue where Border Position could be unselected by clicking the same button.
- Fixed a problem with rotated patterns becoming corrupted.
- Fixed an issue when items that do not fit in the toolbar, due to screen width, become unuseable.
- Fixed a problem where the prefernce toolbar would become hidden.
- Fixed CPU and memory drain issues.
- Fixed an issue where lines drawn by double clicking with an angle, did not display the correct angle in the Properties panel.
- Fixed a crash issue when selecting and dragging a grouped line, together with its linked object.
- Fixed crash issue when clicking in empty category in the Template Chooser.
- Fixed an issue where tools could not be selected after editing Resize Options.
- Fixed Show/Hide Area and Show/Hide Perimeter issues when trimming Bezier curves.
- Fixed a display issue when using Palette View in full screen mode.
- Fixed an issue where some line thickness items didn’t display correctly in the pop-up menus.
- Fixed an issue where clicking the Escape key to return to the Arrow tool, would close the current palette.
- Fixed an issue when multiple lines were selected and the Line Style pop-up didn’t display the correct value.
- Fixed an issue with rotated lines at different zoom levels, becoming offset slightly.
- Fixed an issue where the Library window remained above all other system windows.
- Fixed an issue when the library panel did not become active during drag, but required a click first.
- Fixed an issue where library items were not placed in alphabetical order, if you changed the name.
- Fixed an issue where tools could not be selected after using palette mode and changing some settings.
- Fixed various spelling and grammatical errors.
- Fixed various file related crash, loading and stability issues.
- Fixed various UI and workflow issues.