InVue Software Update 1.6.0

We are excited to bring you new features with the release of InVue 1.6.0 today!   The next time you open your InVue software while connected to the internet, the update will be automatically applied.  As always thank you for continuing to offer feedback and suggestions.  Your requests, suggestions, bug reports, and Pazzles Craft Room membership help us make InVue a better product.  Here are some of the standout new features included in this release:

Use the new grid and snap features to get things just where you want them faster than ever!

Grid Lines & Snapping

Adjust the grid to your needs with the grid settings window

InVue now supports custom grid lines with snapping capabilities.  This often requested feature will enable you to use a huge assortment of grid sizes, set you grid color, and with snapping, align your shapes and designs simply and intuitively.  Grid and snap settings are document specific and saved to your document, so when you open your document to make a few tweaks later, the grid and snap settings will be exactly as you left them.  We’ve also introduced a few new hotkeys for the new snap and grid features.  The “[” key turns on and off the grid, the “]” key turns on and off the snapping feature, and the “\” brings up the grid and snap configuration window.  You can also access the Grid & Snap Settings window through the Grid Settings menu option.  Design with confidence with the new grid in InVue.

New color box adds icons for each of the tabs and a new tab for saved palettes

Color Box Icons & New Color Palette Tab

The color box received some much needed attention with this update.  First we have added icons for each of the color tabs.  This should make it much easier to switch to the color adjustment method you would like to use.  In addition we have added a new tab to the color box which gives you access to all your saved color palettes.  Now it is easier than ever to bring a specific color from a saved color palette into your new palette or select that color that you just want to tweak a little before adding to your new palette.

Document Units

Newly created PVG and SVG files will now remember the units that they were designed in.  This means that if a friend sends you a file that they designed in centimeters, it will open in centimeters, giving you a clearer idea of how the file was designed.

Cut Order

In the InVue 1.5.3 release the way cuts were sent to the cutter was changed so that the cutter would automatically prioritize cutting the inside paths of shapes before cutting the outside paths.  This update adds logic to prioritize cutting shapes that are nearest to the last shape that was cut, in addition to the previous changes.

The Visual Text Layout handles have been changed to make them easier to use.

Visual Text Layout Handles

The Visual Text Layout handles have changed some in order to make it easier to pick the handle you need.  First we’ve removed the box around many of the handles.  The only handles with boxes around them are the ones which are used to change entire lines whether that is the spacing between characters, or the spacing between lines.  Secondly we have changed the handles to shrink some when you are zoomed out so that it is easier to see what you are working on.

Holding down the shift key now locks the rotation handle at 45 degree increments

Shift Lock When Rotating

Holding down the shift key when using the rotation handle will now lock in at 45° angles.  This should help make those quick rotational changes quicker and more more precise.

In addition to these new features there are a number of other improvements and bug fixes. You can see the update notes when patching your software for additional details or check out the forum post here.  Thank you for choosing Pazzles and craft on!

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