Quick Tips for Upgrading from Artboard 1 to Artboard 2
So, you’re upgrading from Artboard 1 to Artboard 2. Congratulations! This is our quick guide to what’s new and how to upgrade. As a repeat customer, we’re showing our appreciation with a 37.5% discount...
View ArticleEasy Crop & Clip Images
Cropping and clipping images to complex shapes has never been easier. Simply double-click an image and adjust its bounding box and reposition image. Add a complex shape to clip the image with Intersect.
View ArticleCreate a Custom Library Collection
Save time and effort by creating a custom Library Collection for your next project. Keep all your custom clipart and styles at your fingertips and organized. Tutorial Details Program : Artboard 2...
View ArticleCreate Custom Blended Styles
Gradient fills are often used to shade objects for a realistic look. Using a gradient fill is limited because the gradient steps don’t always run in the same direction as the shape of the object. Here...
View ArticleQuick Tip: User Guide Language Localization
German? Japanese? French? We’ve taken our User Guide online and added Google Translate to the mix. If you prefer viewing it in a language besides English, here’s how. Open the User Guide In the...
View ArticleLayer Transparency
Changing the opacity of all features on an Ortelius’ Drawing Layer is now easy as pie. Unlike the master opacity of individual styles, changing a Drawing Layer’s master opacity affects all features and...
View ArticleA Note on Ortelius’ New License Options
Over the past few years, the software industry has changed around us. In particular, two trends have significantly impacted independent developers: 1) Updates to the Mac operating system (MacOS) have...
View ArticleMapdiva releases Ortelius 2 – Pro Map Design Software for the Mac
Indianapolis, Indiana – US-Australia-based developer Mapdiva today releases Ortelius 2 creative map design software for the Mac. This unique professional creativity app is a hybrid that lies somewhere...
View ArticleSymbolizing Cities and Towns on Small- to Medium-Scale Maps
There is a difference in the use of symbols, depending on the scale and style of the map. On small-scale maps, cities are usually shown by circles and dots; on large-scale maps by their streets....
View ArticleHow to Use Artboard’s Social Media Templates
Creating social media headers and graphics can be a real pain. We’ve incorporated the latest specs into Artboard’s social media templates so you can focus your energy on content and design. Video...
View ArticleImport Free SVG Graphics, Like This Awesome Chinese New Year Dragon
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an open-standard vector image format for two-dimensional graphics. SVG graphics are available from many sources, and here we show how to import and edit a graphic from...
View ArticleHow to (re)Create a Custom Built-In Style
Here’s how to create a custom style from your favorite built-in Library styles. Tutorial Details Step 1 Open the Styles & Clipart palette from the toolbar. Choose a drawing tool. Choose a style...
View Article‘Path Decorator’ Creates Fancy Brush Styles
Use Artboard’s ‘Path Decorator’ style component to build custom brushes, like this double-helix. Drawing Double-helix DNA Molecules A customer sent this image asking how to reproduce the effect of this...
View ArticleTips for Stitching Together Images for a Base Map
Existing maps, aerial photography, and screenshots are good starting points for building a custom map. But maybe that large map doesn’t fit on your scanner. Or your area of interest is more extensive...
View ArticleOrtelius 2 Demonstration at the ICC2017
Art Kalinski from Geospatial Solutions visited the 28th International Cartographic Conference of the International Cartographic Association, held July 2-7, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Here he speaks with...
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