Corel Designer Technical Suite X5

Technical illustration software

Create illustrations, diagrams and technical documentation with confidence with Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X5, the complete solution for visual technical communications. With industry-leading file compatibility, 3D re-purposing, precise drawing tools and intuitive features, it supports your entire workflow. Publish technical documentation online or in print thanks to support for WebCGM, S1000D and other standards.

Optimize your workflow and increase productivity with Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X5. Start projects quickly with industry-leading file compatibility and 3D re-purposing with optional support for CATIA®, Pro/Engineer® and other native 3D formats. Create illustrations and technical documentation with confidence using dedicated technical drawing tools and intuitive features. Enjoy the versatility to take on a wide range of technical graphics projects with a complete visual communication suite. Publish online or in print thanks to support for PDF, WebCGM, S1000D and other standards.

Connect to technical design assets

• Enhanced! 3D visualization options
  Open, work with and re-purpose 3D models, such as AutoCAD® DWG™ and DXF™, 3DS and Google® SketchUp™ with Right Hemisphere® Deep Exploration™ 6 CSE.
• New! Task-oriented workspaces
  Work more efficiently with dedicated workspaces for Technical Illustration, Authoring Training material and Sales and Marketing collateral creation.
• Enhanced! 3D CAD visualization add-on (optional)
  Open and work with the latest 3D CAD file formats, including CATIA V5R19, Pro/Engineer® Wildfire® 5, SolidWorks® 2010, Inventor® 2010, NX7, JT v.9.3 and others without a costly CAD license. Find out more about this add-on tool
• Enhanced! File format compatibility
  Confidently exchange files with colleagues and clients thanks to support for more than 100 file formats, including AutoCAD DWG™ and DXF™, Microsoft® Visio® (VSD), SVG, DOCX, XLS, JPEG, PNG, TIFF and more.
• Enhanced! Adobe product support
  Import and export AI, PSD and PDF files with support for Illustrator® CS5, Photoshop® CS5 and Acrobat®.
• New! Corel® CONNECT™
  Easily find information assets on your computer, network or external storage device or online sources with this full-screen browser (also available as a docker within Corel DESIGNER®, CorelDRAW® and Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™).
• Enhanced! Corel® PowerTRACE® X5
  Quickly convert scanned bitmaps, such as circuit design blueprints, schematics, hand-drawn illustrations and more, into editable vector graphics with smoother curves and more accurate results.
• New! Microsoft® Visual Studio® Tools for Applications
  Streamline your workflow by creating macros and add-ins. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is also included to let you perform simple customization tasks. Plus, easily create connections to Content Management Systems (CMS), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM) Systems.

Create technical illustrations with confidence

• Projected drawing modes
  Actively draw on the projected plane to create isometric or other parallel projected illustrations for assembly and maintenance instructions. For existing planar objects, you can also project the objects to a desired plane, rather than calculating a rotation and skew angle manually.
• Advanced dimension tools
  Create custom dimensions and dimension styles with advanced control for clearly readable illustrations.
• Enhanced! Callout tool features
  Use the one-click Callout tool to easily create callouts, including text, lines and halos. In Corel DESIGNER X5, you do not need to review your entire drawing for numbered callouts when you make additions or changes. Just use automatic increment when you create callouts and Corel DESIGNER X5 will renumber them automatically with the new Callout renumbering macro.
• Halos on curves
  Apply halos to connector lines that cross over each other to make wiring diagrams and flowcharts easier to read, or use halos to highlight the axes of an exploded view with thrust lines in a technical illustration.
• More precision tools
  Specify arrowhead attributes such as size, offset or rotation angle, then save custom arrowheads as presets. Use the 2-point line tool to draw cylinders more easily and add missing detail to drawings.
• New & Enhanced! Color management
  Use color with certainty thanks to the redesigned color management engine. Adjust color settings for a specific document, save presets, preview color outputs and more effectively prepare technical illustrations for various output devices. Also includes support for new PANTONE® profiles and many other process and spot color libraries.
• Enhanced! Professional image editing
  Easily enhance and retouch photos to include in your work with Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™ X5. The enhanced Objects docker lets you organize project elements hierarchically for greater efficiency. Plus, the new Convert to Grayscale dialog gives you more control of the colors used in conversion for clearer results.
• New! CorelDRAW® X5
  For the first time, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite includes CorelDRAW X5, adding a powerful and intuitive creative vector illustration and page layout application for complementary tasks.
• Enhanced! Performance
  Work faster with support for multicore processing and interface enhancements such as locked toolbars. Plus, new support for Windows® Touch lets you navigate the applications in Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X5 with your fingertips.

Publish to technical communications standards

• Enhanced! Industry standards compliance
  Create, share and deliver standardized technical documentation with support for leading formats, including WebCGM 2.0/2.1, S1000D, SVG and PDF/A.
• Enhanced! Encapsulated Postscript® (EPS) support
  Ensure that EPS files export and print with more vivid colors.
• New & Enhanced! Web publishing
  Take advantage of new and enhanced features to produce Web graphics. The new Export for Web dialog box provides easy access to export controls. SWiSH miniMax2 is also included to let you quickly create web animations.
  

• Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista® or Windows® XP with latest Service Pack (32-bit or 64-bit Editions)
• Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ 64 or AMD Opteron™
• 1 GB RAM
• 1.4 GB hard disk space (1.6 GB for typical installation without content). Up to 6.7 GB needed to install extra content
• Mouse or tablet
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution (768 x 1024 on a Tablet PC)
• DVD drive
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7 or higher