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This forum is for User-to-User discussions of the use of the MetaDraw component.

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Bennet-Tec Staff, Dave Meintrup2

3/17/13

Employment / Consulting opportunities

Looking for a qualified programmer with lots of experience developing custom Metadraw apps. I have

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Employment / Consulting opportunities

Looking for a qualified programmer with lots of experience developing custom Metadraw apps. I have

3/17/13

Bennet-Tec Staff

12/6/09

User Applications - the Real World

Here's a good place to share notes about actual applications built with MetaDraw. Consider this a

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User Applications - the Real World

Here's a good place to share notes about actual applications built with MetaDraw. Consider this a

12/6/09

Bennet-Tec Staff

12/6/09

Suggestions on the forum itself

This is a good place to post notes about how the forum should be used.

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Suggestions on the forum itself

This is a good place to post notes about how the forum should be used.

12/6/09

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Olivier Gagnon, … Simon Ward3

1/28/15

Grouping and Rotation Problem (C#)

Hi The time we needed to do this in code we ended up doing this manually by rotating the objects

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Grouping and Rotation Problem (C#)

Hi The time we needed to do this in code we ended up doing this manually by rotating the objects

1/28/15

Simon Ward2

1/19/14

Printing using the .NET Control

Like a lot of things in our line of work... I have sorted this out now.. by setting the md.

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Printing using the .NET Control

Like a lot of things in our line of work... I have sorted this out now.. by setting the md.

1/19/14

akhilesh singh

9/17/13

Q&A

Is MetaDraw working on IE 10

A metadraw is not working for IE 10 while for below version IE, it seems to be fine. Please suggest

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Q&A

Is MetaDraw working on IE 10

A metadraw is not working for IE 10 while for below version IE, it seems to be fine. Please suggest

9/17/13

Sjoerd W. Bijleveld

8/27/13

area calculation

I have an .emf file imported as picture in MetaDraw. This picture represents a certain urban area

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area calculation

I have an .emf file imported as picture in MetaDraw. This picture represents a certain urban area

8/27/13

clayton

8/7/13

Setting Back Picture Dynamically in Visual C++ 6.0 program

We have created several WMF files that we want to load in as a background based on previous section.

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Setting Back Picture Dynamically in Visual C++ 6.0 program

We have created several WMF files that we want to load in as a background based on previous section.

8/7/13

akhilesh singh, James Lorimor2

6/7/13

Q&A

Unable to save meta draw images on Windows - 7/2008 R2 and IIS - 7/7.5 server

Not sure if this is relevant, but I remembered seeing this in my RSS feed a while back. Did a quick

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Q&A

Unable to save meta draw images on Windows - 7/2008 R2 and IIS - 7/7.5 server

Not sure if this is relevant, but I remembered seeing this in my RSS feed a while back. Did a quick

6/7/13

Manas, Bennet-Tec Staff2

3/15/13

Hindi text shows as junk data in metadata control

Unicode is NOT supported in MetaDraw 3 OCX edition. ( DBCS is however supported ) Unicode is only

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Hindi text shows as junk data in metadata control

Unicode is NOT supported in MetaDraw 3 OCX edition. ( DBCS is however supported ) Unicode is only

3/15/13

CJ, Bennet-Tec Staff2

3/15/13

How do I crop an image and set its brightness and contrast

While there is no one step method to do this, definitely you can use MetaDraw for cropping images.

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How do I crop an image and set its brightness and contrast

While there is no one step method to do this, definitely you can use MetaDraw for cropping images.

3/15/13

david....@gmail.com, James Lorimor2

3/3/13

How to Copy picture to WIndows Clipboard ?

I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to do and have been hesitant to respond to this for

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How to Copy picture to WIndows Clipboard ?

I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to do and have been hesitant to respond to this for

3/3/13

Dunk, … James Lorimor4

2/19/13

Dimension lines

OK. I'm working on adding dimension lines to my little program and I'm having a couple of

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Dimension lines

OK. I'm working on adding dimension lines to my little program and I'm having a couple of

2/19/13

Bennet-Tec Staff

10/31/12

Bennet-Tec web and office down due to Hurricane Sandy

Alert - For anyone trying to reach out to Bennet-Tec, the office and the company web site are very

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Bennet-Tec web and office down due to Hurricane Sandy

Alert - For anyone trying to reach out to Bennet-Tec, the office and the company web site are very

10/31/12

Duane, Annette2

10/12/12

Publishing VB.NET program issues

Metadraw 3 is the OCX for VB6 isn't it? Metadraw 2 (DLL) works fine published with .NET 2008. On

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Publishing VB.NET program issues

Metadraw 3 is the OCX for VB6 isn't it? Metadraw 2 (DLL) works fine published with .NET 2008. On

10/12/12

MauroASIC

9/14/12

metadraw crash with multiprocessor

I developed an application in VB.net using Metadraw WinForm control. Sometimes the application Crash

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metadraw crash with multiprocessor

I developed an application in VB.net using Metadraw WinForm control. Sometimes the application Crash

9/14/12

Annette, … Bennet-Tec Staff4

7/20/12

Metadraw compatibility with VS2010

Thanks! On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Bennet-Tec Staff <bti...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does

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Metadraw compatibility with VS2010

Thanks! On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Bennet-Tec Staff <bti...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does

7/20/12

Nobunaga, … Bennet-Tec Staff4

7/19/12

MetaDraw2 on Windows 7 - 64bit

> Why this option should be set to x86 in 64bit OS ? Because MetaDraw is a 32 bit only control.

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MetaDraw2 on Windows 7 - 64bit

> Why this option should be set to x86 in 64bit OS ? Because MetaDraw is a 32 bit only control.

7/19/12

hmonglee, Bennet-Tec Staff2

7/19/12

Installing MetaDraw .NET Winforms 2

> when I try to install MetaDraw .Net Winfoems 2 > in Win 7 pro SP1 64 bits, I have an error.

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Installing MetaDraw .NET Winforms 2

> when I try to install MetaDraw .Net Winfoems 2 > in Win 7 pro SP1 64 bits, I have an error.

7/19/12

James Lorimor, Bennet-Tec Staff2

7/19/12

ObjTag question

The problem is the ObjTag property can only be set for actual objects ( shapes, text, images )

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ObjTag question

The problem is the ObjTag property can only be set for actual objects ( shapes, text, images )

7/19/12

halo, Annette2

7/12/12

Help using Metadraw on Windows 7 64-bit

Make sure you have the target CPU set to x86 in your projects advanced compile options. On Wednesday,

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Help using Metadraw on Windows 7 64-bit

Make sure you have the target CPU set to x86 in your projects advanced compile options. On Wednesday,

7/12/12

Arnie Gulley

5/17/12

Building A Basic Floor Plan App

I am using Metadraw 2 with VB.net 2008 to create a basic floor plan app. Is there anyone who has done

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Building A Basic Floor Plan App

I am using Metadraw 2 with VB.net 2008 to create a basic floor plan app. Is there anyone who has done

5/17/12

James Lorimor2

10/24/11

Printing Issue

I figured it out. If you use mdrMap.ExportDC(-2), it works the way it's supposed to. James On Oct

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Printing Issue

I figured it out. If you use mdrMap.ExportDC(-2), it works the way it's supposed to. James On Oct

10/24/11

Manuele2

8/3/11

find arc center after import from dxf

I asked Metadraw support and they gave my the solution: I'm now using it and it works fine: Here

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find arc center after import from dxf

I asked Metadraw support and they gave my the solution: I'm now using it and it works fine: Here

8/3/11

Manas

4/10/11

Thai/Russian langauge support

In my application i use metadraw control to show floorplan and building information. My application

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Thai/Russian langauge support

In my application i use metadraw control to show floorplan and building information. My application

4/10/11

Annette, … Peter Mello7

3/21/11

Metadraw showing blank window on some machines

PROBLEM SOLVED! The .NET Framework was reinstalled, repaired on the non-working machines, and that

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Metadraw showing blank window on some machines

PROBLEM SOLVED! The .NET Framework was reinstalled, repaired on the non-working machines, and that

3/21/11

Peter Mello

10/15/10

On-Screen Image & Printed Image

I've created a .NET control that contains different drawing features (box, pencil, ellipse, text,

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On-Screen Image & Printed Image

I've created a .NET control that contains different drawing features (box, pencil, ellipse, text,

10/15/10

Kommi Venkateswarlu, Bennet-Tec Staff3

10/8/10

Metadraw in bigger resoultion

> Please let us know metadraw works with 2500X1600 resoluiton which is > very big. Yes this

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Metadraw in bigger resoultion

> Please let us know metadraw works with 2500X1600 resoluiton which is > very big. Yes this

10/8/10

Peter Mello, Bennet-Tec Staff2

10/8/10

Black background problem

Try setting the BackColor property to the color that you want to be transparent. MetaDraw does not

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Black background problem

Try setting the BackColor property to the color that you want to be transparent. MetaDraw does not

10/8/10

Terry Ho, Bennet-Tec Staff2

10/8/10

Does any one has a method to quick install Meta draw ocx and registration the licence info?

> Does any one has a method to quick install Meta draw ocx and > registration the licence info?

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Does any one has a method to quick install Meta draw ocx and registration the licence info?

> Does any one has a method to quick install Meta draw ocx and > registration the licence info?

10/8/10

Bennet-Tec Staff

12/21/09

Chinese, Japanese, Korean and other Asian language Text in MetaDraw

This post is for sharing experiences in using MetaDraw on Chinese, Japanese, Korean or other Asian

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Chinese, Japanese, Korean and other Asian language Text in MetaDraw

This post is for sharing experiences in using MetaDraw on Chinese, Japanese, Korean or other Asian

12/21/09

Ricerca, … Nobunaga4

12/7/09

C# And MetaDraw .net

Been working on a project off and on in c#. On Nov 16, 8:17 am, Ricerca <rice...@x-netsrl.it>

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C# And MetaDraw .net

Been working on a project off and on in c#. On Nov 16, 8:17 am, Ricerca <rice...@x-netsrl.it>

12/7/09