What's new in VideoCAD 4.0  

 1.1 There is a possibility of full value 3D designing of a video surveillance object with the loading of prepared 3D models (a man, car and other) and the getting images from video cameras in the project.   
 1.2 It has become possible to model the 3D image quality from each camera through the image quality parameters, based on the real videosignal distortions.  
 1.3 Line type parameters include minimum, maximum height and color in the 3D window.   
 The number of line types has increased to 100.  
 1.4 There are new system fonts and line types:   
   · title font in the 3D window;    
     · sharpness area line;  
     · focus plane line;  
     · hyperfocal distance line;   
     · 3D model line.  
 1.5 Test object became 3D parallelepiped. Test object can be seen in the 3D window.  
 1.6 There is the depth-of-field and hyperfocal distance calculation.  
 1.7 There is a support for all *.dwg file formats as a background: *.dwg AutoDesk Release 12, 13, 14 , 2000, 2002, 2004.  
 1.8 It has become possible to export obtained drawing to the file of *.dxf format on several layers. It is convenient to process the obtained file in AutoCAD.  
 1.9 It has become possible to change the scale factor of nonscaled elements when exporting.   
 1.10 There is a new function of saving drawing - Save as background.    
 1.11 It has become possible to print and export together with the prepared frames with Title-Blocks.  
 1.12 The scaling range and grid step is expanded. Now maximum grid step is 500 m, and maximum area displaying on the screen is 15o20 km (more than 200 square kilometers).  
 1.13 It has become possible to change the scale factor when clicking the button Zoom in, Zoom out and by turning the mouse wheel.  
 1.14 There are new means of navigation Show all, Find text and Zoom window.  
 1.15 Image refreshing is realized without blinking due to the using of the graphics buffer.  
 1.16 The speed of image repainting with a big number of video cameras is increased.  
 1.17 The text scaling accuracy has become higher. Now Title Blocks and other tables can be filled without a risk of strings getting out of the frames.  
 1.18 It has become possible to select one or more constructions located one over another.  
 1.19 The Main window is renamed to The camera parameters box. When launching VideoCAD first Graphics window loads. For showing the camera parameters box the button Show Camera parameters box is used.  
 1.20 Real view area filling now is not solid, but as hatching. Due to this it doesn't shade other objects.  
 1.21 Graphics background files themselves, not the references to their loading, are included in the project file.  
 1.22 All information on program settings (line types, fonts, etc.) is included in the project.  
 1.23 The current project is saved now in the VideoCAD database and at the next program launching the last project, on which you worked, will be available and exactly in the place, on which you broke the work.  
 1.24 There is a context help not only for the menu items, but also for the tools on the tool bars. To get the context help for the button click it by the right mouse button and then by the appeared Item "What's this?".  
 The context help is still available for the menu items and other interface elements. To get the context help for the menu item or the interface element select it and press F1.  
 1.25 Now the recommended operating system is Windows XP. When working in other operating systems big graphics file displaying errors are possible. 
 1.26 From the tool bar and the main menu of the graphics window unnecessary buttons and items are deleted.   
 1.27 Default parameters of quality levels are changed.    
 1.28 Examples are remade taking into account new possibilities of the program. The example of the person identification criteria determination according to the real image is included.  
 1.29 Many functions are improved, detected errors are corrected.   
 1.30 Multilingual version of VideoCAD 4.0 has the possibility of registration with the dongle.  
 1.31 VideoCAD MAP is released. VideoCAD MAP is a graphical interface for security systems on the basis of VideoCAD technology. VideoCAD MAP includes all possibilities of VideoCAD and many other additional functions, is partly compatible with VideoCAD by the projects and integrated in the Russian Integrated security system "Intellect".  
 1.32 The regulations of updating previous VideoCAD versions to VideoCAD 4.0:    
        · For buyers of VideoCAD 1.0, i.e. for our first buyers, the updating is free-of-charge.   
        · For the others the cost of updating amounts the difference between the costs of VideoCAD 3.02 and VideoCAD 4.0.   
        · For those, who have bought more than one VideoCAD licenses at once, the updating is chargeable only for one license. Other licenses can be freely updated.  
 
