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The following MPSuperShape files are available for download:

Name	Version	Release Date	Size	Download Link	Alternative Download
MPSuperShape Application (self installing)	v2.4	2nd Jun. '10	13.3MB	Download Now!	Here
Example Files (Zip archive)	v1	21st Aug. '07	30KB	Download Now!	Here
mpss.xsd GML Schema (XML Schema)	v2	4th Feb. '08	3KB	Download Now!

Note: Existing users of MPSuperShape v1.7 (or earlier) cannot upgrade for free. MPSuperShape v2.4 will automatically convert into trial mode, and you will need to purchase an upgrade license. See the Upgrade page for information on the current upgrade discounts.

Users of MPSuperShape v2.0 - v2.3 can upgrade to v2.4 for free.

The examples archive includes map files that are referenced in the MPSuperShape documentation. The XML Schema is not required for most users, but is useful if you wish to use the GML import/export options to transfer data in or out of MapPoint.

Microsoft® MapPoint® 2006 (or later) must be installed before you install MPSuperShape.

The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or later) is also required. This can be downloaded from the Microsoft website (Download Link for .NET 2.0). Note that this is a large (22MB) download but it has been included in Windows Update for over a year, and it comes standard with Windows Vista.

Latest Changes

Version 2.4:

• New feature: Ability to export pushpins contained within shapes on a shape-by-shape basis, to a Microsoft Excel workbook;
• Bug fix: Trial licenses immediately expired in some rare cases.

Version 2.3:

• New feature: Ability to set the unselected colors of all selected shapes with one operation;
• Bug fix: Better support for KML files with bad formatting.

Version 2.2:

• New feature: Boundary function can now work with shapes as well as pushpins;
• Algorithm Improvement: Boundary function takes better account of the Earth's curvature;
• Bug fix: KML LineStyle numeric format was incorrect.

Version 2.1:

• New features:
  • Simplify Shape operation to reduce the number of vertices;
  • Delete Shapes operation;
  • Support for shared edges with the union and intersection operations;
  • Ability to set the colors and line thickness used for new shapes;
• Speed improvements:
  • Union, Intersection, Select All, Drop All operations;
• Bug fixes:
  • Improvements to MapInfo MIF Import/Export

Version 2.0:

• New features:
  • Ability to export MapInfo MIF and MID files;
  • Ability to export ESRI Shape files (SHP, SHX, DBF, and PRJ);
  • Support for different projections and coordinate systems with SHP and MIF import/export;
  • GML import/export options now support linestrings (open freeform shapes);
  • Companion DBF files imported for point features in ESRI Shape (SHP) files;
• Branding change:
  • Changed references from "Microsoft Virtual Earth" to "Microsoft Bing Maps";
• Bug fixes:
  • MapInfo import process mapped the shape colors incorrectly;
  • Incorrect fill visibility for GML export of "all shapes";
  • Pushpin Export failure with very large numbers of pushpin sets;
  • Demographic data export prohibited by MapPoint - leads to fatal errors (demographic data now ignored);
  • Incorrect application of system localization settings for many data formats (KML, GML, MIF, DBF);

Version 1.7: Support for KML StyleMap tag; support for Windows 7; feature to select open/closed shapes for export; plus minor bug fixes.