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Latest Changes

Version 2.9:

• Bug Fix: Internal fixes to union/intersection algorithms to fix potential bugs not yet reported 'in the wild'.

Version 2.8:

• Bug Fix: Shapefile DBF export implements field name and value length limitations.

Version 2.7:

• Bug Fix: Shapefile (SHP) export occasionally produced a corrupt DBF file.

Version 2.6:

• New feature: Support for KML MultiGeometry;
• New feature: Support for shape names when importing MID files;
• Improvement: Faster Excel Export.

Version 2.5:

• New feature: Ability to change the Z-order (eg. "push behind roads") for all selected shapes at once;
• Bug fix: Improvements to KML and MIF Import/Export; Better detection of out-of-range UTM coordinates.

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);