Undo - Apex IV version 3 now has multi-level Undo for the most serious mistakes like deleting an Area or some other portion of a sketch. There’s even a Redo feature to allow you to Undo your last Undo if that was a mistake! Back..

Save/Auto Save with Open Areas - Auto-Save now saves after every event, such as drawing a line or adding a symbol or text. You can also save your sketch at anytime even when an area is still open. Back..

Move Areas with Contents - Now when you move an Area, everything contained within the Area will automatically move as well. No more redrawing Free Form Lines or repositioning Text Labels & Symbols! Back..

Nested Areas - You may now draw an Area as normal, but if you wish to start another Area before closing the current one, simply select the Define Area command. The original Area will automatically go into a “suspended” state, allow you to draw the new Area, and then automatically resume drawing the original Area when it is closed. Back..

Reverse Drawing (Swap POB) - If you’ve ever run into a situation where you’ve came to a problem area in your sketch and wished you had drawn the other direction, now you can! Simply select the Swap POB function and you will be able to continue drawing from the Area’s original Point of Beginning back the other direction. Back..

Draw First Mode - Begin sketching immediately without having to “define” the Area first. Why worry with what the Area type will be until you’re finished with it? Now you can define Areas before or after you draw. Back..

Working Grid - Apex has always had a grid, but it was more cosmetic than functional. Now, not only does it look more like real graph paper by default, but users can draw on the grid, snap to the grid as well as use it for a visual aid when aligning items. Back..

Sketch File Conversion - Do you have a library of Brand X sketch files you need to convert to Apex format? Apex will read you’re Winsketch™ and Sketch It™ files so you can still access all your legacy data! Back..

Rise and Run Display - Not only does this information display in the tracking port, but now intermittent “construction lines” show in the sketch area when drawing angles and curves! Back..

Colored Rubbered Lines - Apex IV version 3 gives you visual cues to confirm that you are drawing Horizontally and/or Vertically by “highlighting” the lines to a user-configurable color. Back..

Improved Auto-Trace - Users can now configure the color of the animation as well as the speed at which it is drawn so they can actually see what common wall lines have been traced! Back..

Auto-Jump - Auto-Jump is a combination of two features in one - Jump and Auto Trace! This is a very handy feature when tracing multiple common wall lines between the current point and the Area’s Point of Beginning. Back..

Point Selection - You can now select a point in an Area and delete it. This is particularly helpful when you want to combine two line segments into one and only display one dimension. Back..

Adjust Line Length (Right Click) - Simply select a line, Right-Click, choose Adjust Line Length, and Enter in the new line length. Back..

Reopen At Feature (Right Click) - Advanced users can now select a line, Right Click and reopen the Area at that point immediately for re-edits, such as room additions or other corrections. Back..

Bay Window Feature - When you draw 2 sides of the bay Window you can use this feature to complete it, saving you unnecessary keystrokes while drawing. Back..

Auto-Scroll - You may now draw more conveniently on the Full Page form! As you approach the edges of the form, the page will automatically scroll for you removing the need to move your sketch each time you run out of screen area. Back..

Stacked Polyline Drawing/Off - If you’ve learned how to draw using “Brand X” sketcher and have become accustomed to drawing in a certain fashion – you may now configure Apex to draw in this “mode” so you’re not forced to change old habits! Back..

Parallel Dimension Orientation - Apex has always allowed you to press R to rotate the dimension and H or V for Horizontal and Vertical orientation. Now you can press P to orient the dimension to the same angle as the line it is associated with. Back..

Send to Back – Bring to Front - For easier Area selection, you can now make changes to which Area is in the front or back. Back..

Define Area Improvement - You can now edit the list of Previous Areas Drawn by Area type on the Name Tab. Back..

Draw Stairs - We’ve implemented a special line type that allows you to draw stairs by dragging this line the length of the stairs and it will be created accordingly! Back..

Suspend Area - Need to add a note, symbol or free Form line(s) while drawing? This was not possible in previous versions, but now it is. In version 3, just select what you want to do at anytime and the Area you are working on will automatically suspend and resume when you have completed the function you have chosen. Back..

Stretchy Curve - Drawing curves has never been easier. Now you can use the reference points you’ve gathered in the field and roll your mouse wheel to “grow the curve into position. Back..

Stretchy Symbols - If a symbol is not the appropriate size you can now roll your mouse wheel forward or backwards to make it larger or smaller. Back..

Stretchy Text & Dimensions - As with symbols, you can use your mouse wheel to resize Text Labels and Line Dimensions. Back..

Optimized Symbols Library - Each symbol has been optimized to increase drawing speed for those drawings that contain many symbols. Back..

Overlapping Areas - In previous versions of Apex, if you cloned an Area and posted it directly on top of another Area, the overlapping dimensions would “blank” each other out. This condition has been eliminated for cloning, moving and other similar functions. Back..

Simplified Calculations Summary Screen - The new calculations summary shows just the facts, and by clicking on the details button you can view the detailed view that was available in previous versions. Back..

Separate Configuration for Integrated vs Stand Alone use - Many changes were made to accommodate configuration settings for Stand Alone versus when integrated. Now you can have your settings the way you like them regardless of how you use Apex. Back..

Improved Print Preview - We’ve made Print Preview more useful now when you want to see how your sketch will appear when printed. Now when you access Print Preview, Apex will display it so you can view the entire page more easily and zoom in if you feel it is necessary. Back..

Multi-Line Text - When placing Text Labels you can now stack the text labels giving you the ability to add multiple text labels all at once. This is also helpful with those labels you would like to separate into two lines! Back..

Improved Polygon drawing - Polygon drawing has been improved to allow you better control with the mouse. Now when you move the cursor, you will see the polygon responds better with mouse movement making it easier to draw the shape intended. Back..

Improved Fill pattern dialog - We’ve removed the TABS in the fill pattern dialog to make selecting fill patterns easier than before. You no longer have to “hunt” for the fill pattern you wish to use. Back..

Improved Filter function - Fill Patterns has been added to the Filter List! Now fill patterns can be hidden from view/print until you turn it back on through the toggle feature. To turn the filter on you can access it by clicking on the Filter Icon and making the appropriate selections. To turn off the filter for only a portion of what you have filtered or “hidden”, you can access it from the View Menu. Otherwise, to turn filter off for all hidden items, simply click on the Filter button again. Back..

Improved MobileSketch™ depiction - Version 3 now retrieves MobileSketch files just as they appear in MobileSketch. You also have the option to use the Code Table setting to automatically apply the version 3 attributes to each area as specified in the desktop configuration. Back..

Improved Alignment settings - We’ve made several enhancements to the alignment settings to make it more useful when coming in alignment with other points in your sketch. Not only have the alignment indicators changed to be more visible, but now you can also include “hot spots” in symbols to use as jump points. Back..

Separate POB and Select Item tolerance - We’ve added a tolerance for those of you who prefer to draw with a mouse. As you move closer to the POB or a handle of a highlighted item – if your mouse is within the tolerance setting your pointer will jump to the POB or select the handle it’s closest to. Back..

Improved Center Sketch functions - We’ve made Center Sketch a toggled state so you can choose which form of Centering works best for you. When the toggle is activated every time you center the sketch it will Center it on the page. Otherwise, every time you center the sketch it will center in the viewable area. Back..

Improved Auto-Save - Apex will now auto-save files for every event instead of only every area. Back..

Optional Video Help System - Unlock access to the Apex Video Library, which is designed to teach you the key elements of the program as well as “Power User” tips and techniques. Back..