Import MDPlot binary data files directly into Adobe Illustrator CS. This new feature, which requires Illustrator v11.0 or higher, lets you load Digitizer data directly into Adobe's premier graphics program for further editing and annotation.

With MDPlot you can readily trace outlines or mark locations of objects using selected symbol types and colors while viewing through your microscope.

Results are displayed on your computer screen as you work. On-screen editing functions let you interactively change symbol types, sizes and colors of points and lines. Create tracings of multiple sections, sort them by Z-coordinate and view them in depth-cued order.

Data can be translated, rotated and scaled. Special registration points can be entered for each section and used to align adjacent sections.

Measurements include counts of points, counts of points per unit area, distances, line lengths and areas.

Use annotation tools for drawing text, lines, rectangles, scale bars and section descriptors. Draw text in any supported TrueType font. Draw lines in different styles and colors with or without arrowheads.

• Automatic "plug-and-play" detection of MD3 serial port.
• Imports MDPlot 3.x and 4.x data files.
• Single point or stream mode input from the MD3 Digitizer.
• Ten different point symbols and five line symbols.
• User specified symbol sizes and line widths.
• Sixteen color palette for selecting symbol and background color.
• Automatic detection of duplicate points defined by user specified 'hit' distance.
• Recording of registration point data for section alignment.
• Print to any color or B&W Windows compatible printer. Print Preview feature.
• On-screen editing of symbol types, line types and colors.
• Draw and edit on-screen annotations including text, lines, rectangles and scale bars.
• Geometric transformations include translation, rotation, scaling, flipping and section registration.
• Measurement of counts, areas and counts per unit area by symbol type and color.
• Storage of measurement data in tab-delimited spreadsheet format.
• Export of data in MDPlot ".obj" and AutoCAD DXF formats.
• Import native MDPlot files directly into Adobe Illustrator CS using supplied plug-in.

Major function categories in MDPlot 5.2 include File I/O, Preferences, Section Selection, Digitizer I/O, Status & Values, Data Editing, Annotations, Geometric Transformations, Print Output, Measurements and Help.

MDPlot 5.2 lets you view individual or multiple files (sections). Sections can be edited individually or as a group. Data from the MD3 Digitizer can be assigned to a new section or added to a previously recorded section. During data acquisition, a change of point symbol, line symbol or color is as simple as clicking on an icon or pressing one of the keys on the MD3 keypad.