MapCanvas is a special purpose picturebox/image editing tool.   MapCanvas looks like a standard picture box on your form, but offers unique support for the creation, editing and display of MetaFiles - an ideal graphical format for applications requiring the drawing and/or moving of graphical objects.  MapCanvas is also specially designed to allow you to tag individual graphic objects for HyperGraphic/HotSpot applications.

MapCanvas has many useful features:

• Add an ArcView like Layout tool to your MapObjects^® Applications

• Active-X Control technology enables rapid implementation and deployment

• Can be used with Visual Basic, Visual C, Delphi or other programming tools

• Incorporate MapObjects views, Charts and external graphics to create maps

• Supports .wmf, .emf, .bmp, .rle and .ico format for import and export

• Insert multiple maps, Scale bars, north arrows and other logos and graphics

• Draw rectangles, boxes, circles, polylines, polygons and other graphics

• Use over 100 properties and methods to manipulate graphics

• Group objects, change the draw order and dynamically resize objects

• Manipulate text by resizing, rotating, changing font and assigning color

• Use included samples to quickly learn and implement layout features

• Create professional maps from any MapObjects 1, 2, 2.1 or LT application

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