Support for OCAD 12

Can you let us know when Condes will support OCAD12 ocd files?

Thanks

John,

I'm sure that support for OCAD 12 will come.

However, this is one item on a long wish list of new features. Prioritisation is difficult, and I'm afraid I cannot make any promises.

Regards,
Finn

I was just pointed to this two-year-old thread, and I'm wondering whether OCAD 12 support has come yet. I downloaded a trial version of Ocad 12 recently, and Condes will not read its files. Is this a limitation of the trial version? Or does Condes now support Ocad 12 files that are not from the trial version?

Hi David,

Condes 9 currently doesn't support OCAD 12 map files. However, OCAD 12 can save the map as an OCAD 11 map file, which Condes can use. Use the File / Save as menu in OCAD 12.

OCAD 12 support is on the wish list for Condes. However, so far it has not been a top priority item.

Regards,
Finn

Thanks for the quick and informative response, Finn. Very helpful. Incidentally, the trial version of Ocad 12 will not save .ocd files in other formats besides v.12. To use the trial version with Condes, one will need to export in a non-.ocd format. There are a variety of image and vector formats that in can export that are compatible with Condes.

Thanks for the update, I didn't know, but I suppose it is fair enough that the OCAD trial version has limited functionality. When you switch to a licensed version of OCAD you'll get the "Save as" option.

Finn

OCAD viewer (free) will save in OCA2 12, 11 and 10 format.

Finn

Can I enquire if you've made any progress towards getting Condes to work with OCAD12 files ?

regards
Lindsey Knox
Roxburgh Reivers OC

Hi Lindsey,

I am pleased that many users contact me to request new useful features in Condes. One such request is support for OCAD 12. There is significant work involved in implementing each new feature, and not nearly enough time to implement all requests. I am forced to prioritize which new features to implement and when. Other new features have taken priority so far, but support for OCAD 12 will come.

Meanwhile, both the licensed OCAD versions and the free OCAD viewer can save the map in OCAD 11 format, so an OCAD 11 version of the map can be used by the course planner.

Regards,
Finn