{"id":2833,"date":"2014-03-16T07:44:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T11:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lowendmac.com\/?p=2833"},"modified":"2014-03-16T07:44:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T11:44:41","slug":"macdraw-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\/2014\/macdraw-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"MacDraw and ClarisDraw FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MacDraw was the Mac&#8217;s first drawing program. The vector-based drawing program was based on LisaDraw, which had been created for <a href=\"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\/1983\/apple-lisa\/\">Apple&#8217;s Lisa computer<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; both applications were produced by Mark Cutter. MacDraw was especially useful for technical drawing, such as floorplans and flowcharts.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>MacDraw could be used in conjunction with <a title=\"MacWrite FAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\/2014\/macwrite-faq\/\">MacWrite<\/a>. You could open a drawing, copy it, and paste it into MacWrite.<\/p>\n<p>MacDraw II was improved and also enhanced for the <a title=\"Mac II\" href=\"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\/1987\/mac-ii\/\">Mac II<\/a>\u00a0in 1988, and it became a Claris product at that time. It grew into MacDraw Pro in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993, the program was renamed ClarisDraw, and the final version (1.0v4) runs without problems on later versions of the classic Mac OS as well as in Classic Mode on OS X 10.0 through 10.4.<\/p>\n<p>MacDraw was discontinued in 1997 when Apple disbanded its Claris division.<\/p>\n<p><em>Q: How can I open my MacDraw or ClarisDraw files?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A: There are several options, although some of these programs have been discontinued. You may be able to find older versions of some of these apps on eBay.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/2FdgIs\">EazyDraw 6.0.3 Retro<\/a>, Mac OS X 10.4.3 and later, including Mavericks. G3 or later CPU. Only version of EazyDraw that can import MacDraw and ClarisDraw files. Newer versions available for OS X 10.6 and later. One license lets you download any version you need, even on multiple Macs. Free demo, $20 for 9 month license, $95 for full version download, \u00a0$119 on media, $139 with manual.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purgatorydesign.com\/Intaglio\/index.html\">Intaglio 3.4.2<\/a>, Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later, $89, free demo.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microspot.com\/products\/macdraft\/\">MacDraft Pro 6.0<\/a>, Mac OS X 10.4 and later, G5 or Intel CPU, $314.10<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acdsee.com\/en\/products\/canvas-15\">ACD Canvas 15<\/a>, Windows XP SP3 or later, $599, free 30-day trial. Originally developed by Deneba Systems for Macintosh. Windows version added with version 3.5. Version 8 was &#8220;carbonized&#8221; for OS X. Version 11 (2007) and later are Windows only. ACD is <a href=\"http:\/\/forum.acdsee.com\/forum\/canvas\/326-canvas-for-mac\">working on a Mac version<\/a> of Canvas 15 for release in 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Freeverse Lineform 1.3.2, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+JesseWilson\/posts\/AGoA558RWvw\">discontinued<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\/2014\/macdraw-faq\/macdraw\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2834 aligncenter\" title=\"macdraw\" alt=\"MacDraw\" src=\"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/macdraw.png\" width=\"499\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Version History<\/h3>\n<p>Requirements are minimums.<\/p>\n<h4>MacDraw 1.x, 1984<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>requires <a title=\"Mac 128K\" href=\"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\/1984\/macintosh-128k\/\">Mac 128K<\/a>, System 1.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>MacDraw II, 1988<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>requires 1 MB RAM, <a title=\"Mac Plus\" href=\"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\/1986\/mac-plus\/\">Mac Plus<\/a>, System 4.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>MacDrawPro, 1991<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>requires 2 MB RAM, Mac Plus, System 6.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>ClarisDraw, 1993<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>requires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Online Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MacDraw\">MacDraw<\/a>, Wikipedia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keywords: #macdraw #clarisdraw<\/p>\n<p>Short link:\u00a0http:\/\/goo.gl\/2FdgIs<\/p>\n<p><em>searchword: macdraw<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MacDraw was the Mac&#8217;s first drawing program. 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