TechSoft Primary V3

Most simple ‘paint’ packages work by colouring dots (pixels) on the screen - this looks OK and you can print out the drawing, but that’s about all. TechSoft Primary V3 is a ‘vector’ package and every line and shape you draw will have a unique mathematical identity defined in terms of coordinates and geometry. You won’t be aware of this when designing, but it means that drawings can be edited, dimensioned and output to a CAM machine. Printed copy will be exactly the right size and not scaled to fit the page. This is the way that most commercial Graphic and Computer Aided Design packages work, so TechSoft Primary V3 is a great preparation for future learning and provides pupils and teachers with powerful new tools at KS2. The software uses a familiar Windows interface and is logical and easy to use, so pupils and teachers will quickly be up to speed.

TechSoft Primary V3 can’t be beaten for making accurate project plans. These can include dimensions and can be ‘filled’ in flat colour, shaded (or graduated) colour, or even photo-images of the material they will be made from. Plans can be printed onto label paper to make accurate templates, or pages can be bordered, titled and printed onto regular paper as a record for design folders.

TechSoft Primary V3 makes a great graphic design tool as well. Text, photographs and accurate drawings can all be combined making it ideal for presentation pages, or for creating posters and leaflets. We’ve been careful not to overload the software with too many tools but have included simple ways to change photo-images and trim them to size and shape.

You don’t need to be aware of the geometry working for you under the surface of TechSoft Primary V3, to be able to create accurate drawings, but it is there and if you want to focus on numeracy then why not? Many Primary schools find it the ideal package to support pupil’s learning in mathematics; shape, space, pattern, size and number. Using TechSoft Primary V3 to design presentation pages could, of course, be used anywhere in the curriculum.

Using TechSoft Primary V3 for CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) takes you onto another level – not only can you draw things, you can make them too!

• A wide variety of drawing functions, lines, circles, shapes, tangents, polygons, etc.
  
• Great text facilities. Use any true type font, any size position or orientation, any colour including texture fills and drop shadows.
  
• Comprehensive transformation functions including, move, mirror, copy, rotate, re-size and distort.
  
• Easy to use grid function. Lock onto cm or mm grids for accurate drawing, change to an isometric grid for 3D effect.
  
• Attach tool to ‘snap-to’ circle centres, end points and intersections.
  
• Select from three levels of desktop to suit different ages and abilities.
  
• Comprehensive, quick and easy to use Zoom tools.
  
• Powerful editing functions including Edit and Add nodes to lines and shapes.
  
• Cut and paste facilities, allows you to link with most Windows packages.
  
• Import and Export files in most common formats (eg., jpeg, tiff, gif, wmf, emf, etc.)
  
• Clip and crop photo-images to shapes or ‘freehand’.
  
• Change photo-images to greyscale, monochrome or reduce image size.
  
• Output via Windows printer driver to any standard printer, or output directly to Roland SRM-20E, Stika or CAMM 1.
  
• Comprehensive fill tools including linear or circular graduated fills with any number of colours, and texture fills using bitmap files. Large selection of common texture fills supplied in a library.
  
• Total compatibility with 2D Design V2 to allow cross-phase working.
  
• Multiple Undos / Redos.

If you would like to talk to us, please:

Call us: +44(0) 1745 535007
Email us: sales@techsoft.co.uk