Enhanced! 3D visualization options

Open, work with and re-purpose 3D models, such as AutoCAD® DWG™ and DXF™, 3DS and Google® SketchUp™ with Right Hemisphere® Deep Exploration™ 6 CSE.

New! Task-oriented workspaces

Work more efficiently with dedicated workspaces for Technical Illustration, Authoring Training material and Sales and Marketing collateral creation.

Enhanced! 3D CAD visualization add-on (optional)

Open and work with the latest 3D CAD file formats, including CATIA V5R19, Pro/Engineer® Wildfire® 5, SolidWorks® 2010, Inventor® 2010, NX7, JT v.9.3 and others without a costly CAD license. Find out more about this add-on tool

Enhanced! File format compatibility

Confidently exchange files with colleagues and clients thanks to support for more than 100 file formats, including AutoCAD DWG™ and DXF™, Microsoft® Visio® (VSD), SVG, DOCX, XLS, JPEG, PNG, TIFF and more.

Enhanced! Adobe product support

Import and export AI, PSD and PDF files with support for Illustrator® CS5, Photoshop® CS5 and Acrobat®.

New! Corel® CONNECT™

Easily find information assets on your computer, network or external storage device or online sources with this full-screen browser (also available as a docker within Corel DESIGNER®, CorelDRAW® and Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™).

Enhanced! Corel® PowerTRACE® X5

Quickly convert scanned bitmaps, such as circuit design blueprints, schematics, hand-drawn illustrations and more, into editable vector graphics with smoother curves and more accurate results.

New! Microsoft® Visual Studio® Tools for Applications

Streamline your workflow by creating macros and add-ins. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is also included to let you perform simple customization tasks. Plus, easily create connections to Content Management Systems (CMS), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM) Systems.

Projected drawing modes

Actively draw on the projected plane to create isometric or other parallel projected illustrations for assembly and maintenance instructions. For existing planar objects, you can also project the objects to a desired plane, rather than calculating a rotation and skew angle manually.

Advanced dimension tools

Create custom dimensions and dimension styles with advanced control for clearly readable illustrations.

Enhanced! Callout tool features

Use the one-click Callout tool to easily create callouts, including text, lines and halos. In Corel DESIGNER X5, you do not need to review your entire drawing for numbered callouts when you make additions or changes. Just use automatic increment when you create callouts and Corel DESIGNER X5 will renumber them automatically with the new Callout renumbering macro.

Halos on curves

Apply halos to connector lines that cross over each other to make wiring diagrams and flowcharts easier to read, or use halos to highlight the axes of an exploded view with thrust lines in a technical illustration.

More precision tools

Specify arrowhead attributes such as size, offset or rotation angle, then save custom arrowheads as presets. Use the 2-point line tool to draw cylinders more easily and add missing detail to drawings.

New & Enhanced! Color management

Use color with certainty thanks to the redesigned color management engine. Adjust color settings for a specific document, save presets, preview color outputs and more effectively prepare technical illustrations for various output devices. Also includes support for new PANTONE® profiles and many other process and spot color libraries.

Enhanced! Professional image editing

Easily enhance and retouch photos to include in your work with Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™ X5. The enhanced Objects docker lets you organize project elements hierarchically for greater efficiency. Plus, the new Convert to Grayscale dialog gives you more control of the colors used in conversion for clearer results.

New! CorelDRAW® X5

For the first time, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite includes CorelDRAW X5, adding a powerful and intuitive creative vector illustration and page layout application for complementary tasks.

Enhanced! Performance

Work faster with support for multicore processing and interface enhancements such as locked toolbars. Plus, new support for Windows® Touch lets you navigate the applications in Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X5 with your fingertips.

Enhanced! Industry standards compliance

Create, share and deliver standardized technical documentation with support for leading formats, including WebCGM 2.0/2.1, S1000D, SVG and PDF/A.

Enhanced! Encapsulated Postscript® (EPS) support

Ensure that EPS files export and print with more vivid colors.

New & Enhanced! Web publishing

Take advantage of new and enhanced features to produce Web graphics. The new Export for Web dialog box provides easy access to export controls. SWiSH miniMax2 is also included to let you quickly create web animations.

3D CAD

Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X5 includes Right Hemisphere® Deep Exploration™ 6 CSE, a powerful application that transforms 3D CAD models into accurate 2D graphics.

To double your 3D CAD editing abilities and benefit from increased file format support, upgrade to Deep Exploration 6 CCE. See below for more information.