e2vector is an illustration app. that enables you to draw pictures, or import and modify online SVG artwork.

One problem with creating applications like these is that I make it all look so easy. Compared with a form-based Flex business applications with lots of grids and numbers, you would think that drawing would be child's-play. Actually, an application such as e2vector is extremely sophisticated under the bonnet.

e2vector incorporates a very sophisticated algorithm that enables it to splice paths. Pulling apart overlapping arcs so that they split at the points where they overlap. It takes a lot of code to achieve something that seems so simple and intuitive to use. Shape intersection and union are not trivial either.

(Watch a video introduction to e2vector)

If you've downloaded an earlier version of this software - you may need to delete the old one, before you can install this one.

Known limitations with this Beta version:

1. SVG import/export. I’ve just tackled a common subset of the SVG specification. Some SVG files contain unexpected things, and my SVG class isn’t bullet-proof yet. Gradients aren’t always imported as expected. Cubic paths occasionally hiccup. Text and embedded images aren’t supported yet either. ..... Nothing I can’t remedy given more time.

2. Menus on a Mac are as intended (with keyboard shortcuts, etc...), but I haven’t implemented native menus on a PC yet. The menu you see along the top of the window isn’t the final intention.

3. Please remove any old versions of this application before installing this new version.