TactileView setup and settings – COM port Before connecting the MDA’s cables to the computer, first open the Windows Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Device Manager. In the Device manager, open the section ‘Ports (COM & LPT)’. Next, connect the USB cable from the MDA to the computer. Make a note of which new COM port appears in this list (e.g. COM5). In case you need to double check, simply disconnect and then …
Supported object types Currently, only a limited number of different drawing tools are supported for plotting with the MDA. Other objects can still be added to the TactileView design, but will not be drawn by the MDA. Support for the other object types, as well as bitmap images and the retouching tools is planned for a future release. The objects that are currently supported are: Straight line, Square/rectangle, Circle/ellipse, Triangle, Polygon; there is limited support …
There is a free app available from the Google Play store that allows you to create and save a drawing as an SVG: “Simplector“. There are also several programs available on Android that feature exporting images as SVG’s as a premium feature. To name a few: Adobe Illustrator Draw, ScribMaster and Inker. If you have a different sketching app that you prefer, which also allows you to save your sketches as SVGs, please let us know. …
iOS apps that generate SVG format images can be used to create images which can be automatically sketched on the MDA, or can be saved on the MDA to be sketched later. There are a number of apps available in the App-Store. As an example on how to create and upload an SVG image from the iPhone or iPad to the MDA, we will show you how to do so with “Vectornator Pro”. For our …
Windows applications that generate SVG format images can be used to create images that can be sketched on the MDA, either automatically, or they can be saved to be sketched later. Examples of this are, applications like Adobe’s Illustrator, or free software like Inkscape or Gimp that run under Windows and can create SVG format images. In order to sketch directly from those applications to the MDA, you have to setup the connection from your …
Apple Mac applications that generate SVG format images can be used to create images that can be sketched on the MDA, either automatically, or they can be saved to be sketched later. Examples of this are, applications like Adobe’s Illustrator, or free software tools like Inkscape or Vectr that run under MacOS and can create SVG format images. In order to sketch directly from those applications to the MDA, you have to setup the connection …
Owner/Administrator registration If the MDA is connected to the internet, you can register your MDA with Thinkable by providing the requested information on the Owner/Administrator registration page. Upon registration you will receive future information on developments and on updates of the MDA. Note that a number of the fields are mandatory. The password you enter will not be send nor stored with Thinkable, the password is only stored locally. If you forget your password, you …