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Evaluation of Graphics Packages for PCs
Drawing Objects
| Feature | Stanford Graphics | DeltaGraph | Origin | Sigmaplot |
| Drawing and annotation tools | ||||
| Line/Polyline/Arrow | Yes | Yes | Line/Arr | Line/Arr |
| Rectangle/Rounded Rectangle | Yes | Yes | Rectangle | Rectangle |
| Arc/Circle/Ellipse | Yes | Yes | Circle/Ell | Circle/Ell |
| Bezier curve/ Freehand drawing | Bezier | Yes | No | No |
| Object manipulation tools | ||||
| Align to baseline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Duplicate objects | Windows | Yes | Windows | Windows |
| Group/ungroup elements | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rotate objects | No | 90,180… | No | No |
| Align objects | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Snap to grid | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Give position for objects | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Import image or picture | ||||
| DXF (AutoCAD) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| CGM | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| EPS | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| HPGL | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| DRW (Micrografx Designer) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| PCX | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| TIF | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| PNG | No | No | No | No |
| JPEG | No | No | No | No |
| BMP | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| WMF | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| GIF (Compuserve) | Yes | No | No | No |
| Workspace control tools | ||||
| Redraw | Yes | Poor | Yes | No |
| Zoom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pan | No | No | No | No |
| Rulers | No | Yes | No | Yes |