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RealTimeDesigner Development Timeline
2014 1st Half
January
Template feature added for maximum number of characters per line
2013 2nd Half
December
Lots of work on the API and integration options
November
Faster Loading Font Display
BackGround Color applied to 3D models
Mask Patterns loaded for image file uploads
Text filter added to find products on Configure Products page
October
OPENCART - major new integration to shopping cart platform
JAVASCRIPT code examples for FOOTER - floating toolbar, button changes, etc.
FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM image integration
3D Modeling in all but Internet Explorer
Parametric Design Interface - create templates on the fly with text strings, clipart names and x-y coordinates
Registered User export in CSV format add
Thumbnails added to user file links
September
Major upgrade to vector generation recoloring
Fotolia API live
Grid option to have it on by default
August
Interpolated option added for add-ons pricing
Bridges to Opencart and Shopify
Flat Rate fee introduced
July
New RTD website launched
Javascript functions added for precise element positioning of interface elements
Shipping and Finishing folders added to order processing
2013 1st Half
June
Silent order option created for interfacing with other applications using API
May
Added Payment links for Credit Cards in Monthly RTD billing
Clipart Search Log Added to Admin Panel
April
Grid Layer moved forward
Live Pricing added to Designer
Vegas ISA was a Success
March
New Rotation Tool launched
Vertical Text Tool added
Clipart Agreement with ChalkArtStudio
February
Takedown Policy posted on Clipart Pages
Clip Art thumbnails override
Color Names added to wordpress
January
Always Show Element Icons added to Configure Generator
WordPress 2.0 Plugin released with [shortcodes]
Flat Rate shipping options - up to 5 thresholds
Template Option added to force all colors to change together
Clip art Filtering for templates
SPECIALCODEs to recolor templates upon loading
Force Proportional Aspect Ratio for templates
Elavon/Virtual Merchant payment gateway launched
Separate layers can be generated for PDF output
2012 2nd Half
December
Template option for global color change added
Added Color filtering by colorsource value for each element or template
SSL Added to admin login
RGB/CMYK issue for Clip arts Fixed
Allow ONLY custom Clip arts in a product
Special codes to alter templates added
Clip art filtering allows clip art to be limited in templates based on keywords
November
Step & Repeat tool for banners, etc
Mass file upload of special codes with auto expire - Living Social/Groupon
Cross linking between styles and stores added
Fixed size option for user uploads added
Shirts demo site online using color source filtering
BG & FG images now support vectors for Registration Marks and Cut Lines
Color filtering based on Color Source added
Hanes, Gildan, Jerzees, Fruit of the Loom, and Anvil catalogs redone
Disable Text Personalization option added for admin template creation
Yes/No Radio added for Sales Tax Exempt
October
Individual parts of bitmaps now downloadable
Admin tools in Designer moved to top of screen
Thank You Pages added for individual stores
Template Cloning from Admin to sites in BETA
Wordpress Template Navigation added to Plugin
SGIA Las Vegas - October 18-20
ISA Show announced - Las Vegas, April 2013
September
Spanish Version Launched
Low Resolution file included in Vector Output
New Navigation in Clipart
Revised Border Tool
Toggle for Auto-Prefill of Order Fields
Wordpress Plugin Released
Toggle added for Auto-prefill Of Order Fields
August
Orders Trend Graph added
QR Code Generator announced
PROPERTIES popup positioned under ELEMENT - design window left intact
July
Textures applied to colors
API enhancements for CMS integration
2012 1st Half
June
Vacations, Concerts, Trade Show Planning
May
Grid line color and style controls added
Fixed Size Cliparts Resize optional
Products can now be assigned to Stores
Clipart Browser has entirely new look
Proportional and Fixed Size Cliparts now active
Dedicated Server added for database
April
Added [MATRIX] live pricing to short description of RTD Catalog
Catalog navigation improved with [SPECIAL CODES] and ability to turn off blank designer
Added ability to do mass pricing updates
Sign Shop in a Box made live - standard sign products catalog
March
Added deselect by clicking anywhere in design window
WOW! ISA 2012 Orlando was a huge success
Forum Newsfeed added to Admin Panel at login
Browser/Access Trends w/ Bar Charts added
Multi Stores Added
Now Upload - Download Styles as an entire Group
Cart Module can now be embedded into external pages
Updated default styles, catalog CSS, designer CSS
February
HIDDEN PRODUCTS - are now labeled as such when viewing catalog in admin mode
Single Color clipart modified to remove color pick step
Design window expanded to allow images to be moved beyond edges
RTD Manual moved to WIKI for easier searching, linking and updating
RTD Timeline Started
Clipart Zoom on Hover added
FEDEX live shipping revised to new API
January
API Added to RTD - Very Powerful!
1,000 Corporate Logos Added
Cliparts Exceeds 10,000
Keywords added to all cliparts
Any - All - Exact added to clipart search
New wizard to create products
RTD Links & Builders added to easily generate specific links
Added Touch Devices support including Apple
Text Personalization (names & numbers) added
Auto Update of TEXT while typing (2 sec delay)
2011
December
Clipart Recolor Tool expanded point & click
October
500th RTD company is put online
RTD is a big hit at SGIA New Orleans
August
Limited background colors and “BACKGROUND COLOR based” pricing released
Proportional Text Alignment added
Force TEXT to CAPS added
2010
April
RTD Users conference ORLANDO at ISA tradeshow 2010
2008
September
RTD is shown at NMB Sign Show in Indianapolis
June
RTD Catalog is released
March
RTD is at ISA Orlando
February
100th RTD user is launched
January
RealTimeDesigner is introduced at PPAI Las Vegas Trade Show
2007
May
RealTimeDesigner is officially launched
2006
April
First beta tester on board - thanks Steve!
March
TNG project is officially named RealTimeDesigner
February
Alex begins work on TNG - the next generation online design tool
January
Mark & Alex launch LogoGenerator.com - template based online logo design tool
2001
May
Alex Launches charas-project.net - a fully online-based Charasets Generator for RPG game developers
2000
June
Design Online Tool Launched on MagneticSigns.com
1997
February
www.MagneticSigns.com Launched