I have used versions 2 and 3 of the Metadraw control on several medical and security related products over a period of several years. The MetaDraw control is outstanding - and I rank it among the best, if not the best, of all the VB3 thru VB6 controls that I have ever used. There are several reasons for this comment: (a) it is very easy and quick to learn and use, (b) the set of functions is extensive - the control can do virtually anything you may need to for graphic manipulation, layering and object orientation, and finally (c) the technical support is outstanding. In the rare cases where I could not figure out how to do something from the Help and samples - I contacted technical support and they always responded quickly and knowledgeably. In a couple of cases I sent small snippets of code and they made corrections. I highly recommend the product to any user that needs to create layered graphics, presentation or design tools - or even simple layout tools.