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Scan2CAD automatically converts scanned drawings into DXF files that
can be edited in any PC CAD, CNC, GIS or mapping program.
- Convert (vectorize) scanned drawings to CAD DXF.
- High quality vectorization for quick and easy editing in CAD.
- NO paper-size restrictions - converts ALL drawing sizes.
- Converts standard raster file formats (TIFF, BMP, CALS, PNG, JPG,
etc.).
- Converts monochrome (black/white), grayscale and color raster
files.
- Includes raster and vector editing tools.
- Affordable - starting from just US $298.
- Runs on any PC with Windows 2000 or XP.
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| Scan2CAD is a comprehensive raster to vector converter packed with
practical tools to assist you through every step in the conversion
process.
The four fundamental steps in any raster to vector conversion
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Scan the drawing or
load a previously scanned raster file. |
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Clean the raster
image image before converting it. |
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Convert the scanned
drawing from raster to vector. |
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Edit the vectors. |
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| Four
reasons why Scan2CAD gives better results that save more time |
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Reviews... |
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in CAD&CG Magazine, Japan - February '05. Scan2CAD reviewed in
CAD&CG Magazine and compared to another raster to vector converter.
CAD&CG Magazine's test show Scan2CAD vectorized the same drawing in
7 seconds with more accuracy than the other program which took 1.03
minutes to produce less good results. |
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in Model Engineers' Workshop - September '04. Scan2CAD was
reviewed in in the August/September 2004 issue of Model Engineers'
Workshop Magazine. Reviewer Stan Bray concluded that "Scan2CAD is a
program where it is very easy to learn the basics ... it is highly
recommended for anyone who wishes to convert scanned drawings to CAD
format. [A drawing] can easily be converted and scaled far more
quickly than by other methods such as tracing or, heaven forbid,
actually copying the original". |
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CADALYST Magazine review - May '04. Scan2CAD v7 was subject of a
"First Looks" review in the May issue of CADALYST Magazine. Reviewer
David Byrnes wrote: "What sets programs apart is their ability to
vectorize, and Scan2CAD v7 is a powerful contender here. As well as
easy stuff such as lines and arcs, v7 can recognize and convert
Bezier curves, hatch patterns and noncontinuous line types. It has
most of the functionality of programs costing 10 times as much. V7
maintains the high standards of earlier releases. The documentation
and support are first-rate. Powerful, affordable automatic raster to
vector conversion." |
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First, Scan2CAD recognizes more drawing entities than most
converters:
- Continuous lines
- Dashed and dashed-dot lines
- Polylines
- Arcs
- Circles
- Bezier curves (which can be exported as splines, polylines or
arcs)
- Lined hatch patterns
- Arrows
- Text (OCR)
By recognizing all these drawing entities Scan2CAD saves you more
time than converters that make drawings up out of hundreds of short
lines or just lines and arcs, as many do. |
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| Second, Scan2CAD resolves many of the difficult recognition
problems that produce poor and untidy results in other programs, the
ones that take so long to tidy up in CAD.
Diagram (a) below shows a very simple raster image, one that is a lot
less complicated than anything you will work with in a real life
vectorization.
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We converted this image using Scan2CAD and 12 other converters.
(b)  (c) 
Diagram (b) shows the vectorization produced by one of the other
converters. In our test 10 programs gave results like Diagram (b) - or
worse!
Diagram (c) shows Scan2CAD's conversion. It produced straighter lines
and neater joins and corners. Clearly, a result like this will save you
more redrawing time.
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| Third, Scan2CAD works on the basis that every conversion must
follow your paper drawing with absolute precision wherever possible.
Many low cost programs trace blindly over the image. Others try to
make sense of this mess by post-processing the trace. In juggling it
around they produce vectors that no longer follow the detail on your
drawing. Scan2CAD stays true to the original detail.
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| Fourth, Scan2CAD converts quickly. In an independent test
(CAD&CG Magazine, Japan, Feb 2005), Scan2CAD vectorized a drawing in 7
seconds with more accuracy than a rival "professional" program that took
1.03 minutes.
Programs that are slower than Scan2CAD waste more of your time. They
waste more time again when you do a second or third conversion in an
attempt to improve on the first results. |
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are two versions of Scan2CAD |
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Scan2CAD v7 Regular - US $298
Scan2CAD v7 Pro - US $498
The basic differences between Scan2CAD Regular and Pro are that
Scan2CAD Pro converts color images into color DXF, has a batch
processing facility to convert multiple drawings in one operation and
more OCR (text recognition) capabilities.
For more information on the differences between the two versions
click
here.
There is NO difference in conversion quality between the Regular and
Pro versions of Scan2CAD. They will both give you results that cannot be
bettered at any price! |
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