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New Scan2CAD video tutorial

A new, free downloadable video tutorial shows PC CAD users how to convert scanned drawings, plans, maps, etc, into CAD files in just a few minutes

CAMBRIDGE, England - February 15, 2001 - Softcover, the publisher of Scan2CAD, a leading low-cost raster to vector convertor, has introduced the free video tutorial to show PC CAD users how to quickly convert scanned images (raster files) into a DXF (vector file) format that can be edited in any PC CAD program.

Scanners of all sizes are increasingly seen in drawing offices. However, most PC CAD programs only allow the scanned drawing to be viewed and traced over, not edited (because CAD programs work with vector, not raster data). As a result, PC CAD users need raster to vector conversion software like Scan2CAD to convert the raster file into CAD-editable vector lines, arcs, circles and text. Once converted to DXF these drawing elements can be edited in any PC CAD program, thus saving the CAD user considerable redrawing time.

The video runs on any Windows PC. No software is needed to view it. The video guides the viewer through the vectorisation process with voice-over instructions. It covers raster file import, raster clean-up using tools like Despeckle and Rotate and basic OCR (text) recognition. Before saving the vectorized file as industry standard DXF, it explains how to Scale the file to accurately reflect the original paper drawing.

Readers who want to download the video can find it on Softcover's web site: http://www.rastertovector.com/video.htm

The video tutorial is not large, about 2.3Mb, and downloads in approximately 12 minutes using a 33kbs modem. A full working evaluation version of Scan2CAD can also be downloaded from the same web address.

 

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