Vextractor 4.70 is a Unit Converter product from vextrasoft.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, Vextractor is a professional program for converting raster images to vector (vectorizer). Vextractor converts drawings, maps and other images, including photo, logos, black-and-white illustrations from raster to vector format. The software can save converted raster images to the following vector formats: DXF, WMF, EMF, EPS, AI or SVG. Files of these vector formats can be imported to popular vector graphics applications like AutoCAD, Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, and many others. For the purpose of supporting GIS applications, the software allows saving images to the ArcInfo Shape and MapInfo MID/MIF formats. This program is a perfect replacement for the traditional tracing and digitizing. It can save lots of your time, for it is much quicker to use this software rather than do the tracing by hand or using a digitizer.
Why Do You Need Vextractor
Chances are these days you can open raster files (e.g., BMP, TIFF, PNG, JPG) with your favorite CAD software - the majority of modern CAD programs can import and display raster images. However, as soon as you import your raster file in your CAD program, you will find out that all you can do with it is just view it and trace it over. You are unable to modify or edit the raster as easily as you can do vector data. That takes place because CAD program can only work with vector files. If you want to edit raster files in a CAD software you are to convert them to vector files first. That can be done with a raster to vector conversion software (vectorizer). Once your raster image is converted to the vector format, you will be able to import it in your CAD software and then edit it like any other drawings that you do with your CAD application.
The list below summarizes the conversion of hard-copy drawings to CAD drawings, using the raster to vector converter:
1. Create a raster file by scanning a hard-copy drawing with a scanner.
2. Use Vextractor to convert the raster file to the vector format.
3. Import the vector file to your CAD application.
4. Edit the drawing in your CAD application.
Vextractor can replace the traditional tracing and digitizing applications. It offers a simple and easy way to convert paper-based drawings to CAD drawings for further editing and use. Vextractor will save many hours of your time and free you from the boring and monotonous work.
Main Features:
* The software supports a multitude of raster graphic file formats, including BMP, GIF, TIFF/GEOTIFF, JPEG, PNG, PCX, TGA, WBMP, PPM, PBM, PGM.
* Vextractor supports the following vector formats:
* AutoCAD DXF and DXB
* Windows Metafiles WMF and EMF
* ArcView Shapefiles (SHP)
* MapInfo MIF/MID
* ASCII XYZ simple text format
* Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG)
* Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
* Adobe Illustrator (AI)
* ILDA Data Transfer Format for Laser Show
* New: Now Vextractor have advanced algorithm for photo and photorealistic image vectorization.
* For design drawings the software applies recognition of various graphic elements of the image: circles, arcs, orthogonal lines, etc. Here, the software offers an opportunity to create a uniform grid, which can be put on the elements of your vectorized object.
* Vextractor contains a built-in advanced vector graphic editor, which easily allows you to add some corrections to your built vectors.
* Vextractor can be used for cartographic information recognition. The software supports such popular GIS formats as ESRI ArcView Shape and MapInfo MID/MIF. In order to uphold the highest standards in cartographic information processing, the software offers a coordinate binding system with an option, which allows users to save data binding coefficients to the format of GeoTIFF and world-files of ESRI ArcInfo system.
* Vextractor contains features, which are first of all intended for CAD and GIS systems: an opportunity to set your own coordinate system for vector images and an opportunity to specify a desirable size of a chosen image (width and height). Also you can assign Z-values (elevation) for polylines.
* Apart from that, the software is ready to help you with artistic and design work. Vextractor builds geometrics of raster images, which consist of Bezier splines. The software supports a series of vector formats, which can be imported into all popular packages of vector graphics: Encapsulated Post Script (EPS), Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG), Windows Metafile (WMF/EMF).
* The software contains a variety of additional features, such as a support for TWAIN32-compatible devices, an original three-window interface and more.
* Vextractor runs under all versions of 32bit Windows: Win98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista. The license of this design software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this Design software.