Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2009

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

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Drawing outlines for raster to vector conversion

November 1, 2009

If you are drawing an outline that you want to convert to CAD using raster to vector conversion, it needs to be drawn as a single, strong, unambiguous line.

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Help! I’ve lost my Scan2CAD registration key. What now?

October 26, 2009

No problem!
If you lose the registration key for your Scan2CAD raster to vector conversion software, please just email us with your details. As soon as we’ve located you on our user records, we will re-send you your key.

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What tolerances can you expect from raster to vector conversion?

October 19, 2009

I am sometimes asked whether our Scan2CAD raster to vector conversion software will convert to tolerances of hundredths, or even thousandths of an inch.

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The Nice Niece goes pickpocketing

October 19, 2009

Another post that has nothing whatsoever to do with raster to vector conversion. Here are some photos of the Nice Niece doing a spot of pickpocketing.

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Can I increase the resolution of my low resolution image?

October 12, 2009

Generally*, no.
Once you have scanned an image at too low a resolution, the damage has been done and the information you need in order to do a successful raster to vector conversion has been lost.

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Lost in the mail!

October 4, 2009

When you email a company and don’t get a response, the natural reaction is to feel negative about that company.
However, these negative thoughts may well be misplaced!

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Why are web images usually unsuitable for raster to vector conversion?

September 29, 2009

The logo below looks absolutely fine. It is clear and legible.

You may think you can just download it and vectorize it, but if you try to vectorize this logo, you’ll find it won’t work. Why?

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Auntie’s Ghastly Gallery

September 19, 2009

Yesterday, one of the images I was emailed to do a sample raster to vector conversion on was so ghastly I was inspired to write this post.

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What is the right resolution for raster to vector conversion?

September 12, 2009

The right resolution for raster to vector conversion depends on the drawing you want to convert. If you are vectorizing small details you will need a higher resolution than if you are vectorizing large details.

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