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NEWS & EVENTS
Press Release
| IDEAL.Com Launches WiseImage
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| Integrates with the IDEAL Online
PlanRoom and Incorporates Scanned Raster Data into the CAD
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October 9, 2003,
Rockville, MD - IDEAL.com, exclusive North
American Distributor for Consistent Software,
launches WiseImage 6.0 for AutoCAD
2000/2000i/2002/2004 and AutoCAD LT
2000/2000i/2002/2004. WiseImage 6.0, developed by
Consistent Software, solves the problem of
incorporating scanned raster data into the CAD
environment. This is done by adding native
CAD-style raster editing and raster to vector
conversion inside AutoCAD to facilitate revision
creation and new drawing production. WiseImage 6.0
for AutoCAD offers an updated exclusive set of
enhancement tools to be applied to black/white as
well as grayscale and color images. True ObjectARX
technology, the possibility to use AutoCAD dialogs
and settings, and an advanced customizable
interface in Windows XP style, makes WiseImage 6.0
a natural part of AutoCAD environments
"WiseImage 6.0 for AutoCAD offers complete
integration with our IDEAL/Contex scanners and
Online PlanRooms," says Jay Magenheim, president
of IDEAL.com. Customers scan their paper drawings
and archive in an IDEAL Online PlanRoom, then they
can use WiseImage to edit in Raster and
incorporate into their CAD system. CAD drawings
can also be loaded into the IDEAL Online
PlanRoom."
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What's New in Version 6.0
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- New '2004' style interface
- Dockable and transparent dialog windows and
tool palettes like in AutoCAD 2004
- New customizable current button indication
feature
- Full color (24 bit) sizable buttons
- Multi window preview feature
- Special dialog window for calibration
- Adaptive Binarization - unique tool for
blueprints and sepias
- Sophisticated palette manager - Color
Classifier
- New precise rasterization engine
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Features and Benefits
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- Total integration with Autodesk's products
in technology, operational control and engine
- Image enhancement and restoration inside
AutoCAD
- CAD style raster selection, snapping and
editing
- Various automatic conversion and tracing
options
- Several rasterization modes
- Twain and Contex scanners support
- Sophisticated calibration tools
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Raster Object Selection, Editing and
Image Enhancement
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The enhanced Intelligent
Object Selection technology of Consistent Software
allows the selection of raster data by using
AutoCAD-style tools - by picking; inside rectangle
or polygon; by crossing rectangle, polygon,
polyline, etc. Raster objects (raster lines, arcs
and circles) have properties (line type, line
width, etc.) and precise geometry, which can be
changed in the AutoCAD properties dialog. You can
also modify the geometry of raster objects by
their "grips". Object snapping for raster objects
is consistent with AutoCAD snap (that only works
with vectors). WiseImage for AutoCAD has a variety
of tools for enhancement and correction of color,
grayscale and monochrome raster images. There are
color and monochrome filters and image restoration
tools such as: color correction, deskewing,
four-point correction, elimination of linear and
non-linear image distortions, cropping, rotation,
resizing, etc. You can correct an image using a
specified set of commands with one click.
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Tracing Capabilities
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To convert a raster symbol,
line, arc, circle or outline to a vector object, a
user only has to pick a point on the source raster
object. The tracing mode can be set also to
retain, delete or smooth the original raster
object. WiseImage can recognize raster hatches and
trace arbitrary raster curves by AutoCAD
polylines. When tracing polylines, the program can
automatically define the most probable trace
direction. You can trace monochrome, color and
grayscale images.
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Automatic Raster to Vector Conversion (
Pro version )
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WiseImage for AutoCAD
recognizes and converts to corresponding vector
objects raster lines, arcs, circles, symbols,
points, polylines, outlines and hatches. The
program also recognizes raster line types, widths
and dimension arrows. The results of automatic
vectorization often require further correction -
this can be done automatically with tools that
will merge vector fragments, create orthogonal
lines, and round objects widths to specified
values. Resulting vector objects can be separated
by weight, AutoCAD layers and color. During
automatic raster to vector conversion WiseImage
for AutoCAD converts raster texts to AutoCAD text
entities. It is also possible to convert raster
texts to polylines or outlines. The program can be
easily taught to recognize new text characters.
You can also use external OCR modules.
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Symbols
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Many technical drawings
contain conventional graphic symbols: plans,
electric circuits, hydraulic and processing
schemes. It is possible to train WiseImage to
recognize any graphic symbol (by defining a
corresponding template). Symbols can be selected
by picking and converted to vector blocks. Raster
symbols may differ by orientation and scale from
their templates, and the program will
automatically define the required parameters for
inserting the vector block.
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Text Recognition
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During automatic raster to
vector conversion WiseImage for AutoCAD converts
raster texts to AutoCAD text entities. It is also
possible to convert raster texts to polylines or
outlines. The program can be easily taught to
recognize new text characters. You can also use
external OCR modules.
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About IDEAL
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IDEAL.com is the exclusive
North American distributor for Consistent
Software. Consistent Software is located in
Norway. IDEAL.com develops, markets, and supports
a wide range of color and monochrome solutions for
large format drawings and technical documents
including operating software for scanners,
intelligent raster and CAD software document
management software, and online planrooms. For
more information on WiseImage 6.0 for
AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT or tiff images please contact
Kathy Magenheim at 301-468-0123 ext.1230 or
contact via email at kmagenheim@ideal.com.
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