JSANCHEZ, LLC
Paper drawings in, digital drawings
out…
10420 Arthur Place, Suite 100
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Phone: (314)-567-7779
Fax:
(314)-567-3412
Email: sanchez@jsanchez.com
Unedited vector
file, converted by software only
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Level 3
Unedited Vector Data files are vector-translated files created with raster-to-vector
conversion software from a scanned image. These are saved in standard GIS
or CAD file formats such as AutoCAD, Microstation or Arc/Info.
Typically, these vector files are not recommended for direct editing, but could
be quite useful as attachments or “backgrounds” to newly created vector data.
Just keep in mind that simpler originals of high graphics quality will convert
much better than very complex, poor quality ones. This is simply because the
busier or more complex a particular document is, the more taxing it is for the
software to differentiate among the various objects to be separated as vector
data.
Level 3 files are the next
step up from Level 2 scans. Gray scale, high quality, high-resolution images
are edited to extract the maximum possible sharpness from the scanned data.
Then, each image is contrast-enhanced to separate linework from background,
inserted into GIS or CAD files and scaled to real-life size ready for further
post-processing. Then, we run our interactive Raster-To-Vector software to
create a reproduction of the original document using vector-based objects such
as lines, arcs, polylines and circles rather than pixels. However, Level
3 files retain textual and dimensional data only as lines and
arcs and not as editable alphanumeric objects. Moreover, vectors are not separated
by meaningful layers since the software alone has no intelligence to determine
the discipline-specific interpretation of the data present in the scan.
Of
course, as true GIS and CAD data files, these converted files may be edited in
native form with any vector program such as AutoCAD, Microstation, Arc/Info,
Illustrator, and generally any program that will accept data in the
industry-standard DXF format. You can edit and “cleanup” these files in the
same manner you would others created “from scratch” by these programs.
Depending on your originals, editing may range from a quick and simple exercise
to a very labor intensive and time-consuming project. If you feel that the
cost-savings afforded by our Level 3 product will offset the time you may need
to spend in post-conversion cleanup, then this option is for you.
The least expensive way to convert your
drawings to vector
The complete scanning
and conversion solution
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