VB-Edit:

VB-Edit is an advanced interactive raster/vector editor and raster-to-vector conversion module. VB-Edit provides CAD functionality on raster images. Among the advanced functions are calibration, warping, cropping, de-skewing, erasing and filtering functions such as de-speckling, hole-filling, thickening, thinning, etc., on the whole image or selected area (regular or irregular). VB-Edit includes an object recognition engine that automatically recognizes selected lines, arcs, circles and hatch patterns. The raster tracing tool provides line following for semi-automatic raster to vector conversion. VB-Edit offers rubbersheeting, search-and-replace of raster objects, automatic vector correction, save and load vectors, and more.

Works alone or with VisualBASE EDM

Using the editing tools you can modify or draw lines, arcs, circles, polypoints, polylines, texts, shapes, blocks, line styles (dashed, dot-dashed, etc.) and arrowheads. Text can be added and rotated to any angle using a wide range of fonts. The block-editing function can be used to cut-and-paste irregular shapes to and from the multi-page clipbook, which can be saved and recalled from disc. The VB-Edit module can import scaled vector files in DXF, DXB or VCT format into the drawing and rasterize them - ideal for updating objects, drawing frames and title blocks.

VB-Edit Specifications:

• Image Process Functions - Whole-image or selective (irregular) crop, rotate, de-skew, de-speckle, hole-filling, erase, fill, thickening, thinning, smoothing, line separation, contouring, shape enhancing, etc.
• Image Edit Functions - Visual drawing functionality Draw line, ortho-line, circle, arc and box. Supports AutoCAD shapes and fonts, True Type fonts, single-pixel draw/erase. Grouping and ungrouping of vector objects. Object recognition engine for recognition of lines, arcs, circles & polylines. Converts selected vector objects to raster.
• Cut and Paste Functions - Up to 9 rectangular or irregular areas to a 9-page "Clipbook". The contents of the clipbook may be saved to disk and restored.
• Vector Import Formats - Vector file in DXF, DXB, VC4 (RxVectory) format and Anvil 1000 (DRW). Scaleable in x and y, plus rotation.
• Vector Save Format - VC4 Vectory format with AutoCAD import utility.
• Vector Export Formats - DXF (V.10/V.11), DXB(real/integer), DWG (AutoCAD R10, R11, R12, R13) PIC, ASC CADdy file format
• Image Process Functions - Multi-point calibration (rubbersheeting). Warping of a selected raster area. Change DPI value, of raster image. Search and replace of raster objects. Batch filtration.
• Image Edit Functions - Both visual and parametric drawing functionality. Tracing engine for recognition of hatches and does line following. Converts selected vector objects to raster. Automatic vector correction of selected vectors. User defined coordinate system. Grid and snap to grid.
• Raster Input/Output Formats - RLC (Run Length Encoded), TIFF - uncompressed, CCITT G3 & G4 CALS (CAL GP4 MIL) NIFF (US Navy TIFF variant) C4 (US Navy CALS variant) PCX - Z-Soft monochrome BMP - Windows bitmap.
• Output Formats - DXF import/export file format (AutoCAD V.10/V.11) DXB AutoCAD file format (real/integer) DWG (readable by AutoCAD release 10 - 2000) PIC, ASC CADdy file formatVC4 Vectory format with AutoCAD import utility.

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