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Introduction
The
electronic archiving, distribution, management, and update of legacy
paper in a manner consistent with your company's objectives provide
a multiplier effect that can save time and resources.
Raster scanning has proven itself as an initial bridge for moving
critical paper engineering drawing archives into an electronic environment.
The benefits begin with a scan
but evolve and multiply as drawings
are brought closer to a true CAD modeling environment. However,
most of these scanned drawings do not yet fulfill their potential
for providing complete and accurate information for engineering,
manufacturing and other applications. Drawings with the highest
corporate value are found within the modeling and analysis environment
using higher end CAD tools. These models require a geometric (vector)
database in order to enable functions such as stress analysis, NC
programming, parametric or variational modeling, automated mapping,
and/or facilities planning besides serving the basic purposes that
a paper drawing provides it's users. Our goal is to enable tools
and technology that permit use of raster drawings in their "native"
raster format, as well as convert raster drawings to intelligent
CAD models for use in company critical engineering applications.
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