WiseImage "...it's one of the most complete packages for working with raster images and vector files I've ever seen....", writes David Byrnes in his article for Cadalyst.
WiseImage 6 for AutoCAD — complete integration
WiseImage 6 for AutoCAD solves the problem of incorporating scanned raster data into a CAD environment. This is done by adding native CAD-style raster editing and raster to vector (R2V) conversion inside AutoCAD to facilitate revision creation and new drawing production.
Consistent Software products have always being recognized for its intelligent CAD-style raster editing technology. WiseImage 6 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 a natural part of AutoCAD environments.
What's new
In version 6.7
AutoCAD 2006/AutoCAD LT 2006 support
In version 6.0
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
In version 6.5
AutoCAD 2005/AutoCAD LT 2005 support
In version 6.0
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
Features and benefits
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
Raster object selection, editing and image enhancement
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.
Tracing capabilities
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.
Automatic raster to vector conversion ( Pro version )
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 (R2V) 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.
Symbols
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.
Text Recognition
During automatic raster to vector (R2V) 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.
WiseImage for AutoCAD Versions
WiseImage Pro
WiseImage
WiseImage Lite
Raster editing
Deskewing, changing size and resampling, cropping, rotating
Yes
Yes
Yes
Monochrome filters
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color filters
Yes
Yes
No
Autocorrecting images
Yes
Yes
No
Rasterization of vector objects
Yes
Yes
Mono
Editing raster using AutoCAD commands
Yes
Yes
Yes
4-point correction
Yes
Yes
Mono
Calibration
Yes
Yes
No
Color images processing Color reduction, Binarization, color separation, etc.
Yes
Yes
No
Selecting raster data
By picking (with automatic definition of object type); within window or polygon
Yes
Yes
Mono
Object methods - by crossing rectangle, polygon or fence, etc.
Yes
Yes
No
Raster symbols selection (on monochrome images)
Yes
Yes
No
Editable raster objects
Yes
Yes
No
Raster Snap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Interactive vectorization (tracing)
Tracing raster polylines. Auto detect the direction of polyline tracing
WiseImage "...it's one of the most complete packages for working with raster images and vector files I've ever seen....", writes David Byrnes in his article for Cadalyst.
