Cast your mind back to the mid-2000s. It was a very different era in many fields—particularly when it came to CAD. At that time, working with CAD meant working at a desktop computer. Laptops simply didn’t have the capabilities to deal with…
While most of Scan2CAD’s users can be found in fields such as architecture or engineering, our software has applications far beyond the AEC sector. Jacob Martin, a graduate student at Texas A&M University, saw how useful Scan2CAD could be when converting Electrical…
Welcome to Scan2CAD’s final news roundup of the year! As we approach the New Year’s festivities, it’s time to take a look back at what the last month of 2018 had to offer us. This month’s roundup features new designs from…
CAD skills open up doors to a vast range of careers across some of the most exciting industries to work for. This, then, leaves you with an important question: where to apply? If you’re looking for a company with a big…
As a comprehensive raster-to-vector solution, Scan2CAD acts as the bridge between an initial sketch and a professional CAD drawing. After converting their drawings in Scan2CAD, our users go on to use a wide array of CAD software—and, naturally, we often get…
Here at Scan2CAD, converting from raster to vector is what we do. After all, vector file formats are essential to CAD software. Without their editability, scalability and potential to attach reams of important data, CAD simply would not be the same….
Want to read up on some of the most interesting stories from the fields of architecture, design, engineering and CAD? Here’s a selection of some of the things we’ve loved this month. We’ve highlighted the winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize,…
“The best things in life are free,” so the adage goes—but not so much when it comes to CAD. Those looking to use top-of-the-line software such as SolidWorks can, therefore, expect to pay a pretty penny. But is there a way…
In the sphere of 3D CAD software, SolidWorks is among the biggest names. Its parametric, feature-based approach to design made it an instant standout upon its release in 1995. Today, its popularity remains undiminished, with over 5.6 million active users. Those…
Since its launch in 1993, the PDF format has come to reign supreme in the field of document sharing. The high fidelity with which it displays a range of textual and graphical information makes it an obvious choice for collaborative working….
If you’re familiar with Scan2CAD, you’ll know that its key function is transforming raster and vector designs into CAD/CAM or CNC files. There are many parts of the conversion process to achieve this. One of the most complex and interesting is…
We’re nearing the end of July, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to explore this month’s CAD news. Welcome to the latest edition of World of CAD, where we round up some of the most important stories from the…
When choosing to invest in CAD software, there are a number of factors to consider. One of the most important of these, of course, is cost. For this reason, demystifying the often complex pricing structures of CAD licenses is incredibly helpful….
A key benefit of vector images over their raster counterparts is their ability to include editable text. The text in a raster image is nothing more than a collection of pixels. As such, it’s indistinguishable on a technical level from the remainder…
Welcome to the May 2018 edition of World of CAD, Scan2CAD’s monthly roundup of all the news you need to know from CAD, CNC, and their related fields. We’ll start this month’s roundup with a story from one of CAD’s major…
To be able to edit your designs in CAD software, you’ll need to ensure that they’re saved as vector files. If you originally created the design in CAD software, then this won’t cause any issues. If your design started life on…
Welcome to the April 2018 edition of World of CAD, Scan2CAD’s monthly roundup of all the news you need to know from CAD, CNC, and their related fields. This month sees news from major players in both hardware and software. Firstly,…
If you work with CAD software, you’re probably always on the hunt for ways to make your workflow more efficient. Central to that search is finding the best workstations for CAD. With so many impressive machines on the market, however, that’s…
Here at the Scan2CAD blog, we talk a lot about the theory behind raster-to-vector conversion. We also provide handy guides on everything from automatic tracing to raster file types. All of the theory would be worth nothing, however, if it wasn’t…
Welcome to the March 2018 edition of World of CAD, Scan2CAD’s monthly roundup of all the news you need to know from CAD, CNC, and their related fields. There are plenty of big stories to cover this month. To begin with,…
