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The Problem with PDF Files

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Scan2CAD is a solution for converting your files, of varying formats, to CAD or CNC data. Out of all of the potentially complex file formats we’ve supported over the years, and continue to support, PDF is by-far the biggest pain in the…

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jbig2codec – A Library for Decoding JBIG2 Images

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At Scan2CAD, one of our largest ongoing tasks is to constantly support the ever-increasing raster and vector image formats that any user could come across. PDF files are particularly troublesome because the ‘market’ is full fo thousands of different PDF encoding…

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Sunsetting Scan2CAD’s Legacy Licensing

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From April 01, 2021 we will drop support for a licensing method used by some legacy versions of Scan2CAD (v8 and V9 only). We wanted to explain why we think it’s best to drop support and how we will make the…

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Stay Safe, Stay Productive, Stay Kind

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COVID-19 will affect you no matter your geography, occupation or age. We are all in this together. As a team we are working on the mantra to; stay safe, stay productive and stay kind. There are many long press releases from companies…

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How the NHS uses Scan2CAD in Cancer Treatment

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The NHS is the National Health Service provider in the UK, free for all citizens, employing approximately 1.6 million professionals who serve over 1 million patients every 36 hours. The NHS provides a full spectrum of healthcare from minor care services to…

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Bonjour, Galois! What’s new in 10.1.0

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Today sees the release of Scan2CAD 10.1.0 (which we’ve lovingly named Galois). This release features a number of significant improvements focussed on building a better user experience. With 10.1.0, Scan2CAD is more intuitive than ever, enabling users to become successful with…

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Discovering The Improvements In Scan2CAD v10

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Scan2CAD v10 features a number of fundamental improvements in how users can convert their designs for CAD/CAM & CNC. From significantly improved OCR to enhanced vectorization and PDF processing, we have revisited each core competency of Scan2CAD and worked to enhance…

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Introducing Scan2CAD v10

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  Today, we are extremely excited to share with you the release of Scan2CAD v10. Over two years ago we decided to fundamentally improve Scan2CAD from the ground up and that’s exactly what we’ve done with v10. Why we created v10…

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Introducing: CAD Answers

Introducing CAD Answers

Today we’re excited to introduce CAD Answers—a place where you can get expert answers to any questions relating to the world of CAD and CNC. Come visit us and try CAD Answers today—ask us anything! Our story: Why we created CAD…

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Two Interesting Insights From ‘CAD Trends’ Survey

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A recent survey looking at CAD trends has revealed some interesting and sometimes surprising thoughts users have surrounding CAD technology. Research group Business Advantage’s ‘CAD Trends’ is an annual survey which aims to help the CAD industry better understand how CAD…

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Announcing Scan2CAD v9

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Today we are extremely excited to announce the release of Scan2CAD v9, our most powerful release to-date. This is a major update of Scan2CAD which sees a large number of enhancements and new features. All of the developments in v9 were driven…