Whether you’re a CAD/CNC hobbyist or a professional, you’ll have undoubtedly worked with the DXF format at some point or another. It’s the gold-standard format of the CAD industry—it’s easy to share and it’s supported by practically every CAD program on…
AutoCAD is an integral part of the CAD industry—not just as a piece of software, but also as a necessary skill across many industries. Whether it’s drafting or engineering, you won’t be able to go very far without having the necessary…
Welcome to the eighth edition of World of CAD, Scan2CAD’s monthly roundup of CAD-related news. This month, we’ll start by covering Siemens‘ takeover of electronic design automation firm Mentor. Then, in software news, we’ll be discussing the updated versions of Autodesk’s Fusion 360…
Widely used across a wide range of industries, PDF is one of the most well-known file formats around. Practically every device on the market can support PDFs, making the format perfect for exchanging documents and design information. However, whilst PDF files are easy to…
Scan2CAD is the ultimate vectorization solution, allowing users to convert from raster to vector with just a few clicks. This process is useful to a variety of different users in a number of fields. If you’re dealing with technical drawings, maps, and…
One of the most commonly used image file formats, JPG files are ubiquitous in the worlds of online graphics and digital photography. However, they also suffer from a number of limitations—some of which are common to all raster file types, some of which are…
Welcome to World of CAD, Scan2CAD’s monthly look-back at the latest developments in the CAD industry. This month, we’ve seen a host of new product launches. We kick off by examining the benefits of Graebert’s new “Trinity of CAD”. On the industry side of things, meanwhile, we’ll…
A few weeks ago, we introduced the world to CAD Answers. On CAD Answers, you can ask any CAD- or CNC-related question—no matter how big or small—and our team of experts will help you find the answer. But who exactly are those…
In recent years, 3D printing has rarely been out of the headlines. Whilst the basic technique has been around since the 1980s, a number of new developments have pushed the technology into the limelight. No longer is 3D printing the preserve…
With the advent of CAD software, vector images have become an integral part of the design process. Nevertheless, you’re unlikely to create a design without working with raster images at some point. The issue comes in with trying to convert from…
TIFF is the gold standard raster file format in the design, engineering and publishing industries. TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format, and is the go-to format for high-quality graphics. Despite its popularity however, the TIFF format has many limitations: it can…
Creating a CAD drawing can be time-consuming. It can take an age to master each different piece of CAD software; even simple CAD projects require experience with lots of different tools. Choosing Scan2CAD is just one way to help speed up…
Converting to DXF gives you the freedom to edit your designs in a huge range of software. As DXF is an open standard, it is supported by practically every CAD program on the market. This means that when you convert to DXF, you can guarantee that you’ll…
We often get asked if it’s possible to scan a physical part or component and recreate it with a CNC machine. The answer is yes, you can! Many of our users have reverse-engineered simple parts, like gaskets and seals, with Scan2CAD. Though the process can…
Welcome to World of CAD: Monthly News Roundup, Scan2CAD’s monthly look-back at the latest developments in the CAD industry. This month, we’ll be taking a look at some new software and hardware launches, as well as some CAD industry tie-ups. First, we’ll take…
If you want to produce a vector representation of a raster image, you need to use a technique called image tracing. This involves drawing over the outline of your raster image with vector entities such as lines, polygons, bezier curves and many other vector entities. There…
At some point, all of us have laughed at a hilarious animated GIF or shared a beautiful JPEG photo. These are just a couple of examples of raster file types. Everyone who uses a laptop, tablet, cellphone or digital camera will come into contact with raster…
Whilst raster and vector files both display images, they do so in completely different ways. Raster images make use of thousands of individual pixels, displayed on a rectangular grid, to convey color information. Vector images, meanwhile, are made up of mathematically-defined paths, which act…
All computer graphic files fall into either one of two categories: bitmap graphics or vector graphics. The former is made out of pixels, the latter is made out of lines and shapes. These two types of graphics are also used for different…
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…
