OCR

Optical character recognition (OCR) is the process of recognizing text in imagery. In CAD software, OCR is used to recognize text in raster (or vector) images and convert them to fully editable vector text strings. This is achieved with conversion software such as Scan2CAD.
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OCR Guide: Converting Handwritten Text

The technology that enables computers to recognize text–Optical Character Recognition—is constantly evolving, expanding the parameters of what we can convert. It now boasts the ability to convert even handwritten text. This is an impressive feat—human handwriting is, of course, the most…

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Choosing OCR Software: Converting Text in Technical Drawings

Comparison of poor quality raster text with vector text string

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…

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Converting Raster Text to Vector Text—A Quick Guide

Converting raster text to vector text strings

Converting your designs from raster to vector has many benefits. The quality of the work isn’t affected when re-scaling or re-sizing; it can be edited using CAD software; files tend to be smaller and thus easy to share—the list goes on….

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How does OCR Work? A Short Explanation

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‘Optical Character Recognition’ – or OCR – is a process which allows us to convert text contained in images into editable documents. OCR can extract text from a scanned document or an image of a document; really, any image with text in it. This technology is…