>I was told we had a CAD-type file of an architectural design. It turned >out to be just a TIFF someone had scanned from a paper version. Is >there any type of software that recognizes shapes, in the same way OCR >software can recognize letters in TIFF, & could maybe convert the TIFF >to a CAD?
Yes into vector. No into CAD. Basic vector conversion capabilities are built into Illustrator (and recently improved in CS2). But not into CAD because there is no way for the software to identify what the individual units are. E.g. two concentric circles could be just two circles or it could be a washer. The software can't tell. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
