Acme TraceART 3.85 - User Guide and FAQ

1. click Batch Trace... option in the file menu, then Batch Trace... dialog box will appear.
2. click "add file" button to add raster image file needed to vectorization. If you add wrong file, click "remove file" to delete it.
3. Batch Trace..have supported default vector parameters. If you think these parameters are not capable, you can click "parameter" button to active parameters setup dialog box, then adjust these parameters.
4. click the button near the "Target directory" box. You can setup the path of vectorization output file(DXF file).
5. If you have setup Overwrite target file, the newest vector file will overwrite older vector file.
6. click "run" button to start batch process operation. This will complete vectorization your selected drawing one by one.
7. If you want to go home and do it again later, you can click "save Project" button to save current batch process settings as trj(Project file). Next time, click "open Project" again to open this job file and go on doing it.
8. If you have set Power off after finished, this will shut up your computer automatically after batch process work complete.

Frequently Asked Questions - Acme TraceART

1. Which raster graphics formats are supported by TraceART?
   The raster graphics formats supported by TraceART include bmp, jpg, tif, pcx etc.
   
   
2. Can TraceART transfer different vector formats?
   Temporarily TraceART only transforms simple DXF file into SVG, EPS,HP-GL (plt) and WMF formats; simple DXF files only include DXF files for circle, arc, polyline and line; to complex DXF files, they only transform the above listed forms and ignore other forms. Note: any form in block will not be transformed.
   
   
3. What do the vector graphics formats include outputted by TraceART?
   The vector graphics formats outputted by TraceART include DXF, SVG, HP-GL, WMF etc.
   
   
4. What are the methods to transformat raster graphics into vector graphics by TraceART?
   Besides centerline and outline two methods, there is image filling function.
   
   
5. Can I adjust the vectorizer control parameters of TraceART?
   You not only can adjust vectorizer parameters, but also can save common vectorizer parameters as parameter variety, then later you can set the transforming parameters fast.
   
   
6. When set vectorizer parameters, does TraceART has some convenience to me?
   For using different vectorizer parameter can get different vector drawing effect, you can get the best vertorizing effect after several times adjustment. To those large scale drawings, it will cost you much time to vectorize once. For this, TraceART specially design 'preview' function in the parameter setting dialog box, it can choose a small part of drawings to vetorize, its speed is very fast. After completing parameter setting, you can see the effect not needing to practise whole drawing vectorizing, thus it greatly reduces the time for vectorizer parameter setting, saves your time. You also can save the common vectorizing parameters as parameter type for later fast setting of vectorizing parameters.
   
   
7. Does TraceART support vector with width?
   TraceART supports the transformation of vector with width; you can set width series, let the vector width after transforming automatically rectify to preset width, avoid to get out-of-order width and need readjusting.
   
   
8. Can TraceART improve raster graphics?
   TraceART has two kinds of process functions to raster drawings which have poor scanning effect, they are central value wave filtering and expansion, erosion. Proper using these functions can greatly improve the quality of raster drawing. The raster drawings with poor scanning effect also can be pretreated by PhotoShop etc professional raster drawing process software, then be processed by TraceART.