Drawings and Data Solutions Software for Windows

DWG & DXF 2 JPEG & Co.
$69 - CAD-KAS GbR

Batch convert CAD drawings from DWG or DXF file format to image files (JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIF, TGA, PCX). This is perfect if you want to publish your CAD drawings on Internet for example or if you want to send your drawings with email. The program saves every layout in an separate image file. The only thing you have to do is to select an output size for the images and an output folder. You can batch convert as many DWG/DXF files with one click as you want.

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MYRIAD
$195 - Informative Graphics Corp

Multi-format desktop viewer for office documents, images, 3D/2D CAD drawings, PFD and secure CSF. It is used in engineering, design, manufacturing and construction environments to enable team members to view and markup all project files, including 3D models, 2D CAD drawings, graphic files, and documents, without requiring access to the native software. Publishing option allows you to dynamically publish document and 2D CAD views.

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Paper/Picture 2 DXF
$49 - CAD-KAS GbR

Convert CAD drawings from paper sheets or pictures into digital DXF files for editing in your CAD application. Scan a drawing or open a picture from your hard disk. The program recognizes the lines and saves the result as a DXF file. This saves much of time and money if you need to import paper drawings into your CAD application.

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AKVIS Sketch
$72 - AKVIS LLC

AKVIS Sketch is software for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolor drawings. Surprise your friends with realistic color and B&W drawings that imitate the technique of graphite and color pencil, charcoal and watercolor.

Now you do not need to handle a pencil to feel like an artist. All you need to create your original work of art is good taste and AKVIS Sketch.

AKVIS Sketch provides a convincing result and comes very close to hand-drawn works of a human artist. Getting a similar result with the standard tools would require expertise in image editing and extensive manipulation with layers, masks, brushes and applying filters.
AKVIS Sketch has a neat interface with a few sliders. At first you can process the image with the default settings and then touch up the photo adding color, or trying different techniques - from pencil to charcoal or watercolor. You can make the hatching denser or finer and change the pitch angle of strokes. It is possible to save settings as presets for future use.

Home users will be delighted by the neat result of the photo-to-sketch conversion. AKVIS Sketch can bring much fun: a pencil portrait can be a good present for your relatives and friends, a watercolor drawing obtained from your last nature shooting can decorate your room.

The program can be helpful to designers who need to quickly bring images to one style for a web-site or an advertisement booklet.

The program is available in two versions - as a standalone application and as a plug-in to a photo editor.

The batch mode support (only for the plug-in version) allows you to automatically convert a series of images. Just create an Action in Photoshop or Script in paint Shop rpo and apply the plug-in with the same settings to a folder full of images. You can even create comics from home videos in this way!

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PDF 2 DXF
$49 - CAD-KAS GbR

Do you get PDF files with CAD drawings inside? Now you can extract these drawings and save it as DXF file and open it in you CAD application. PDF 2 DXF can open PDF files and save all vector objects as DXF file. Version 2.0 can now also convert text objects! The program can not save bitmap graphics in a PDF file as DXF file.

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PhotoS
$25 - Caricature Software

PhotoS converts photographs into line drawings. You need to try to see. Load your favorite high-resolution photo, click the button, and you are the author of a fine line drawing, often indistinguishable from an artist work. PhotoS is a handy tool both for artists and those who don?t know how to draw. Line art will enhance your photo album and make your website unique. Line drawings can be compressed to smaller files, made transparent, and fit well with any background, making a line art tool a must for web designers. Useful if you want to impress people with your drawings too!

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