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The Ultimate Tool for the Creation and Editing of Vector Graphics
The Ultimate Tool for the Creation and Editing of Vector Graphics
SmartVector Pro represents the state of the art in bitmap to vector conversion
with the added benefit of the industry's best vector creation and editing tools.
The software is a full featured vector creation and editing tool that can be used
as a stand-alone program or integrated with Smart Designer and CorelDRAW.
Scanned images or bitmaps can be easily converted to production-ready vector art
work and exported in a variety of industry standard file formats. In addition,
vector graphics can be created with user-friendly text tools and the industry's
most intuitive vector drawing tools. The software has powerful vector editing
tools including auto-welding, advanced outlining, block shadowing (with automatic
trimming), contouring (print and cut contours) plus routing and engraving fills
(hatch and island). SmartVector Pro is a professional solution for creating and
editing vector graphics for sign making, screen printing, embroidery, engraving
and digital printing. SmartVector Pro is the ideal industry specific complement
for design software such as CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator.
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Color Reduction During Vectorization
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Image Before Autoweld
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Image After Autoweld
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General Features
- Compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista (32 or 64 bit)
- Scan images directly into SmartVector Pro with TWAIN module
- Integrated bitmap editing functions including posterization and color reduction filters to prepare bitmaps before vectorization
- Powerful contour, curve and noise reduction filters allow complete flexibility over vectorization settings
- Special text setting automatically align and straighten all text elements in a logo or artwork
- Overlap setting automatically creates a overlap or "trap" for each color in the design in a specified color order
- During vectorization each image is automatically separated into color layers (separations) for vinyl cutting, routing or screen printing
- Export files in popular formats including EPS, CMX, DXF, or HPGL
- Drag and drop images to and from CorelDRAW or Smart Designer (not included)
- Import images automatically from CorelDRAW, Illustrator, Freehand or AutoCAD using the integrated import/export utility
- Includes fully integrated Clip Art Manager and Job Manager
Powerful Editing and Vectorization Tools
- Bitmapped images can be converted to line art using the industry's most intuitive vector drawing tools with a mouse or digitizing tablet
- Easy to use node editing tools allow an image to be "cleaned up" or modified after conversion to vectored line art
- Create accurate corners, straighten lines, fit arcs to curves, round corners and modify any vectored image with user-friendly editing tools
- Create and manipulate vector objects and text with powerful tools such as enveloping, perspective, outlining, contouring and block shadowing
- Automatically create vinyl ready images or screen print trapping with
- the industry's most powerful automatic welding/trapping functions
- Print color separations with user-defined vector-based trapping
- Assign island or hatch fills to objects for rotary engraving or routing
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Vectorization Settings
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Contour Feature
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Job Manager
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Perspective Feature
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Block Shadow Feature
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Import and Exporting (File Menu)
- Import: Import most popular vector and bitmap file formats including AI/EPS, DXF (AutoCAD), HPGL (Plot File) WMF (Windows Metafile), CDR (CorelDRAW), CMX (Corel Exchange), JPEG, GIF and BMP (Bitmap)
- Export: Export most popular vector and bitmap file formats including EPS, DXF (AutoCAD), HPGL (Plot File) EMF (Extended Metafile), CMX (Corel Exchange), JPEG, TIFF and BMP (Bitmap)
Scanning and Vectorization
Scan: Scan directly into SmartVECTOR Pro with an integrated TWAIN compliant scanning module
Vectorization: Converts bitmapped graphics into editable vector line art with the industry's best tracing capability
Prepare to Cut: Converts non-cuttable outlines (strokes) and gradient fills(blends) to cuttable vector objects
Job Management (Edit Menu)
- Job Manager: Saves customer and job information for a saved graphic into an integrated database
- Job Calculator: Displays font usage and material consumption (sq. footage) for each color in a design
- Color Layer: Creates user-defined material palettes (vinyl or ink) for specific colors in a design
Design Features (Design Menu)
- Standard Design Features: Includes industry standard design functions such as Rotate, Mirror, Scale, Group/Ungroup, Break Apart/Combine, Duplicate, Delete and Clone
- Outline/Fill: Enables the creation of user-defined fill and outline colors for objects and text
- Perspective: Creates three dimensional visual effects based upon various viewing perspectives
- Envelope: Creates user-defined distortions with text or objects such as arches
- Block Shadow: Creates block shadow effects to text or objects without intersecting paths
- Drawing Tools: The industry's most user-friendly drawing tools including Rectangle, Ellipse, Line/Curve, Digitize Mode, Freehand, Symmetrical Object, Drill Hole and Registration Marks
- Round Corners: Automatically rounds sharp corners
- Reduce Nodes: Automatically reduces unnecessary or excessive nodes in an object or design
- Clipart Manager: Creates user-defined clip art categories with full previewing and importing functions
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Routing and Engraving Feature
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Outlining Feature
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Posterization Feature
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Fotocut Feature
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Circle Text Feature
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Production Features (Tools Menu)
- Contour: Automatically creates a cuttable contour around a vector graphic for print and cut applications
- Set Jog Mark: Inserts separation marks for printing or cutting
- Measure: Measures a distance using a virtual ruler by dragging between two objects
- Optimize Material: Reduces material waste for vinyl cutting or printing with powerful spacing options (nesting)
- Start Tool Paths: Creates specialized tool paths for routing or rotary engraving including circles and corners
- Routing: Creates user-defined tool paths for rotary engraving or routing including Island and Hatch fills
- Outlining: Creates a vector outline or inline around an object with automatic welding of intersecting paths and deletion of small objects (insides of letters)
- Welding: The industry’s most powerful automatic welding features including Manual, Automatic, Trim, Open Trim, Fill, By Color, Open Area and Screen Print (Color Trapping)
- Slanting: Slants or skews an object or text
- Multicopy: Creates multiple copies of a design for output, may duplicate object or create clones that are linked to a master object
Bitmap Editing (Image Menu)
- Standard Bitmap Editing Features: Includes standard bitmap editing features for adjusting hue, contrast, saturation, gamma correction and sharpness
- Relief: Creates a user-defined embossed effect
- Reduce Color: Powerful color reduction filters reduce colors in a bitmap prior to vectorization
- Posterize: Converts Process Colors to RGB which results in color reduction and defined edges for the best possible vectorization
- Grayscale: Converts colored bitmaps into grayscale image
- Invert: Inverts the colors in a bitmap
- Convert to Bitmap: Converts vector images into bitmaps
- Fotocut: Converts bitmapped images or photos into a series of cuttable lines that replicate a photographic image when cut in vinyl
Text Features (Text Menu)
- Add/Edit Text: Creates and manipulates text in SmartVECTOR Pro
- Text Box: Enables powerful text editing functions such as tabs, arcs and special characters (symbols)
- Convert Text to Curves: Converts editable fonts into outlines for node editing
- Font Management: Enables management of PostScript Type 1 fonts in Windows
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Set Working Area
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Outline View with Crosshair Cursor
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About Smart Vector Pro Window
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Settings (Settings Menu)
- Standard Settings: Includes standard settings for duplicate distance, Job Manager fields, geometric shapes, and registration marks
- Color Palette: Changes or creates user-defined color palettes for various materials or inks
- Control Panel: Instantly access the Windows System Control Panel
- Working Area: Defines a working area or background color
- Object Bar: Adds or deletes icons and functions from the Object Bar
- Rulers: Defines ruler options
- Unit of Measurement: Selects a unit of measurement such as English or Metric
- Grid: Defines a grid type for the current workspace
- Screen Colors: Defines screen colors as either Spot Colors or Windows Dithering (256 colors)
- Outline Mode: Enters the wireframe or outline viewing mode to view the vector objects in a design
- Undo/Redo: Enables or disables the Undo function
- Crosshair: Enables CAD style crosshairs for the mouse cursor
- Guidelines: Enables horizontal, vertical and diagonal guidelines for positioning objects
- Snap Mode: Enables the ability to snap objects or text to grids or guidelines
- Languages: Chooses the current language for the software including English, French, German, Czech, Dutch or Italian
Help (Help Menu)
- About: Displays installed version of SmartVector Pro
- Help: Accesses the integrated help menu system
- Object Info: Displays data for currently selected object including nodes and fonts
- Online Support: Links to the www.smartdesigns.com web page
- Live Update: Checks the Internet for a newer version and installs any needed updates
The SmartVector Pro Advantage
- No extra nodes created during contouring and outlining
- Drag and drop images between CorelDRAW, CoCUT Pro and Smart Designer
- The industry’s best bitmap to vector conversion capability
- Industry specific functions for vinyl cutting including block shadowing and contouring
- Integrated clip art manager and job manager
- The most intuitive vector drawing tools in the industry
- Automatic welding of intersecting paths to make any vector image "vinyl ready"
- Automatic vector trapping of images for screenprinting or vinyl cutting
- Create island and hatch fills for rotary engraving or routing
- Print color separations or export to a routing, engraving or cutting program for final output