PDF supports both raster (bitmap) and vector (line) formats. When a PDF is created by printing from a vector-based application such as AutoCAD or an illustration program, the resulting PDF contains vectors describing all the lines, arcs, and shapes in the drawing. The output can be scaled with no loss of resolution, and viewers can zoom in on the lines in the drawing without seeing any 'jaggies". See similar questions...

These terms are used to classify the type of data a graphics file contains. Raster files (also called bitmapped files) contain graphics information described as pixels, such as photographic images. Vector files contain data described as mathematical equations and are typically used to store line art and CAD information. Vector files have the additional capability of being scaleable meaning that ordinarily, no image editing is necessary. See similar questions...

A vector data model is based on points, lines, and areas defined by drawing boundaries around features and labeling or attributing them. The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) is an example of a vector database. Environmental scientists manually delineate wetlands from aerial photography and attribute them with the type of wetland for use in vector-based geographic information system (GIS). The vector data format is well suited for representing linear features and the human landscape. See similar questions...

If you have raster artwork (jpg, gif, psd, tif, bmp, Photoshop eps) or vector artwork with placed graphics, you can get the files converted into a useable format by CopyArtwork.Com for as little as $14.00. To get your art converted, visit CopyArtwork.Com by clicking the "Convert my file" link below CopyArtwork.Com will provide you an Illustrator file of your art in vector format. They will also provide a jpg for your viewing purposes only. Turnaround is 24-48 hours. See similar questions...

A raster image is roughly equivalent to a newspaper photograph. If you look closely you see that it is made up of lots of small dots. The density of these dots is referred to by resolution, measured in dots per inch (stated as 'dpi'). Raster files are stored in many file formats, TIFF is a common example. Vectors are used to describe specific objects defining their size, position and geometry. The image seen on screen in a CAD application is only a visual representation of the vector file. See similar questions...

Yes, this is a facility in TracTrix for CAD and is a handy way to check that the vectors represent the raster image. See similar questions...

Check out my AutoCAD Links Page, there are a number of freeware and low -cost converters listed there. See similar questions...

Check out my AutoCAD Links Page, for freeware and low cost programs that will allow you to do this yourself, however if you really want quotes for someone else to do this or have a large quantity then try:- I have recently upgraded from R14 to 2002 and find that when switching from paper space and model space in a viewport, it does a zoom extents as well! get the command prompt up start / programs /command prompt (this is windows nt it might be somewhere else on different operating systems) use . See similar questions...

Raster objects are made up of pixels and are considered resolution dependent because they contain a fixed number of pixels that are used to create the image. They will lose quality if enlarged beyond the number of pixels needed in a particular use. Since there is a fixed and therefore a limited number of pixels, the image becomes fuzzy as it is enlarged. See similar questions...

Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) reproduces the exact look of a printed page and is used for documents that could not be readily deployed in hypertext markup language (HTML)--the "typeset" format that is designed for web browsers--or in the plain "typewriter" text of ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange). Also, the document may be offered in PDF along with one or both of the other two formats. See similar questions...

A raster map is a picture. Just like you have a picture on the wall, you have a picture on the screen. Each one of the pixel elements, or pixels, on the screen is just a representation of a picture. With a raster image you do not have any access to the objects in the picture, so if you have a picture of a coastline with bathymetry and buoy markers and shipping lanes, there is no way for you to select the shipping lanes, buoy markers or get a different type of coast line for that picture. See similar questions...

A vector image is constructed as a collection of abstract mathematical shapes, and these shapes preserve their identity when you scale the image or add or delete a shape. So, a vector image is resolution-independent. But rendering the image on a screen or a raster printer (both laser printers and ink-jet printers are raster printers) requires calculating an equivalent bitmap, which is slow. See similar questions...

Vector images are the best type of artwork to give your image the best look on both the screen-printed and embroidered work. A vector image is made up of lines which are a mathematical equation. The benefit of vector art is that it can be sized as big or as small as you like, but the capabilities in quality of vector art is limited. Raster images are different from vector art because the image is made up of small dots or pixel. Each pixel on the image has an actual defined color. See similar questions...

If your picture changes for each form, you will need it in raster format. Our system is a template driven process and as such your original document can contain either vector or raster formatted images. To further explain, say your business cards require a picture of the employee. Your company logo is a vector art image. We would set the business card template with your logo already imbedded. Each time you create a new card you would upload a picture of the employee (. See similar questions...

Vector is the file format you use when the image is made with paths and fills, It's the only format you can cut vinyl from. Raster would be used for photos, complex images, gradation colors and all other images containing more than two or three colors. Raster images can only be printed. Vector images can be printed or computer cut. See similar questions...

The vector file format (SWF, AI, EPS or SVG), has the lines and shapes trasferred as mathematical deffinitions, unlike the raster files (BMP, JPEG or PNG) where they are series of pixels lined up in rows with color values applied to each individual pixel. The biggest difference is that the vector files are scalable and you can change their size without the loss of quality, while the raster files pixels cannot be streched without the siginificant quality loss. See similar questions...

For certain versions of CompuServe and AOL you may need to minimize the website, open Adobe Acrobat (Reader) in the background, and then maximize your browser prior to printing the forms. In some instances, Adobe is not automatically invoked (opened) by selecting the desired form. In these cases, you will need to open Adobe yourself and then print the form. See similar questions...

PDF is the format used to display eStatements. If you don't already have the Adobe Acrobat program on your computer, you will have to download it. This program makes sure that your eStatement displays correctly every time. For more information on downloading and using Adobe Acrobat please refer to the Adobe website. See similar questions...