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tif to CAD file

Russ Crook
Dear ImageJ users,

Does anyone know if a plugin has been written to take allow the user
to create an .iges or STEP file with primitives drawn over the image?  
The goal is to take an image of a structure and trace over it with
simple shapes to replicate the geometry in a file that can be read
into a Finite Element Code (e.g., ANSYS, IDEAS, Abaqus).  Thanks

Russ
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Re: tif to CAD file

mark_smith
Hi Russ
You could try autotrace http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/ it takes a
bitmap & vectorises it & allows you to output a dxf, which you can then
scale & tidy up in your cad programme. I've used it with some success.
Regards
mark

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From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Russell Crook
Sent: 09 March 2007 16:33
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Subject: tif to CAD file

Dear ImageJ users,

Does anyone know if a plugin has been written to take allow the user to
create an .iges or STEP file with primitives drawn over the image?  
The goal is to take an image of a structure and trace over it with
simple shapes to replicate the geometry in a file that can be read into
a Finite Element Code (e.g., ANSYS, IDEAS, Abaqus).  Thanks

Russ

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