How to convert CAD geometry lines to text?
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Topic: How to convert CAD geometry lines to text?
Posted By: Liza Shereen
Subject: How to convert CAD geometry lines to text?
Date Posted: 27.May.2009 at 03:46
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hi to all,
im pretty much a newbies here..i have this problem findings about how to convert CAD geometry lines to text.since i saw there are lots of finding output through the search engine that they do convert text to line. so im pretty much sure they do have converting line to text right? cananyone here help me on this matter please...your help would be much appreciated. thanks! 
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Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 27.May.2009 at 07:53
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This is not an easy task. Character recognition (OCR) is never 100% reliable. Depending on the type of the text you may get good results using the OCR functionality in AutoCAD Raster Design add-on tool (first convert the lines to raster lines). ------------- Vladimir Michl (moderator) ARKANCE - https://arkance.world" rel="nofollow - https://arkance.world - Autodesk Platinum Partner |
Posted By: Liza Shereen
Date Posted: 27.May.2009 at 16:54
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hi Vladimir Michl,
thank you for your respond. may i share my situation; the drawing is in PDF, and it can't be ocr-ed so when converted it to dwg, what happen is that it only recognized all the numbers and characters in line and arc (geometry), if they have such functions converting text to line, im sure they also can return the lines into text. principle right?so to your experience what's your suggestion to the above prob? |
Posted By: tkelly
Date Posted: 31.May.2009 at 08:39
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In Principal you are correct. But in actual I have not come across situation where geometry lines can be converted to text. Think practicaly how would software recognize what language you have written text. I would be surprised if you find something like this. And also I would be interested to see when you find. Tom http://www.indovance.com - www.indovance.com |
Posted By: Liza Shereen
Date Posted: 01.Jun.2009 at 02:37
if i have the answer, i wouldn't be here upfront with the question would i?  nevertheless, i shall continue my research then..thanks though to all
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Posted By: bcbenton
Date Posted: 01.Jun.2009 at 19:49
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I think you will need to have somebody retype the text in AutoCAD. Or, if you have Adobe Acrobat, you can select the text and copy it, then paste it into the AutoCAD file. But nothing automatic.
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