softelec

Since 1983, softelec has become a world leader in raster/hybrid editing and raster-to-vector conversion (R2V), tracing, and index-to-archive solutions for scanned drawings and maps. Thousands of users around the world are applying the intuitive VPHybridCAD and VPmap Series products for large format capture, revisions, and digital integration of B/W, grayscale, and color originals. While directly interfacing and controling Contex large format scanners, softelec software solutions perfectly complement Contex' world-leading scanning technology.

VPHybridCAD, VPmap Series and VPindex support all industrial, engineering and document management fields, such as automotive, building construction, cadastral, civil engineering, energy supplies, GIS, and mechanical. softelec's vast and growing client base ranges from small engineering offices to national and global industry leaders.

CAD / GIS

VPHybridCAD software products support any scan file format in color, grayscale and black&white by serving Windows and AutoCAD platforms (a single license will run on both platforms). The software performs any feasible operations on scanned images: CAD-like raster element editing in one click, full drawing clean-up, multi-point scaling calibration and formatting, intelligent color reduction, conversion to and from vectors. VPHybridCAD products provide the most advanced solutions to save on revision and conversion costs in a digital drawing environment.

GIS

VPmap Series bridges the gap between raw mapping material and geographical information systems (GIS). With only a few clicks, B/W, grayscale, and color scanned images are cleaned, rubber-sheeted, and accurately geo-referenced. Interactive polygon and polyline tracing with intelligent object recognition drastically reduce the time-consuming efforts of manual digitization. In the same process, attributes can be assigned automatically to entities/objects. VPmap Series even provides attribute query functions with visualization of results. The flexible interface design enables import from and export to various GIS platforms, like MAPinfo, ArcInfo, or AutoCAD Map.

EDM / DMS

Organizations increasingly realize the value of their legacy documents and are seeking to make them easily retrievable within a digital distribution system. With VPindex, hundreds of scanned drawings can be prepared for and transferred to an existing database or document management system with only a couple of clicks. VPindex automatically identifies and captures the content of title blocks. The program facilitates the transition from paper archives to digital storage of technical drawings.