Autodesk 00126-050008-1620A - Autocad 2006 Essentials User manual

USER’SGUIDE
WiseImage
WiseImagePro
VersionX
for AutoCAD
2000/2000i/2002/2004/2005/2006
and AutoCADLT
2002/2004/2005/2006
Consistent Software
2005

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Contents
Contents................................................................................1
1Introduction........................................................................6
WelcometoWiseImage....................................................................................6
What isNewinthisVersion..............................................................................6
FeaturesforProcessingScannedImages.........................................................7
ProgramVersions............................................................................................7
Specification....................................................................................................8
Rasterimages..............................................................................................8
Filtration.......................................................................................................8
Binarizationandcolorseparation..................................................................8
Rastercorrection..........................................................................................8
Monochromerasterediting...........................................................................9
Interactivevectorization(tracing)...................................................................9
Automaticvectorization.................................................................................9
VectorCorrection.......................................................................................10
TypefaceConventions....................................................................................11
AutoCADTerms.............................................................................................11
2RequirementsandLicensing..........................................13
SystemRequirements....................................................................................13
Licensing.......................................................................................................13
Part1.........................................................................................................13
Part2.........................................................................................................14
3Basics...............................................................................15
RunningWiseImage.......................................................................................15
WiseImageToolbarsandMenus.....................................................................15
WiseImageMenus......................................................................................15
WiseImageToolbars...................................................................................16
CursorMenu..............................................................................................17
PreviewWindow.............................................................................................17
Selecting anImagewithWiseImageCommands.............................................19
Selecting aSingleImage............................................................................19
Selecting SeveralImages...........................................................................20
UsingTemplates............................................................................................21
ManagingRasterImages................................................................................22
RasterImagesinAutoCADDrawings..........................................................22
ChangesinAutoCADStandardFunctionswhenWorkingwithWiseImage...23
InsertingandScaling RasterImages...........................................................23
Scanning Images........................................................................................27
DetachingImages......................................................................................29

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UnloadingandReloading RasterImages.....................................................29
SavingRasterImages................................................................................30
UsingAutoCADClippingBoundarywhenSelecting aPartofan Image........30
Importing SpotlightWorkspaces......................................................................31
UndoingandRedoingChanges......................................................................31
SavingAutoCADdrawingswhenworkingwithWiseImage...............................31
Customizing theProgramParameters.............................................................32
Calibration EntitySettingsSection...............................................................33
ColorsSection............................................................................................33
PreviewStyleSection.................................................................................34
PapersSection...........................................................................................34
StandarddirectoriesSection.......................................................................36
AutocorrectSection....................................................................................36
DefaultRasterPropertiesSection...............................................................37
OCR..........................................................................................................37
AdditionalSettingsSection.........................................................................37
AutoCADDrawing ClosingwithWiseImage.....................................................39
4OperationswithImages...................................................41
ChangingSize................................................................................................42
Adjustment toaStandardFormat................................................................43
Addingmargins..........................................................................................44
ModifyingSizeand Resolution........................................................................44
Cropping........................................................................................................46
Mirroring........................................................................................................48
Rotation.........................................................................................................48
Deskewing.....................................................................................................49
AutoCorrection..............................................................................................51
Four-PointCorrection(Framing).....................................................................51
5CalibratingRasterImages...............................................55
Terms............................................................................................................55
Calibration DialogBox....................................................................................56
Creatingaset of CalibrationPairs...................................................................58
Selecting CalibrationPairs..............................................................................61
DefiningtheMeasuredPointsonthescreen...................................................61
ModifyingCalibration PairswithDialog............................................................61
Deleting Calibration Pairs...............................................................................62
ResettingCalibrationPairs.............................................................................63
ChoosingCalibrationMethod..........................................................................63
EstimatingCalibrationAccuracy......................................................................65
ExampleofanImageCalibration................................................................66
6ColorCorrectionandColorFiltration.............................71
ConversiontoRGB, grayscaleand 8-bit indexed.............................................71
Selecting ImagesforColorCorrection and Filtration........................................75
Modifyingimagebrightness,contrast, hue, andsaturation...............................75
CorrectionbyHistogram.................................................................................76
GammaCorrection.........................................................................................78

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ModifyingaColorPalette................................................................................80
Blur................................................................................................................82
AdaptiveBlur.................................................................................................83
UnsharpMask................................................................................................85
Median...........................................................................................................86
7BinarizationandColorSeparation.................................87
Generalnotes................................................................................................88
Binarization....................................................................................................89
Binarizationmethods..................................................................................89
Binarizationdialogbox................................................................................91
TuningBinarization.....................................................................................95
RunningBinarization..................................................................................97
Binarizationexample..................................................................................97
AdaptiveBinarization....................................................................................102
ColorSeparation..........................................................................................103
ColorReduction...........................................................................................108
8FilteringMonochromeImages......................................109
DataSelectionforMonochromeFiltration......................................................109
SpeckleRemover.........................................................................................109
HoleRemover..............................................................................................111
Smoothing...................................................................................................112
Thinning.......................................................................................................114
Thickening...................................................................................................115
Contour........................................................................................................116
Inversion......................................................................................................117
FillingRasterLineBreaks.............................................................................118
ObjectsSeparationbyTypeandSize...........................................................119
9WorkingwithRasterSelection......................................123
Selecting Procedure.....................................................................................124
RasterSelection Composition.......................................................................125
Selection SetComposingModes..............................................................125
Hybridselection...........................................................................................126
Selection Tools............................................................................................127
RSelect command....................................................................................127
RasterSelect and MoreRasterSelect Toolbars........................................128
PickingProcedures......................................................................................128
StandardSelectionStyles.........................................................................129
Optionsof ObjectRasterSelection Methods..............................................129
RasterObjectsandSelectionTypes..........................................................130
Selection byWindowandPolygon............................................................134
Selecting byFence...................................................................................137
ForcedSelection......................................................................................140
RasterSymbolSelection...........................................................................141
TuningSelection..........................................................................................142
RasterSelection Parameters....................................................................143
ChangingtheStatusof SelectedData...........................................................144

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Merging Images...........................................................................................144
Merging Copy...............................................................................................145
TransformingSelectionSetintoSeparateImage...........................................145
MovingandResizingImageParts.................................................................146
DuplicatingPartsofan Image.......................................................................147
Example: Deskewpartofanimage...............................................................147
Erasing ImageParts.....................................................................................151
10 Creatingrasterobjects................................................153
PixelEditing.................................................................................................154
Floodfilling and erasingwithfloodfilling..........................................................155
RasterizingVectorObjects...........................................................................156
Tosetupalinewidth.................................................................................156
RunningRasterization..............................................................................158
11 HybridEditingTools....................................................159
SearchingandReplacingRasterandVectorObjects.....................................159
RasterSnap.................................................................................................163
SettingRasterSnap.................................................................................164
RasterSnapModes..................................................................................166
RasterSnaponDemand..........................................................................166
RunningRasterSnapModes....................................................................167
12 Tracing..........................................................................169
Selecting anImageforTracing.....................................................................170
TracingMethods..........................................................................................170
TracingwithAutomaticObjectTypeDetermination(TraceAuto)................170
ForcedTracing.........................................................................................172
TraceHatch.............................................................................................173
TracingOutline.........................................................................................174
Tracingpolylines(Linefollow)....................................................................175
TracingRasterSymbols............................................................................179
Tracingmodes.............................................................................................181
ProduceVectorandKeepRaster ..............................................................181
ProduceVectorandEraseRaster.............................................................182
TracingParametersDescription................................................................185
Controlling Propertiesof CreatedObjects..................................................188
SavingWidthTableSettings.....................................................................193
13 Vectorization.................................................................195
SettingUpVectorization...............................................................................195
Recognitiontab.......................................................................................196
OptionsTab.............................................................................................200
TextsTab.................................................................................................202
TrainingOCR...........................................................................................205
Editingrecognizedtexts................................................................................209
UsingOCR Professional(optional)................................................................210
SettingUpSymbolRecognitionOptions........................................................212
TuningSymbolRecognitionTemplateLibrary............................................214

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Runningvectorization...................................................................................219
AutomaticcolorVectorization........................................................................220
14 VectorCorrection.........................................................225
Vectorautocorrection..................................................................................225
Automaticpolylinescorrection......................................................................228
Index...................................................................................232

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1Introduction
WelcometoWiseImage
WiseImageisaprofessionalhybridgraphicseditorandrastertovectorconverter
thatworksinsideAutoCAD2000/2000i/2002/2004/2005/2006andAutoCADLT
2002//2004/2005/2006. WithinthismanualwealsorefertoAutoCADimplying
AutoCAD2000/2000i/2002/2004/2005/2006andAutoCADLT
2002/2004/2005/2006.
Theprogramisintendedtoprocess scanneddrawings, maps, schemes, draftsand
similargraphicmaterialsintheAutoCADenvironment.
Thisversion of WiseImagehasbeensignificantlyenhancedand offersadvanced
state-of-the-arttechnologyforprocessingcolor,grayscaleandmonochromeraster
images. ThisallowstheincorporationofscannedimagesinCAD,GIS,electronic
documentcirculationandinmanyothertechnicalengineeringareas.
Therichsetof featuresinWiseImage, namelyadvancedrasterhybridediting,
interactiveandautomaticvectorization,text andsymbolrecognition,withvector
editingprovidedbytheAutoCADsystem,createsacompleteenvironmentfor
scannedtechnicaldocumentationprocessing.
WhatisNew inthisVersion
·Completelyredesigned Scanning module withdirectsupportforContex,
Graphtecand ColortracSmartLFscanners.See page27.
·SymbolRecognition TemplateLibrary –asinglesourceforsymbol
templatesthatcanbeusedforsymboltracing,rastertovector
conversion,hybridselectionandSearch&Replace. See page214. Also
changesweremadeinthe SearchandReplace dialog(see page159)
and onthe Symbols tabof Conversion Options (see page212).
·AutomaticRaster-to-Vectorconversion forcolorandgrayscaleimages.
Seepage220.
·VectorAutomaticCorrection witharichset ofoptions.See page225.
·PolylinesAutomaticCorrection witharichsetofoptionsformerging,
and combiningpolylines.See page228.
·AdaptiveBlur filterforblurringnon-uniformcolorareasinsidecolor
transition boundariesingrayscaleandcolorimages.See page83.
·Line BreaksFilling toolforeliminatingrasterlinebreaksinbitonal
images. See page118.

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Features forProcessingScannedImages
ThenewtoolsforrasterprocessingincombinationwiththeAutoCADexpandsthe
horizonsforworkingwithrasterimagesinthefieldoftechnicalengineering. Using
hybridraster/vectoreditingtechnologyallowsaconsiderablereduction inlaborcost
whenworking withscannedgraphics.
Herearesomeareaswherehybridediting technologyandvectorizationcanbe
used:
·Correctinglinearandnon-lineardeformationstoobtainaqualitycolor
and monochromerasterbaseforGIS
·Converting colorrasterimagesofmapsand schemesintomulti-layer
monochromeimagesmakesitpossibletocreatestructuredimages
suitableforfurtherlayer-by-layervectorization;
·Correctingandeditingscannedimagestopreparethemforplottingand
archivingwithout having totransformthemintovectors;
·Modifyingrasterdrawingswithoutredrawingorfullvectorization;
·Creatingraster-vectorGISandCADprojectsusingprogramsinthe
AutoCADfamily,incorporating rasterandvectorgraphics;
·Converting rasterimagesintovectorAutoCADdrawings,saving in
differentformatscompatiblewithCADDy,Microstation,MapInfo,
ArcView.
ProgramVersions
WiseImageprogramfamilyisdividedintotwoglobalbranches–versionsfor
working insideAutoCADand stand-aloneversionsforworkinginWindows.
WiseImageforAutoCADcan alsobeusedwithdifferent AutoDesk products
versions,basedonAutoCAD,forexample, MechanicalDesktop, Architectural
Desktop,AutoCADMapandothers.Inthecase,if severalAutoCADversionsare
installedyouwill beaskedtochoosetheversionsthatyouwanttoinstall
WiseImage.
Alsoversionsaredividedbythefunctionality,forexamplesomefeatureswhichare
absentinthestandardversion of WiseImage, arepresentinProversion.
Helpsystemsanddocumentsfortheseversionsinmost casesarethesame. So,
forexample,thosefeatures,whichavailablebeginningfromProversionaremarked
with"ProOnly"andetc. Thefeaturesand functionsspecifictoWiseImagefor
AutoCADLTaremarkedwith“LTOnly”.
Demoversion
TherearealsodemoversionsforWindowsandforAutoCAD.Ifyou installed
WiseImageDemoversion, thenyouhaveallfunctionsoftheProfessionalversion
available, but:
·Demoversion forWindowsdoesn'thavethefunction ofsavingresults;

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·Demoversion forAutoCADislimitedtoprocessedimagessizeuptoA5
format and aresolutionof300 dpi..
You canalwaysgetfree demoversionsonthecompanysite.
Specification
Rasterimages
·Theprogramcanhandleanytypeofrasterimagesthatcanbe loaded
intoAutoCAD,withnosizerestriction;
·TWAINscannerssupport, direct supportforContex,Graphtecand
ColortracSmartLFscanners;
·Most operationscanbeappliedtoseveralrasterimagesat once.
Filtration
Widerangeof colorandmonochromefilters:
·Blur;
·AdaptiveBlur;
·UnsharpMask;
·Median;
·SpeckleRemover;
·HoleRemover;
·Inversion;
·Smoothing;
·Thinning;
·Thickening;
·Contour;
·LineBreaksFilling.
Binarizationandcolorseparation
·Colorseparation (splitting tomonochromelayersorcolorreduction)with
adaptivenoisereduction;
·Creatingmonochromelayersusingvariousbinarizationmethods;
·Savingandloadingbinarization and separationtemplates.
Rastercorrection
·Mirroringandrotatinganimage;
·Modifyingimageresolutionandsize;
·Correctionbyhistogramandcolorbalanceauto-correction;
·Brightness,contrast,hueandsaturationadjustment;
·Imagecroppingwithautomaticdetermination of marginsizes;

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·Cropping toastandardformat;
·Rasterimagedeskewing forhorizontalorverticalalignmentofraster
objectswithautomaticdeterminationofskewangle;
·Newprocedureforrasterimagecalibrationwithautomaticselectionof
theoptimaltransformationmethod.
Monochromerasterediting
·Selection ofrasterdata,similartotheprocess of AutoCADvector
objectsselection;
·Hybridselection;
·Rotating,scaling, moving, deleting, aligning and duplicatingpartsofa
rasterimage;
·Drawinganderasingwithaspecifiedwidth(andalsooncolorimages);
·Searchingandreplacingbothrasterandvectorobjects;
·Rasterizingavectorobject;
·Snappingtothecharacteristicpointsofarasterobject;
Interactivevectorization(tracing)
Tracingisasemi-automaticprocedure,thatallowstheoverlayingofrasterlineswith
correspondingvectorobjects,creatingsmoothedrasterobjectsorreplacingthem
withvectorobjects.
·Tracinglinesegments,arcs,andcircleswithautomaticdeterminationof
objecttype;
·Autoextend option whentracing linesandarcs;
·Tracingrasterobjectsofaspecifiedtype(forced);
·Tracinghatches;
·Tracingoutlines;
·Tracingrastersymbolsbyspecifiedtemplateswithoption tocreate
customsymboltemplates;
·Tracingarbitraryrastercurveswithpolylineswithorwithoutautomatic
detection ofdirection.Option forautomaticvertexinsertion.
·When tracingyoucan
-Roundvectorobjectswidthtoaspecifiedvalue;
-Align polylinesegmentstoaspecifieddirection;
-Separatevectorobjects,corresponding torasterlinesof different width,into
specifiedlayersand/orassigndifferent colorstothem;
-Ignorerasterlinegaps.
Automaticvectorization
·Recognizing linesegments,circles,arcs, hatches;
·Text recognition(OCR);
·CapabilityoftrainingOCR torecognizenewcharacters;

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·Add-inOCR modulefortextfragmentsrecognition;
·Approximatingarbitrarycurvesbypolylines;
·Approximatingarearasterobjectsbyoutlines;
·Recognizing anobjectlinetype;
·Recognizing arrowsonlinesandarcs;
·Optiontoforcedalignmentof straightlinestoregularangles;
·Roundingvectorobjectswidthtospecifiedvalues;
·Capabilityofignoring gapsinrasterlinesand arcsduring vectorization;
·Automaticcorrectingof vectorization results:conjugationof arcs and
sections,junctionofvectorobjectsends;
·Previewframe;
·Recognitiontuningusingastandardoruserdefinedsetofparameters.
VectorCorrection
·Autocorrection ofvectorobjectsobtainedafterrecognizing,conjugation
oflines,anglealignment;
·Polylineautocorrection.

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TypefaceConventions
InthisGuidetherearethefollowingtypefaceconventions:
Agreement Application
UPPERCASE Keys on keyboard:
ENTER, ESC, ALT,etc.
Filenameextensions:
.TIF,.DWG, .PSL
File,drives,foldernames:
B:\FILTERS,ESL.EXE
AutoCADcommands:
QUIT,UNDO
Bold Text, you shouldenter:
Incommandlineenter b
Italic Menu itemsanddialog boxoptions:
Cut out, Parameters
and
WiseImageterms:
calibration, filtration
Times AutoCADprompts:
Type/Trace/autoZoom/Exit:< >
AutoCADTerms
AstheWiseImageInterfacemeetsthestandardsacceptedforapplications, working
withintheAutoCADenvironment,thisGuidehasnodescription oftheAutoCAD
standardtermsandtools.
Formoreinformationon theAutoCADInterfaceandoperationprinciples,referto
AutoCADdocumentation.

2RequirementsandLicensing
SystemRequirements
Toworkwiththeprogramyou needthefollowing:
·Acomputerthat meetstherequirementsofAutoCADorAutoCADLT;
·Microsoft WindowsWindows2000\XP orMicrosoftWindowsME;
·AutoCAD2000/2000i/2002/2004/2005/2006
or
AutoCADLT2002/2004/2005/2006;
·Harddiskwith70MBoffree space.
Licensing
WiseImageusesasoftwareorhardwareprotection system.It offerstheflexibilityto
usetheprograminasingleuserorinanetworkenvironment. TouseWiseImage
you needtoset upthelicensefortheprogram.
Start Registration Wizard fromWindows Start menu.Itissituatedintheapplication
submenu.
Theprocess ofobtainingthelicensefortheprogramconsistsoftwoparts:
1.You needtosend therequest forregistrationovere-mail:choose Request
licensefilefromConsistentSoftware.
2.You shouldenterstheobtainedinformationtoRegistration Wizard: choose
Specifylicensefileobtained fromConsistentSoftwareorspecifylicenseserver.
Whattodo:
1.Ifyouaresetting up theprogramforthefirsttime,thenchoose Requestlicense
filefromConsistentSoftware,andthenclick Next.
2.Ifyougotthelicenseinformationinreplytoyourrequest,thenchoose Specify
licensefileobtained fromConsistent Softwareorspecifylicenseserver,and
thenclick Next.
Part1
Step1:ObtainRegistration Data
Thispageshouldcontaininformationonthepersonorcompanyforwhichthe
licenseisprovided.Enterappropriateinformationintheblankfieldstorequestthe
license. Incaseifyouhaveahardwarelockconnectedtoyourcomputerthedialog
displaysitsserialnumberandthe Usehardlock option isavailable. Selectthis
option ifyou wanttorequest alicensethatshouldbelockedtothishardwarelock.

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Whattodo:
Specifytheinformation,andthenclick Next.
Step2:Send Registration DatatoSupportTeam
Thispagedisplaystheinformationon theproductandtwoidentificationcodes. You
needtosend thisdatatotheSupportTeamovere-mail, online,mail orbyfax.
Whattodo:
Ife-mailisinstalledonyourcomputer,thenclick Send e-mail.
Yourmailprogramwill automaticallycreateamessage,whichcontainsthe
necessaryinformationandaddress.You onlyneedtosend it.
Togetit plottedpress the Print button.Send theprinteddocument byfax.
Waitforresponsefromthesupportteamwiththeregistrationinformation.Then
performstepsfromPart2.
Part2
Step3:Setup thelicense
Onthisyoushouldspecifypathtothelicensefileonyourlocaldisk.Incaseof
usingthenetworklicenseserveryoushouldspecifyinformation soitcouldbe
identifiedinthenetwork. That maybeIP-addressorNetBIOS-name.
Examples:
·f:\licences\sl.lic
pathtothelicensefileonyourlocaldisk;
·@192.168.1.98
IP-address ofthecomputerinthelocalnetworkthat runsthelicense
server;
·@CS_LICSERVER
NetBIOS-nameofthecomputerinthelocalnetworkthatrunsthelicense
server.
Congratulations!Theregistrationissuccessfullycompleted.Nowyoucanworkwith
theapplication.

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3Basics
ThischapterintroducesthebasicelementsoftheWiseImageinterfaceand
introducesthebasicskillsrequiredtouseWiseImage.
Inthischapteryouwill findthedescriptionofthefollowingprocedures:
·Starting WiseImage;
·UsingtheWiseImageinterfacestandardelements;
·Loadingandscalingimages;
·Scanning images;
·Savingimages;
·Tuningtheprogramoperation;
·Completingtheprogramoperation.
RunningWiseImage
When runningWiseImage,AutoCADstartsfromtheWiseImagerootfolder.
To runWiseImage
1. Click Start onthetaskbar,thenpointto Programs.
2. ClickonWiseImage,thenchooseWiseImagefromthefolder.
AutoCADstartsautomatically,andthenWiseImageisloaded.
WiseImageToolbarsandMenus
WiseImageMenus
TheWiseImagemenucanbearrangedintwodifferent ways. Thedefaultwayisto
createan extra menu bar.Inthiscase,whenstarting AutoCADfromWiseImage,six
supplementarypull-downmenusareaddedtothestandardAutoCADmenubar,
namely: rFile, rEdit,rImage,rFilter,rConvert,andrHelp.
Alternatively,onlyonepull-down cascademenu, WiseImage, isaddedtothe
AutoCAD menubar.Thecascademenuconsistsof sixitems: File, Edit, Image,
Filter, Convert,andHelp.
When youchooseanyitem,thecascadesubmenuopens(identicaltothe
correspondingpull-downWiseImagemenu).
You canchangefromonemenustructuretotheother, usingtheMENULOAD
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Tochangeto thecascademenu
1.Enter menuload tothe commandlineorselect CustomizeMenus fromthe
Tools menu ofAutoCAD.
2.Fromthe Menu Groups list chooseWiseImage.Thenchoose Unload.
3.Select MNU extension from Filesof Type.ChooseCOMPACT.MNU file. Click
Open.
Note: Toreturntothe menubar,chooseLARGE.MNU file.
4.Click the Load button.Thenchoose Close.
Tochangemenu items,edittheLARGE.MNU andCOMPACT.MNU fileslocated
intheWiseImagerootfolder.
Note: InthisGuidewedescribethe menubar intheWiseImagestyle.
WiseImageToolbars
WiseImagesupportsfloatingtoolbars. Theycanbeopened, resized, positioned
anywhereon screen, andclosedwhennolongerrequired.Eachtoolrepresentsa
particularcommand.Whenyouholdthecursoronanytoolbitmap, apromptwithits
nameisdisplayedbelowthecursor.Clickatoolonthetoolbartostart the
command,thenselectanyoptionsfromthedialogboxorfollowthepromptsonthe
AutoCADcommand line.
You canmanipulateWiseImagetoolbarswiththestandardAutoCADTOOLBAR
command.
To control WiseImagetoolbars
1.StarttheTOOLBARcommand.
2.Fromthe Menu Groups list,choose WiseImage.
3.Set checkboxesnext totoolbarnames. Choose Close.
-or-
Right-clickonthe WiseImage toolbarandselectatoolbarfromthelist.
PreservationofButtonStatus
Thebuttonson toolbarscanpreservetheirstatusafterrunningtheappropriate
command.
Theabilityof thisfeature,allowstheusertosee whichcommand iscurrently
running, withoutturningtocommandlineinterfaceof AutoCAD. Thisfeatureaffects
notonlycommandsitself, butaWiseImagerasterselectionmodeand tracing
modes.

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CursorMenu
Whileperformingmost WiseImagecommands,youcanusethe cursormenu for
fast optionselection.Thesearedisplayedifyouright-click.The samemenusare
displayedifyouright-click on someofthedialog boxelements.Thesemenus
containcommandswhichcanbeappliedtotheselectedelement ofthedialogbox,
orfacilitatecharacterentryinthedialogbox.
PreviewWindow
MostWiseImagedialogsintendedfor
enhancingandcorrectingimagesare
equippedwithapreviewwindow, wherethe
resultof anoperation onaselectedimagepart
can beobservedwhiletuningitsparameters.
Severalpreviewwindowscanbeopened,
whichallowstheusertoobservechangeson
severalimagefragmentssimultaneously.
Theappearanceofthiswindowiscontrolledby
thesettingsof Previewstyle inthe WiseImage
tab of Tools/Options commandof AutoCAD.
-Thisbuttonturnson/offtheresultsdisplayinthepreviewwindow.
Animagesectiondisplayedinthepreviewwindowiscalledapreviewarea.The
colorframeontheimageindicatesthepreviewareamargins.
- Zoom in doublesthescaleinthepreviewwindow.
-Zoom1:1 –displays an imageon thescreen,sothat1dotinthepreview
windowcorrespondsto1dot ontheimage.
- ZoomOut halvesthescaleinthepreviewwindow.
–Opens/closesadetachedpreviewwindow.Pressing thisbutton repeatedly
opensseveralpreviewwindowsfordifferent partsoftheimage.
Ifnecessary, thenyoucanchangetheposition ofthepreviewareaintheimage
withoutchangingitssize(pan).Todothis, placethecursorinthepreviewwindow
(cursorbecomeshand-shaped)anddragthecursortotherequiredposition.
ThereisalsoaspecialWiseImagecommandthatisusedtosynchronizetheviewin
thepreviewwindowwiththemainprogramwindow. Thiscommandcanbe
performed ifyouworkinadialogboxprovidedwiththepreviewwindow.
Thiscommandhasthree options.Option 1x1pansanimage, sothat thecentral
point ofthepreviewareaisplacedintheProgramwindowcenterandscalesthe
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Todisplay apreview area 1x1
Onthe WiseImage toolbarclickthe Previewarea button, thenenter 1(1x1)
inthecommandline.
The Fit option worksinthesamewayas1x1, except itsetsthe maximumpossible
increaseofthepreviewarea,fittingit totheprogramwindowframe.
Todisplay apreview area withthemaximumpossiblescale
Onthe WiseImage toolbarclick the Previewarea button, thenenterthe
commandline f(Fit).
The Previewarea buttonenablesyou tomovethePreviewareaframe, sothatthe
position ofthisareaischanged.
Tomove apreviewarea
Onthe WiseImage toolbarclickthe Previewarea button.
Thehand bitmapisdisplayednext tothecursor. Dragthepreviewarea.

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SelectinganImagewithWiseImageCommands
You caninsertanunlimitednumberof rasterimagesintoanAutoCADdrawing.
MostWiseImagecommandsrequirethatauserselecttheimagestobeoperated
on. Somecommandscan workononeimageonly.However,othercommandsthat
operateon severalrasterimagesatonce. Sotwostandardselection procedures
areprovided:selecting oneimageandselecting agroupofimages.
Thereisageneralrule, whichappliestotheselectionof bothtypes.You canonly
choose availableimages –i.e.theymust bevisibleandlocatedon unlockedlayers.
Thismeansthatausercan easilychangethesetofselectedimages.It is
particularlyusefulwhenyouworkwithrasterlayers, whenimagesofthesamesize
areplacedpreciselyoneontop ofanotherand theirboundariescoincide.Inthis
caseitisdifficulttoselectbypicking,soyoushouldplacesuchrasterimageson
different AutoCADlayersandturnon/offimagedisplaybymanipulatingthevisibility
oflayers. AllWiseImagecommands, creating newrasterimages, havethemeans
ofimageseparation ontodifferent AutoCADlayers.
SelectingaSingleImage
Selecting asingleimageisperformedaccording tothefollowing rule:
·Ifthereisonlyoneavailableimageinthedrawing, thenitis
automaticallyselected.
·Toselectasingleimage, clickon itsborder.
·Ifthereareseveralavailableimages,thenyoucanselecttherequired
oneafterselectingthecommandinthefollowingdialogbox:
Tofacilitatetheselectionof animagefromthelistbyitsname, thefollowing
mechanismof visualidentificationisprovided.If youdrag thecursortothe
AutoCADscreenand holditonanimage,thenitsnamewill be highlightedinthelist
and itwillalsoappearnearthemousecursor.Toselecttheimage,clickonit.If
thereareseveralimagesunderthecursor,thenyoucanselecttheoneyouneed
fromthedialogbox.
Click OK toconfirmtheselectionandclosethe Select Image window.