The following tables contain general and technical information about publicly available raster-to-vector conversion software.
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Creator
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Year released
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Year last updated
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List price (USD)
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License
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Supported OS (without emulation)
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| CorelDRAW
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Cascade Parent Limited
d.b.a Alludo
Formerly called the Corel Corporation
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1989
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2023 (version 24.3)
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$449, $169 upgrade
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Proprietary
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Windows
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| Easy Trace
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InterVek LLC (Russian: ООО ИнтерВек)
d.b.a. Easy Trace Group (Russian: Группа Easy Trace)
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?
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2023 (version 12.4)[1]
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€960, €480 upgrade (Easy Trace Pro)
Versions 7.99 and 8.65 are free (Easy Trace)
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Proprietary
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Windows
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| Adobe Illustrator
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Adobe Inc.
Formerly called Adobe Systems Inc.
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1985
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2023 (version 27.8.1)
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$19.99 per month
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Proprietary
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Windows, macOS
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| PhotoLine
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Computerinsel GmbH
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1996
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2023 (version 24.01)
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$86, $42 upgrade
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Proprietary
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Windows, macOS
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| Graphic Tracer Professional
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Steve Boek
Graphic Powers AB
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2016
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2023 (version 12:2)
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$15 per month or $120 per year
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Proprietary
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Windows
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| Inkscape (uses Potrace)
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Inkscape.org
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2003
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2023 (version 1.3)
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Free
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GPL-2.0-or-later
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Windows, macOS, Linux
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| ImageTracer
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András Jankovics
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2015
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2020 (version 1.2.6)
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Free
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Public domain (Unlicense)
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Cross-platform (platforms that can run JavaScript or Java)
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| Potrace
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Peter Selinger
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2001
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2019 (version 1.16)
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Free
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GPL-2.0-or-later
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Cross-platform, Windows and POSIX
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| Scan2CAD
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Avia Systems
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1997
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2022 (version 10.4.13)
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$49–$149 per month
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Proprietary
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Windows, macOS
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| WinTopo Freeware
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SoftSoft Ltd.
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1999
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2015 (version 1.76)
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Freeware
Free to use for any purpose, including commercial purposes[2]
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Proprietary
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Windows
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| WinTopo Pro
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SoftSoft Ltd.
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2000
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2015 (version 3.6)
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$299
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Proprietary
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Windows
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| Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
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Xara Group Ltd.
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1994
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2023 (version 23.4)
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$89.99
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Proprietary
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Windows
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| Super Vectorizer
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Effectmatrix Ltd.
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2013
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2016 (version 1.6.6)
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$29.99
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Proprietary
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macOS
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| AutoTrace
|
Martin Weber
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1998
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2024 (version 0.31.10)
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Free
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GPL-2.0-or-later
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Cross-platform, POSIX (mainly Unix-like)
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| VTracer
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Tsang Hao Fung
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2020
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2022 (version 0.5.0)
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Free
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MIT
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Cross-platform (command-line version)
Browsers with WebAssembly support (web version)
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| SVGcode (uses Potrace)
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Thomas Steiner
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2021
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2023 (version ?)
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Free
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GPL-2.0-or-later
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Android, web (PWA), Windows
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| Primitive
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Michael Fogleman
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|
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Free
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MIT
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MAC OS X, with Python & Go packages and a JavaScript port
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| KVEC
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K. Kuhl
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|
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Freeware
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WIN 2000, WIN XP, WIN Vista/7, OS/2, Linux, BeOS, MAC OS X
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Creator
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Year released
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Year least updated
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List price (USD)
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License
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Supported OS (without emulation)
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Basic features
| NAME
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Maximum zoom
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Object limit per document
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Control point limit
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Color management for print
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Thumbnails
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Adjust image (functions)
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Text recognition (OCR)
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Scripting support
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| Easy Trace
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12800x
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No Limit
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?
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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| Graphic Tracer Professional
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No limit
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No limit
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No limit
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No
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?
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?
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Yes
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No
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| Adobe Illustrator
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640x
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?
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?
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Yes
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?
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?
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No
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Yes
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| Potrace
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N/A
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?
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?
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No
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?
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?
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No
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No
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| ImageTracer
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N/A
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No limit
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No limit
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No
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No
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?
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No
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Yes
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| Scan2CAD
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64K
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No limit
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No limit
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Yes
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?
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?
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Yes
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Yes
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| WinTopo Pro
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512x
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No limit
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No limit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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| PhotoLine
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25600%
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No limit
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No limit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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|
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Maximum zoom
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Object limit per document
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Control point limit
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Color management for print
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Thumbnails
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Adjust image (functions)
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Text recognition (OCR)
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Scripting support
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CAD features
| NAME
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Export universal DXF
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Available in AutoCAD application
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Curve recognition
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Circle recognition
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Arc recognition
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Orthogonal line detection
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Corner detection
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Line connection
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| Easy Trace
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Graphic Tracer Professional
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Adobe Illustrator
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Potrace
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Yes
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No
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No
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?
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?
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?
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Yes
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?
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| ImageTracer
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Scan2CAD
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| WinTopo Pro
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| PhotoLine
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Export universal DXF
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Available in AutoCAD application
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Curve recognition
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Circle recognition
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Arc recognition
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Orthogonal line detection
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Corner detection
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Line connection
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Raster editing features
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Scanner support
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Freehand sketch
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Raster filters
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Change color depth
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Image resize
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Rotate
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Crop
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Raster shapes
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| Easy Trace
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Graphic Tracer Professional
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Yes
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Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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N/A
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| Adobe Illustrator
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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| Potrace
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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| ImageTracer
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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| Scan2CAD
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| WinTopo Pro
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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?
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| AutoTrace
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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| PhotoLine
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Scanner Support
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Freehand sketch
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Raster Filters
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Change color depth
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Image resize
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Rotate
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Crop
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Raster Shapes
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Vector editing features
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Fills & hatch
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Vector combine
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Rotate & move
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Polylines
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Spline curves
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Lines to curves cmd. & vice versa
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Vector shapes
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| Easy Trace
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Graphic Tracer Professional
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N/A
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Adobe Illustrator
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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| Potrace
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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| ImageTracer
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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| Scan2CAD
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| WinTopo Pro
|
?
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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?
|
?
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| AutoTrace
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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| PhotoLine
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Fills & hatch
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Vector combine
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Rotate & move
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Polylines
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Spline curves
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Lines to curves cmd. & vice versa
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Vector shapes
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Discontinued software
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