Raster to Vector Conversions

If you need to discuss your project with a professional right now, whether it’s converting a single raster file or a room full of drawings, contact us. Alternatively, use the navigation bar to find out more about our conversion services. But before you do, let’s quickly look at those bullet points and find our why RVC is the bureau to use if you want a fast, competitively priced service with guaranteed data quality.

Data Integrity

RVC provides a 99.9% data quality guarantee with every job.
Think about that for a moment. It’s an extraordinary warranty because your source document is inaccurate. That drawing you want to convert back to the mathematical reality it represents has errors. It is a document with imperfect line work and text that needs human intelligence for correct interpretation.

Don’t be alarmed. It’s not as bad as it seems. In reality whenever anybody works from a document derived from a paper drawing to manufacture, plot or build something, they are using their intellect to interpret images that are only analogous to a designer’s precise mathematical concepts. A machinist for example, when he mills a new piece from a drawing, visually scans the image to gain a general perception of the item. He then obtains precise vector information from the text and symbols. Conceptually, a good conversion bureau works the same way, but with different tools.

To convert your raster files--JPEG, PCX, PDF, PICT, TIFF,etc.--to vector information, especially if the images are from older paper drawings, you need human input if you want to get it right every time. That’s why all our work is done right here in the United States. That’s why we use skilled personnel who have experience in your industry, and our own purpose-written proprietary software. That’s why professionals, versed in your industry, undertake final edits and all our QC. That’s why RVC can guarantee the integrity of the data. Every time. 

Choosing RVC!

Now the only way we can economically provide you with 99.9% accurate, mathematically precise vector information from engineering drawings, building plans, contour plans, surveys, topographical maps and the like is to firstly use high quality scanning software to create a raster image. That part of our service is FREE.  We then use our own powerful proprietary conversion programs to transform these scanned images into a DWG, DXF, IGES or HPGL file.

In the final step, using an image generated from the new vector information as a template, a skilled RVC professional interprets ambiguities and confirms dimensions. The result is a DWG, DXF, IGES or HPGL file with greater data integrity than the source document we started out with.  There’s nothing magical about it. A good machinist, when he mills a piece from a drawing, follows a very similar flow-chart.

As professionals, we understand the importance of what we do, and although this work sometimes seems as much an art form as a science---- “You can take the data we give you to the bank.” We guarantee it!

RVC, On Time, On Budget

At RVC a core group of professionals, with specialist skills in various disciplines, supervises and manages the day-to-day workload. This nucleus can be complemented with highly skilled affiliated associates when an increased workload demands. That way we can offer competitive pricing for single drawing jobs or large, multi-file projects, without compromising quality. Couple that with our well-developed proprietary software and our long experience in this industry and RVC can offer, if you compare apples with apples, the most cost-effective service available online.

We’d encourage you to compare prices and find out for yourself. But keep in mind that you get what you pay for.  Especially in this business where there is a direct correlation between time spent on a project and quality. And that’s especially true for all those complex map forms and high data content drawings that are our specialty.

Every drawing is unique, so prices vary depending on the source document. To give you a quote we need to look at the material--- paper drawing, raster image etc--- and discuss your project with you.

If you want to know more about our prices or services Contact Us. RVC really is the bureau to use if you want your hand drawings or raster images converted to multi-layer, guaranteed quality vector files: when you need them, at the most competitive prices available online.

We guarantee it!