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In some cases, replacement copies for registered users may still be available. Upgrade paths are indicated, where available. Please call for upgrade prices and information.

Tech Support for Discontinued Products

If you call us for Tech Support on any of these products, we will of course try our best to assist you; but please remember that due to changes in personel over the years our current Tech Support and Programing staffs may have only limited knowledge of the program in question.

For more information, call us at (734) 741-8700 or fax us at (734) 741-8806, or E-mail us.

Draftsman (DOS)

Last Released Version: 9.0 (1995)

The DOS version of Draftsman was little more than the Draftsman conversion engine running directly in DOS, and had no viewing or editing features of its own. It was available along with the 16 bit Windows version, Draftsman PLUS, until 2000.

Draftsman 2002 has the Draftsman conversion engine, much improved over the years, along with the ability to vectorize color and gray images and a graphic user interface that includes raster and vector editing features, overlay and OCR; while Draftsman Cutting Shop has the same abilities without OCR and has line optimization and toolpath control features for use with all cutting applications. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies may be available. Please call.

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Draftsman PLUS

Last Released Version: 9.0 (1995) and 9/10 (1996)

Draftsman PLUS was the last 16 bit version of Draftsman and ran on Windows 3.1x. It was a development of Draftsman for Windows and included overlay, editing and OCR. It was replaced by Draftsman PLUS 32 in 1997, but remained in production until 2000.

While the last version officially released was Version 9.0, a version called 9/10 included features that had been developed for a planned Version 10. Version 10 was being simultaneously developed with our first 32 bit version, Draftsman PLUS 32 v.11. It was decided not to release version 10, but to incorporate some of its features into Version 9. This version was sometimes known as 9/10 and was available from 1997 until 2000, but should be considered Version 9.0 for the purposes of upgrade pricing.

Draftsman 2002 has all the features of Draftsman PLUS, along with the ability to vectorize color and gray images and a greatly improved interface. Draftsman Cutting Shop has the same abilities without OCR, and has line optimization and toolpath control features for use with all cutting applications. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies may be available. Please call.

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Draftsman PLUS 32

Last Released Version: 12.0 (1998)

Draftsman PLUS 32 was a 32 bit version of Draftsman PLUS and included overlay, editing and OCR. It was replaced in 2000 by Draftsman 2000 and Draftsman Cutting Shop.

Draftsman 2002 has all the features of Draftsman PLUS 32, along with the ability to vectorize color and gray images and a streamlined interface. Draftsman Cutting Shop has the same abilities without OCR, and has line optimization and toolpath control features for use with all cutting applications. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies may be available. Please call.

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TranScribe & TranScribe PLUS

Last Released Version: Unknown (1993)
TranScribe was a raster/vector overlay module that ran from within AutoCAD® release 12. TranScribe PLUS provided automatic raster to vector conversion, and also had an OCR feature. These products required AutoCAD release 12 but could not be updated to run under release 13, and were discontinued.

Users of other versions of AutoCAD should upgrade to Draftsman 2002 or Draftsman Cutting Shop. OCR is available in Draftsman 2002. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies are not available.

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Draftsman for Windows

Last Released Version (stand alone & Draftsman PLUS): 9.0 (1995)
Last Released Version (integrated package): version number unknown (1993)
Draftsman for Windows was an automatic raster to vector conversion program for Windows 3.1x. It provided no viewing or editing capabilities. It was, for a time, available as a stand-alone application or as part of an integrated package with AfterImage and FastDraw, or as the Vectorization module in TranScribe PLUS.

Draftsman for Windows is no longer available. An improved 32-bit module, which includes the ability to convert color and gray raster files, is used as part of Draftsman 2002 and Draftsman Cutting Shop. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies are not available.

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Draftsman for SPARC/RSC6000/Unix

Last Released Version: Unknown
This was a port of an early version of Draftsman DOS to Unix systems. It remained available until 1997 but was discontinued due to lack of customer interest.

It is possible to upgrade to Draftsman 2002 or Draftsman Cutting Shop for 32-bit Windows platforms. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies are not available.

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AfterImage

Last Released Version: version number unknown (1993)
AfterImage was sold as part of an "integrated package" with Draftsman for Windows and FastDraw. It provided a graphical user interface for both of these modules as well as raster/vector overlay and vector editing.

Integrated AfterImage/Draftsman/FastDraw has, over the years, evolved into Draftsman 2002 and Draftsman Cutting Shop. Call for upgrade pricing and information.

Replacement copies are not available.

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FastDraw

Last Released Version: version number unknown (1995; 1993 for integrated package)
FastDraw provided conversion between vector formats. Some were sold as stand-alone applications. It was also part of the integrated AfterImage/Draftsman/FastDraw package. It was also available as a part of TranScribe PLUS. It is no longer available as a stand-alone.

An updated version of FastDraw is still used as the vector to vector conversion engine in Draftsman 2002 and Draftsman Cutting Shop. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies of FastDraw as a stand-alone are not available.

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LogoScan

Last Released Version: Unknown (1989)
LogoScan was similar to Draftsman DOS, except that it only produced a vector outline of the solid areas of the raster. It was intended for use with logos and art with large solid areas.

Draftsman 2002 and Draftsman Cutting Shop both have an Inline/Outline feature which does the same thing with greater accuracy. Call for upgrade pricing and information.

Replacelent copies of LogoScan may be available on 3.5" disks only. Please call.

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ArborScan

Last Released Version: Unknown (1989?)
ArborScan was an early DOS raster to vector conversion program. It has been obsolete since the release of Draftsman DOS.

ArborScan can be upgraded to Draftsman 2002 or Draftsman Cutting Shop. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies are not available.

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GenVec

Last Released Version: Unavailable (1993)
GenVec was a DOS raster to vector program that produced vector drawings in Generic CADD® (.GCD) format. It was discontinued due to lack of customer interest.

Draftsman 2002 and Draftsman Cutting Shop both produce vector output compatable with Generic CADD, as well as most other CAD systems. Call for upgrade information and pricing.

Replacement copies are not available.

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Spittin' Image

Last Released Version: 1.01

Spittin' Image was similar to Draftsman PLUS v.9 (16 bit) but did not include automatic vectorization. It allowed the user to import a raster image and manually trace it as a vector image, using all of Draftsman's drawing tools. Unlike Draftsman PLUS v.9, SI could import color or gray images. It was available until 2000 when it was discontinued. A 32 bit version based on Draftsman PLUS 32 was developed but never released.

Our current Raster to Vector products, Draftsman 2002 and Draftsman Cutting Shop, both have the avility to manually trace or automatically vectorize black & white, color or gray images. Call for upgrade pricing and information.

Replacement copies may be available. Please call.

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Perfect Exposure

Last Released Version: Unknown

Perfect Exposure was a raster pre-processing program intended to produce a black & white image from a color or gray image, to be used with older versions of Draftsman that could not acceot color raster files for vectorization. Since color and gray vectorization have been built into our current Draftsman products, Perfect Exposure is no longer necessary and has been discontinued.

Our current Raster to Vector products, Draftsman 2002 and Draftsman Cutting Shop have the ability to automatically vectorize black & white, color or gray images. Call for upgrade pricing and information.

Replacement copies may be available. Please call.

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Right Angle

Last Released Version: 1.01

Right Angle was a "Rubber sheeting" program that allowed the user to correct distortions in black & white scans due to paper slip during scanning, archive damage to the original or errors in drafting. It was available initially as a stand-alone program but was quickly developed into an optional module for Draftsman PLUS 32. The stand-alone version was discontinued in 1999.

Rubber sheeting based on Right Angle is available as an Optional module for Draftsman 2002. Call for upgrade pricing and information.

Replacement copies are not available.

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