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Vectorizing scanned AEC documents has long been a key part of creating a useful digital archive of legacy drawings. To improve that process, HP now offers a vectorization tool that incorporates the power of artificial intelligence. Attendees to the IRgA Workshop in Arlington, VA, September 18-19, will learn about this new technology.
Jeff Wells, a solutions architect, HP PageWide XL, will lead a 30-minute session on HP AI Vectorization on Friday, September 19 at 11 a.m. He will discuss how machine learning is reducing retracing time by up to 80 percent with this cloud-based AI vectorization tool.
“Some of the incremental improvements include the machine learning element, where the tool learns how to understand that some of the design represents actual fixtures, sills, symbols etc., instead of just lines and arcs,” Wells says. “This lets those types of things be represented with more accuracy and continuity. For example, the tool can identify doorswings as an entity in the design, which can then be repeated to scale consistently.”
Wells explains that the OCR engine also is greatly improved from older OCR tools, and the library can be expanded as the tool learns fonts that are included in projects.
“Net result is we are able to turn around vectorizations in 20 minutes where other methods may take a couple days,” he says.
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