RasterVect

RasterVect is a simple-to-use program which enables you to turn raster images into the vector format. It supports multiple file types, including BMP, JPG, PSD, PNG and TIFF.

The interface of the tool is plain and simple to work with. Images can be imported via the file browser or 'drag and drop' method. Alternatively, you can create a new picture by specifying the color mode, size and resolution.

You can crop an image or convert it to black and white or grayscale, apply filters, create a vector straight line or mask from a rectangular selection, build an object by copying the current selection, as well as use paint, raster, vector, mask and object tools, along with layers.

You can toggle the viewing mode between 'raster', 'vector' and 'raster+vector', as well as zoom in and out, use a pan tool and start the recognition method (select it between 'solids', 'outlines', 'filled outlines' and 'center lines')

Other features of RasterVect allows you to change the paper size and to resample the raster image, configure extrapolation settings (e.g. resample ratio, new size, resolution) and rotate pictures.

From the 'Preferences' area you can change the menu style, opening zoom level, measurement unit and raster undo count, select different colors for the raster, vector line, vector arcs, background and form, as well as configure DXF format options (e.g. layer name, lines color, dimension for polylines).

The program needs a moderate-to-high amount of system resources, has a good response time and contains user documentation. RasterVect did not freeze, crash or pop up error dialogs throughout our testing. Its interface could use some minor improvements.