What does SketchXpress® do?
Incorporating a vast array of different styles and pen strokes, SketchXpress takes the lines in your CAD drawing and applies effects to them.
You can vary the width, color and style of up to 255 pens to transform your drawings into "hand-drawn" illustrations. Pick from the SketchXpress pre-defined styles such as Dashed, Fuzzy, Napkin, Sketch, Shaky, Steady and Wavy, or create and share your own set of custom styles. The possibilities with SketchXpress are virtually endless.
1. Create images from CAD drawings
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2. Vary the width, style and colour of up to 255 pens
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SketchXpress reads each CAD file and allows the user to vary the width and color of as many as 255 pens and then apply an unlimited number of hand-drawn styles to each line.
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You can also alter any part of the CAD drawing by placing different effects on each individual layer.
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3. Preset Styles for impressive effects
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SketchXpress allows you to choose from seven preset styles that range from carefully sketched with a drafting pen to scribbled on the back of a napkin. Each line is sketched independently and results are not predictable - just like the human hand!
1. Start by creating your PlansXpress CAD Drawing and 2D elevations:
2. Open the drawing in SketchXpress and choose your styling option from 'dashed', 'fuzzy', 'napkin', 'shaky', 'sketch', 'steady' or 'wavy':
Dashed effect:
Fuzzy effect:
Napkin effect:
Shaky effect:
Sketch effect:
Steady effect:
Wavy effect:
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4. Export to JPEG, BMP, TIFF, GIF and more
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SketchXpress drawings can be sent to any Windows system printer or exported as a traditional image file format (BMP, TIFF, JPEG or GIF) to then import into other applications.
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You can also export to PDF, DWF, PNG, EMF, WMF and SVG file formats, with varying size, image compression and resolution making it the most comprehensive tool in the business.
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5. Fully compatible with all CAD software
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SketchXpress will work with: PlansXpress, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, TurboCAD or any CAD, drawing, or graphics application that outputs HPGL, HPGL/2 plot files or DWG or DXF files.
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6. Pan, zoom and rotate drawings
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