Copyright: Copyright © GraphicRegion.com


Description

Able Graphic Manager (formerly Able DXF manager) is a program that enables you to easily view, acquire, print and convert graphic files in normal (file by file), batch (many files at a time) and command line modes.

Input formats:

•	Drawing Interchange Format (DXF) generated by most CAD programs,

•	TIFF Bitmap (TIF;TIFF)

•	JPEG Bitmap (JPG;JPEG;JPE)

•	PaintBrush (PCX)

•	Windows Bitmap (BMP;DIB;RLE)

•	Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

•	Windows Metafile (WMF)

•	Enhanced Windows Metafile (EMF)

•	Targa Bitmap (TGA;TARGA;VDA;ICB;VST;PIX)

•	Portable Pixmap, GreyMap, BitMap (PXM;PPM;PGM;PBM)

•	Windows Icon (ICO)

•	Windows Cursor (CUR)

Output formats:

JPG,TIF,PCX,PNG,BMP,TGA,PXM,PPM,PGM,PBM.

What is it used for?

Able Graphic Manager converts graphic files to raster images for

•	archiving

•	electronic document transmission

•	eliminating scans

•	protecting intellectual property

•	creating thumbnail images

•	web publishing

•	inserting in different documents (Word, Excel etc)

•	forwarding of simple drawings

•	presentations

•	printing.

When it comes to security and durability, raster images are the digital equivalent of paper. At the same time they are easy and economical to transmit and store electronically.

Able Graphic Manager may be automatically works providing batch mode conversion to high-resolution raster images.


Features

Drag and Drop supported

Batch Process mode (convert and print)

Command Line mode (view, convert and print). There is an opportunity to select files using ìàsk (*).

Displayed entities (DXF-files)

•	Line

•	Circle

•	Arc

•	Polyline

•	LwPolyline

•	Text (including fit-justified text)

•	Hatch (including solid)

•	3DFace

•	Trace

•	Solid

•	MultiLine Text

•	Ellipse

•	Elliptic arc

•	Blocks (including multiple inserted, scaled and mirrored)

Displayed properties of entities (DXF-files)

•	Color (including Bylayer and Byblock)

•	Linetype (Solid, Dashed, Dot, Dashdot, Divide,Bylayer,Byblock)

•	Width (for polyline and lwpolyline)

•	Text rotation (any angle)

•	Text justification (left, right, center, middle, top, bottom)

Viewing

•	Two color mode (color and monochrome)

•	Any size (5 modes of a sizes setting)

•	Extents selection (4 items)

•	Any aspect ratio

•	Any image resolution at saving to file

•	Zoom (in, out, fit, window)

•	Zoom filter (7 items)

•	Scroll

Image acquisition from TWAIN scanners with full control of the scanner capabilities

Converting (saving) to

•	JPEG Bitmap (JPG)

•	TIFF Bitmap (TIF)

•	PaintBrush (PCX)

•	Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

•	Windows Bitmap (BMP)

•	OS/2 Bitmap (BMP)

•	Targa Bitmap (TGA)

•	Portable PixMap (PXM)

•	Portable PixMap (PPM)

•	Portable GreyMap (PGM)

•	Portable Bitmap (PBM)

Status information (size, zoom, position, progress bar of file opening)

Printing

•	Any system printer (from dialog window)

•	Color or monochrome printing.

•	Advanced print control.

•	Batch printing

•	Printing via command line

All program settings are kept.


What's new

Able Graphic Manager 2.0

02/17/2003

•	Work from a command line have been expanded.

The select of files using a mask (*.*) have been added.

The choice of a directory for saving of files have been addedd.

•	Printing quality of DXF-files have been improved.

•	Image acquisition from TWAIN scanners with full control of the scanner capabilities

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Able Graphic Manager 1.9

11/15/2002

•	"Ellipse" entities have been added (DXF-files).

•	"Elliptic arc" entities have been added (DXF-files).

•	Batch printing have been added

•	Printing via comand line have been added

•	Enhanced command line parameters for PCX and JPG files have been added

•	Set color parameter for command line have been added

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Able Graphic Manager 1.8

09/10/2002

•	The advanced print options have been added.

•	The opportunity of work in a command line mode have been added.

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Able Graphic Manager 1.7.1

07/30/2002

•	Work with files of the big sizes have been improved.

Able Graphic Manager 1.7

06/15/2002

•	The program " Able DXF manager " is renamed to " Able Graphic Manager ".

•	"Solid" entities have been added (DXF-files).

•	"Trace" entities have been added.(DXF-files).

•	"Multiline Text" entities have been added.(DXF-files).

•	"Solid Hatch" entities have been added.(DXF-files).

•	The transformation algorithm of the image have been improved at resize and print.

•	Display of fit-justified text have been corrected (DXF-files).

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AbleDXF 1.6

05/15/2002

•	New input formats (JPG, TIF, PCX, PNG, BMP, TGA, WMF, EMF. PXM, PPM, PGM, PBM...)

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AbleDXF 1.5

04/15/2002

•	Any image resolution at saving to file.

•	Zoom filter (7 items).

•	Extents selection (4 items).

•	The operation with mirror blocks concerning a X-axis.

•	The operation with rotated blocks.

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AbleDXF 1.4

03/10/2002

•	Batch process.

•	The operations with the scaled blocks is improved.

•	The operation with mirror blocks concerning a Y-axis  is improved.

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AbleDXF 1.3

02/15/2002

•	The calculation of drawing sizes is modified

      (now there is a possibility of view DXF files created not in AutoCAD,

       and in other programs).

•	 The operation with multiple inserted blocks is improved.

•	New modes of sizes set in Options dialog box.

•	3Dface entities are being supported now.

•	Associating with *.dxf files.

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AbleDXF 1.2

12/15/2001

•	The mistake "is not a valid floating point value" has been corrected

(both separators "." and   "," are supported now).

•	 Progress bar of file opening is being shown.

•	Hatch and lwpolylines are being supported.

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AbleDXF 1.1

11/02/2001

•	Polylines are being supported.

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AbleDXF 1.0

09/20/2001

•	First version.


Planned revisions and additions

In the next versions of program will be added new entities (dimensions, points, splines, multilines etc.), new entities properties (thickness of lines etc.), display of the text  by a AutoCAD font (shx, shp), hpgl and hpgl/2 input formats, others raster and vector formats, drawing, editing etc.

But the addition order of new opportunities depends on you.

Write, that you want to have in the program, send yours DXF files for testing.


International interface

Download a language file

Able Graphic Manager supports international languages. It means that if English is not your native language and you'd like Able Graphic Manager  to speak your native language, just download and install an additional file (detailed instructions are placed below). Currently available languages: English, German.

Install it to Able Graphic Manager

Download the language file and unpack it to the Able Graphic Manager  home directory. Start the program, click Tools -> Options -> Language, select your language and click OK.

Note. Some translations may contain words in english because new version of Able Graphic Manager  may include new phrases that have not been translated yet. All language files available at release time are included in setup.

Wanna a free registration?

Your native language is not currently supported by Able Graphic Manager ? Create your language file and get a FREE registration!

Just DON'T send us your language file prior to contacting us, as far as such version might be already under development.

Copy English.lng file from the Able Graphic Manager  home directory under the your-language-name.lng name. Open it with any text editor (please do not use Microsoft Word for these purposes!). Translate all texts in this file to your native language, install it to Able Graphic Manager  (see above), check your translation and then mail it to us in order to get a free registration.

Please note that each string in the the file that should be translated has the identifier=some text structure. You should translate ONLY "some text" part of each string since "identifier" part is used by the program to identify text entries.

E-Mail to:  	support@graphicregion.com

WWW  	http://www.graphicregion.com/language.htm


License

License for use and distribution

Able Graphic Manager is distributed as try-before-you-buy.

This means:

1. All rights to Able Graphic Manager are exclusively owned by the author - GraphicRegion.com.

2. Anyone may use this software during a test period of 30 days. Following this test period of 30 days or less, if you wish to continue to use Able Graphic Manager, you MUST register.

3. Once registered, the user is granted a non-exclusive license to use Able Graphic Manager on one computer, for any legal purpose, at a time.

We have two types of licenses: personal and business. With the Personal License ($29.95), you can use the program for non-commercial purposes in non-business, non commercial environment. To use the program in a corporate, government or business environment, you should purchase a Business License - $49.95(US).

The registered Able Graphic Manager software may not be rented or leased, but may be permanently transferred, if the person receiving it agrees to terms of this license. If the software is an update, the transfer must include the update and all previous versions.

4. The Able Graphic Manager unregistered version, may be freely distributed, with exceptions noted below, provided the distribution package is not modified.

5. To register you must complete the online registration form and pay registration fee.

6. Able Graphic Manager IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS". NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.

7. You may not use, copy, emulate, clone, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program, or any subset of the licensed program, except as provided for in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license and may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved by GraphicRegion.com.

8. Installing and using Able Graphic Manager signifies acceptance of these terms and conditions of the license.

9. If you do not agree with the terms of this license you must remove Able Graphic Manager files from your storage devices and cease to use the product.

Thank you for using Able Graphic Manager.


Registration

Able Graphic Manager is a shareware software.

It costs $49.95 (bisiness license) or $29.95 (personal license).

You only pay a one-time $29.95 or 49.95 charge for the software.

Transactions are Processed by ShareIt or RegSoft - The Largest online Payment Processors.

Your Payment Information is Secure - We don't even get your information.

ShareIt or RegSoft uses Secure Server for your Protection.

Benefits of registration

1. Using after the evaluation period (30 days).

2. No "DEMO" shows.

3. Free upgrades (you will get all the future versions free of charge).

4. Free support.

5. Batch Process is enabled.

If you would like to register Able Graphic Manager visit

http://www.graphicregion.com/purchase.htm

Buy Now:

https://secure.element5.com/shareit/checkout.html?productid=151123&language=English

or

http://www.regsoft.net/purchase.php3?productid=41750


Contact us

You can download the latest version of Able Graphic Manager from the website:

http://www.graphicregion.com/graphman.zip

or

http://www.graphicregion.com/graphman.exe

Send your questions, comments and bug reports to

support@graphman.com


Main Window
Window

_Menu

_Toolbar

_Display_window

_Statusbar


File menu
"File" menu

Open ...

Open an existing dxf file.

Save ...

Save file in graphic format.

Acquire

The program that runs your scanner, or any other TWAIN compatible device (digital camera, TV card etc.), will appear.

Follow the steps given in your scanner's manual for scanning an image.

When finished, the image will be placed into Able Graphic Manager.

Print ...

Open the Print window. In this window you can specify some print options and then print an active document.

Batch process ...

Processes multiple images (Open the Batch Process dialog box).

Exit

Quit Able Graphic Manager.


View menu
"View" menu

Scroll

Switches view in scroll mode.

Zoom

Switches view in zoom mode

ZoomIn

Increases the apparent size of objects in the viewport.

ZoomOut

Decreases the apparent size of objects in the viewport.

ZoomFit

Zooms to display the drawing extents


Tools menu
"Tools" menu

Options ...

 Displays the Options dialog box.


Help menu
"Help" menu

Contents

Show help contents

About ...

Show information about the program

Purchase

How to buy?


Toolbar

Open ...

Open an existing dxf file

Save ...

Save file in graphic format.

Print ...

Open the Print window. In this window you can specify some print options and then print an active document.

Acquire

The program that runs your scanner, or any other TWAIN compatible device (digital camera, TV card etc.), will appear.

Follow the steps given in your scanner's manual for scanning an image.

When finished, the image will be placed into Able Graphic Manager.

Batch Process

Processes multiple images. Open the Batch Process dialog box

ZoomIn

Increases the apparent size of objects in the viewport.

ZoomOut

Decreases the apparent size of objects in the viewport.

ZoomFit

Zooms to display the drawing extents

ZoomFilter

ZoomFilter specifies the filter to apply in zoom-in operations.

The fastest way to zoom a picture is to set ZoomFilter to None.

Scroll

Switches view in scroll mode

Zoom

Switches view in zoom mode

     Options ...   Displays the Options dialog box.


Statusbar

Size	Current image size (on pixels)

Zoom	Zoom value (in percent)

Position	Cursor coordinates


Options dialog box

Color Mode

Entities display mode (color or monochrome)

Size

Image size (in pixels)

•	Modes of a sizes setting (five items)

•	Width

•	Height

Maintain aspect ratio

Keeps height and width proportion

Text

Select font for text

Language

Select language

      Note.

"Color Mode", "Text" and "Extents" is parameters for DXF files only.


Batch Process dialog box

   Add File...

   Adds an image file to the batch of files to be processed

   Remove...

   Removes selected image files from the batch of files to be processed

   Clear ALL

   Removes all image files from the batch of files to be processed

   Browse...

   Opens the Choose The Folder dialog box, which lets you choose the folder in which you want to save the image files

   Save as type

   Lets you choose the file type to which images are saved

   Advanced...

   Opens dialog box for display and modify advanced specific file format parameters (example for JPEG).

   View Options...

   Opens the Options dialog box

   Start

   Starts execution of operations

   Stop

   Interrupts execution of operations


Printing Options

With Able Graphic Manager Print tool, you can specify printer properties, control printer rendering, adjust the size and position of the image. A preview of the image is available.

You can select an image size and the options for each size. The options for each size vary. The Measurement Units designate either inches or millimeters as the unit to measure margins, image width and height.

Image Size

You can select one of the image sizes to print your picture.

Default

Prints the image at the size in the main display.

The following options are available: Page Position and Margins.

Fit to Page

Prints an image that is stretched to meet the margin of the page.

The following options are available: Page Position, Margins and Maintain aspect ratio.

Specify Size

Prints an image of a specified width and/or height and maintains the aspect ratio of the image or not.

If the aspect ratio is maintained the image will be sized to meet either the width or height.

The following options are available: Page Position, Margins and Image Properties.

Options

Each option is applicable to one or more image sizes.  The available options are:

Page Position

Specifies where on the page to place the image.  There are nine possible places.

top-left  	top-center 	 top-right

middle-left	center	middle-right

bottom-left	bottom-center	bottom-right

Measurement Units

Specifies the measurement unit for all related settings.

Margins

Specifies the Top, Bottom,  Left and Right margins for the page.  The marquee on the preview image designates each margin.

Image Properties

Specifies the following three settings:

Maintain aspect ratio retains the same width and height ratio no matter what the size designation.

Width: specifies width of an image.

Height: specifies height of an image.

Printer Setup

You can select which printer you wish to use for printing.

Click Properties to open the printer properties.


Mouse

  In Zoom mode

  Left Click	Increases the apparent size of objects in the viewport (Zoom-In).

  Right Click	Decreases the apparent size of objects in the viewport (Zoom-Out)

Select Window	Stretches the chosen area up to the sizes of a Display Window.Click and move mouse to select the rectangle.

  In Scroll mode	Navigate the image with a left click and mouse movement.


Common parameters

It is possible to perform Able Graphic Manager commands from the command line.

Command line string:

graphman.exe  inputfilename  /tardir=target-directory /cm=colormode  /sz=size  /uw=width  /uh=height  /ma=aspectratio  /ex=extents  /sa=outputformat  /col=colormap

inputfilename - full name to input file (e.g c:\example.dxf)

It is possible to specify a mask of a files (e.g c:\test\*.* or c:\test\*.tif)

tardir - full path to output files (e.g. d:\new\).

If this folder does not exist, it will be created.

colormode - view color mode (0,1) [for DXF files only]

•	0 - monochrome

•	1 - color

size - modes of a sizes setting (0...4)

•	0 - use program window

•	1 - use width

•	2 - use height

•	3 - use width or height

•	4 - use width and height

width - new width (in pixels)

height - new height (in pixels)

aspectratio - maintain aspect ratio (0,1)

•	0 - to not keeps proportions

•	1 - keep height and width proportion

extents - extents modes (0...3)	[for DXF files only]

•	0 - from file header

•	1 - from entities data

•	2 - maximum value

•	3 - minimum value

outputformat - output file extension

•	jpg

•	tif

•	pcx

•	png

•	bmp

•	tga

•	pxm

•	ppm

•	pgm

•	pbm

•	prn (printing)

col - colormap. Bits number each sample has.

•	1 -b&w

•	2 -16

•	3 -256

•	4 -16M

Example:

graphman.exe test.dxf /tardir=c:\exampl\ /cm=1 /sz=3 /uw=560 /uh=230 /ma=1 /ex=2 /sa=jpg

graphman.exe c:\temp\*.* /cm=1 /sz=3 /uw=560 /uh=230 /ma=1 /ex=2 /sa=jpg


Enhanced parameters

PCX file

graphman.exe  inputfilename  /pcx-comp=compression

compression - PCX Compression

•	unc - uncompressed PCX (incompatible with most PCX readers)

•	rle - compressed PCX (standard PCX)

JPG file

graphman.exe  inputfilename  /jpg_cs=colorspace  /jpg_dct=DCTmethod  /jpg_oh=OptimalHuffman  /jpg_prg=Progressive  /jpg_qlt=Quality  /jpg_sm=Smooth

colorspace - specify the saved color space

•	1 - RGB is separate RGB channels

•	2 - GRAYLEV is unique intensity channel (gray levels)

•	3 - YCbCr three channels (CCIR Recommendation 601-1)

•	4 - CMYK four channels (Cyan Magenta Yellow Black) - linear convertion

•	5 - YCbCrK four channels (YCbCr and Black)

DCTmethod - Specify the DCT method

•	1 - ISLOW is slow but accurate integer algorithm

•	2 - IFAST is faster, less accurate integer method

•	3 - FLOAT is a floating-point method (machine dependent).

OptimalHuffman - Specifies if jpeg compressor have to use an optimal huffman table (more compression)), instead standard table.

•	0 - disable

•	1 - enable

Progressive - Specifies if this is a progressive jpeg.

•	0 - disable

•	1 - enable

Quality - Quality factor, from 1 to 100. The higher the value, the better the image quality, and the larger resultant memory needed.

Smooth - Smoothing factor (0 is none, 100 is max). If JPEG_Smooth is not zero, the jpeg compressor smooth the image before compress it. This improves compression.

Example:

graphman.exe test.dxf /jpg_cs=1 /jpg_dct=1 /jpg_oh=0 /jpg_prg=1 /jpg_qlt=50


Printing via command line

graphman.exe  inputfilename  /sa=prn  /prn_is=ImageSize  /prn_pp=PagePosition  /prn_mu=MeasurementUnits  /prn_mar=martop-marbottom-marleft-marright  /prn_ip=imgwidth-imgheight  /prn_ar=MaintainAspectRatio /prn_gc=GammaCorrection

ImageSize - PCX Compression

•	1 - Default. Prints the image at the size in the main display.

•	2 - Fit to Page. Prints an image that is stretched to meet the margin of the page.

•	3 - Specify Size. Prints an image of a specified width and/or height and maintains the aspect ratio of the image or not. If the aspect ratio is maintained the image will be sized to meet either the width or height.

PagePosition - Specifies where on the page to place the image. There are nine possible places.

•	0 - top-left

•	1 - top-center

•	2 - top-right

•	3 - middle-left

•	4 - center

•	5 - middle-right

•	6 - bottom-left

•	7 - bottom-center

•	8 - bottom-right

MeasurementUnits - Specifies the measurement unit for all related settings.

•	0 - millimetre

•	1 - inches

Margins - Specifies the Top, Bottom, Left and Right margins for the page.  The marquee on the preview image designates each margin.

•	example: /prn_mar=10-10-15-20

ImageProperties - Specifies width and height of an image.

•	example: /prn_ip=30-40

MaintainAspectRatio - retains the same width and height ratio no matter what the size designation.

•	0 - disable

•	1 - enable

GammaCorrection - Gamma correction value, use 1 to disable gamma correction.The Gamma setting changes the light value of the images, higher values lighten the image, while lower values darken it.

Example:

graphman.exe  test.dxf  /sa=prn  /prn_is=3  /prn_pp=4  /prn_mu=1  /prn_mar=1-1-2-2  /prn_ip=10-15  /prn_ar=1 /prn_gc=2


Advanced
Advanced Parameters


Command and Procedures


Dialogs

Options dialog box

Batch Process dialog box


DXF

To assist in interchanging drawings between AutoCAD and other programs, a "Drawing Interchange" file format (DXF)has been defined.

All implementations of AutoCAD accept this format and are able to convert it to and from their internal drawing file representation.

DXF files are standard ASCII text files. They can easily be translated to the formats of other CAD systems, or submitted to other programs for specialized analysis.


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