scConverter SDK Update Archive

• Version - Return version of the DLL as a string.

• 1207: Some Tiff JPEG encoded files were converted to all black PDF.
• 1206: PLT to PDF: Raster images were displaced on all 4 pages.
• 1204: Adding markup to a PDF file from customer caused the markup to be displaced.
• 1201: PDF to DWF Conversion: Line cap styles and line join styles were wrong.
• 1199: Some 1-bit images were not rotated correctly for PDF to DWF conversion.
• 1198: PDF2CAD: Missing content due to an exception error caused by an empty font name.
• Hidden text in DWF files became visible when converted to PDF.
• The INSUNIT header variable is now set to 4 for metric output (was always 0).

• 1195: Adding markup xml picture elements could cause an exception error when used in ASP.NET environment.
• 1194: Large format PDF flag was not property handled so the resulting PDF had wrong extents.
• 1193: PDF to DWF conversion: An image had wrong scale and missing transparency.
• 1192: A Parasolid x_t file was incorrectly identified as a file that could be converted by the control.
• 1188: Added support for loading markup picture element from an URL (XML).
• 1183: A DWF file was convert to PDF with filled areas that should have been outlined.
• 1182: File was converted with a white margin at top of drawing that should not be there.
• 1180: PDF to DWF conversion: An image was placed outside drawing area and was flipped.

• SaveCompareResult - Compare two files and save the result as an image file.

• 1179: Exported CGM files had too low resolution (DPI).

• Now support <center x="?" y="?"> style for circle (Markup XML).
• Added support for markup shape element (type 26).
• Added support for JPEG2000 export.
• Added a new C# sample that demonstrates how you can add different markup elements using AddMarkupEx to a file before conversion (scMarkupTester).

• 1174: DXF exporter now sets MEASUREMENT correctly to metric if the file is saved using metric units.
• 1170: A SLDASM file was incorrectly detected as PDF format.
• 1169: Converting pdf files that were rotated 180 or 270 degree to DWF caused some of the images to have wrong rotation (PDFToCAD).
• Relative coordinates didn't work if the markup was added using AddMarkupEx.
• Transparency did not work for all markup elements.

• You may now add annotation to the converted files. You can use the Software Companions Markup XML format to add elements like text, stamp, barcode and much more.
• You may now convert Office documents if you have either LibreOffice or Microsoft Office installed on your computer. LibreOffice is free software.
• Added support for reading of Intergraph raster format type 9, 24, 27 and 65 (rle, rgb, cit and tg4).

• ConvertMarkup - Convert your files with annotations.
• AddMarkupEx - Add markup to an already opened file.
• ConvertToPDF - Convert a file to PDF. If you have LibreOffice or Microsoft Office installed, you can also use this method to convert Office formats like Word to PDF.

• scConvertMarkup - Convert your files with annotations.
• scConvertToPDF - Convert a file to PDF. If you have LibreOffice or Microsoft Office installed, you can also use this method to convert Office formats like Word to PDF.
• scSetPropertyString - Set scConverter string properties.

• OpenFileEx - If you have LibreOffice or Microsoft Office installed, you can now open Office files with this method.
• Convert - If you have LibreOffice or Microsoft Office installed, you can now open Office files with this method.

• 1166: PDF to DWF: 24-bit PDF images with software mask is now converted to 32-bit DWF images.
• 1165: A PDF file caused exception error during conversion.
• 1164: Some of the text in a CGM file was displaced after conversion to PDF.
• 1158: A DWF file was converted with wrong extents.
• 1157: Some of the Hebrew text in a DWF file were converted to PDF as ????.
• 1156: A DWF file caused exception error in 32-bit, but worked in 64-bit.
• 1155: A DWF file from customer caused an exception error during conversion.

• PDFOptimize - Optmize a PDF file for faster loading and rendering, as well as fixing any errors in the structure.

• scPDFOptimize - Optimize a PDF file.

• 1147: Some images in DWF turned into unrecognizable green images after conversion to PDF.
• 1146: DWF file failed to open.
• 1141: TIFF file from customer failed to open.
• 1138: DWF files loaded with wrong extents.
• 1137: DWF file caused exception error during conversion.
• 1135: Several drawing elements missing fill in DWF file from customer.
• 1133: Transparent GIF's are now correctly converted.
• 1125: PDFtoCAD : A few images had wrong position and rotation after conversion to DWF.
• 0000: PDFSplit could cause exception error for some files.

• 1124: Several images in a PLT file lost transparency after conversion to DWF.
• 1123: CGM file caused exception error.
• 1122: 3 DWF files failed to open.
• 1121: A PDF file caused exception error.
• 1117: A STEP file was incorrectly identified as a Gerber file.
• 1113: Text in PLT file had wrong rotation and placement.
• 1112: Some of the text in a DWF file had wrong size and placement.
• 1111: Some of the text in a DWF file should be invisible.
• 1110: After conversion from PLT to PDF a rectangle had wrong color.
• 0000: Fixed a memory leak in the EDMICS reader.

• SetMargins - Add margins to the converted file.

• scSetMargins - Add margins to the converted file.

• ConvertToImageFile - Added a new flag that will scale the document to fit the given image width and height.
• PDFMergeAddFile - You may now add any file using this mehods, if the file format is supported. Any non-PDF file will be preconverted to PDF and then merged.

• scConvertToImageFile - Added a new flag that will scale the document to fit the given image width and height.
• scPDFMergeAddFile - You may now add any file using this mehods, if the file format is supported. Any non-PDF file will be preconverted to PDF and then merged.

• 1098: White text background in a PLT file was missing after conversion to PDF.
• 1097: A DWF file caused an exception error.
• 1096: A red text in a PLT was black after conversion to PDF.
• 1095: Large Gerber files could cause a crash in 64-bit mode.
• 1093: Some elements in a DWF file was outside the paper area and should be clipped.
• 1092: Some shapes in a CGM file was incorrectly filled with black solid color.
• 1091: Some of the shapes in a DWF file was not filled.
• 1088: A DWF file from customer could not be converted.
• 1083: Raster images (text) in PLT file at wrong position.
• 1067: Raster images (text) in PLT file at wrong position.
• 0000: Many GIF files failed to convert.

• PDFConform - Conform an existing PDF file to selectable PDF/A standard.

• scPDFConform - Conform an existing PDF file to selectable PDF/A standard.

• 1082: Converting this PLT file caused the application to crash.
• 1080: Most of the text in this PLT file was lost after conversion to PDF.
• 1078: An image in this DWF file should be partially transparent.
• 1077: CGM file failed to open.
• 1074: Some of the text in this PLT file appeared too thick after converting to PDF.
• 1073: DWF files were not centered on the paper after conversion.
• 1075: Missing arcs in CGM file.
• 1063: Information missing after converting this DWF file to TIFF.
• 1062: Converting this DWF file to TIFF gave a blank image only.
• 1061: After converting this DWF file to PDF some images incorrectly become transparent.
• 1057: CGM file failed to open.
• 1056: PDF file opened with blank pages.
• 1050: DWF files were not centered on the paper after conversion.

• DWFExporterDPI - Set resolution for converted DWF files.

• 1055: A DWF file had missing border lines in title field.
• 1054: A DWF file had missing border lines in title field.
• 1053: A DWF file exported from Inventor was converted with wrong extents.
• 1034: A transparent image in a PLT file lost transparency after conversion to DWF.
• 1033: A PDF file was not converted correctly to TIFF.
• 1030: Chinese text in CGM file was converted as black rectangles.
• 1023: DWF file had missing drawing information (clipping error).
• 1019: Missing image in CGM file converted to PDF.
• 1016: A DWFX file failed to convert if use paper size was enabled.
• 984:   A DWFX file failed to convert if use paper size was enabled.
• DWF files converted using PDFToCAD was initially very small when viewed in Autodesk Design Review due to a scaling error.

• PDFToCAD: Converting PDF to DWF format will now create Truetype text in the DWF file.
• SVG exporter now supports raster images.

• ConvertToStream - Convert and output converted data to a stream.

• 1016: Text file was incorrectly identified as a Gerber file.
• 1013: A PDF file from customer failed to convert.
• 1011: Two PDF files from a customer failed to convert.
• 1004: Missing an image in a CGM file from customer.
• 1001: A PDF file converted to DWF could not be opened in Autodesk Design Review.
• DWF exporter now correctly creates LWPOLYLINE with a constant width.
• Merge mode was missing for some PLT files.

• Added support for reading and writing TIFF files using JPEG compression (type 7).
• Added support for reading and writing TIFF files using Deflate compression (type 8 and 32946).
• Added support for reading GIF files.

• TIFFSplit - Split a multipage TIFF into single paged TIFF files.
• GetFileRasterInfoEx - Return detailed information about a raster image page.
• SetTIFFCompression - Set compression methods to use for converted TIFF files.

• DXFForceLineLW - Force lines to be written as LWPolyline when exporting to DXF.

• scTIFFSplit - Split a multipage TIFF into single paged TIFF files.
• scSetTIFFCompression - Set compression methods to use for converted TIFF files.

• 999: Converting PLT to DXF could cause invalid layer names to be written to the output file.
• 990: Missing hatch pattern when converting a CGM file to PDF.
• 989: Converting monochrome TIFF to DWF created an inverted image.
• 985: Some information in a DWF file should not be including in the conversion (clipping error).
• Converting DWF files with multiple sheets to PDF could sometimes cause an additional blank page to be added to the output file.
• DXF writer now writes only the actual number of used layers, previous versions did always write 256 layers.
• Tiled TIFF files are now supported.

• A completely rewritten core engine that gives much better precision for conversion. For some formats there could in rare cases be a loss of decimals when a file was converted with scConverter.
• A new grayscale conversion mode has been added. By using this option the original document will be converted to shades of gray instead of colors.
• A new PDF to CAD conversion method that can convert your PDF files to, for example, editable DXF files, has been added.
• Added a new file format: WebP Image Format. Both reading and writing are supported.
• The documentation has been rewritten as a PDF document.

• PDFToCAD - Convert your PDF files to editable DXF, Gerber, CGM and SVG files.
• TextExtractEx - Extract text from files.

• GrayscaleMode - Enable gray scale conversion.
• PDFHighPrecision - Enable high resolution PDF files. In this mode all coordinates are written with up to 4 decimals. If this option is not enabled, 2 decimals will be used.
• PDFSearchable - Create searchable PDF files if the original file contains text.
• DXFIgnoreWhiteAreas - Ignore white polygons during conversion to DXF.
• PDFTransparency - Enable, or disable, transparency in converted PDF files.
• DXFWriteMM - Write DXF files using millimeters or inches.

• scPDFToCAD - Convert your PDF files to editable DXF, Gerber, CGM and SVG files.
• scSetGrayscale - Enable gray scale conversion.

• 987: PDF to CAD - some text elements in the PDF file were not correctly converted to DXF.
• 982: A dashed line in a CGM file did convert as a solid line.
• 978: A few elliptical arcs in a CGM file were not converted correctly.
• 973: A text element in a CGM file was misplaced and had wrong scaling.
• 972: Some shapes in a CGM file were missing solid black fill.
• 964: A DWFX file caused an exception error.
• 962: Two DWF files from customer failed to open.
• 956: A DWF file from customer caused an exception error.
• 955: DWF: White background was missing due to transparency incorrectly set on an image after conversion.
• 940: The DWF exporter now supports transparent images.
• 922: DWFX to TIFF: 32-bit images were converted to black areas instead of being transparent.
• 914: Some of the text in DWF file had wrong height.
• 909: A CGM file was converted with wrong extents.
• 907: Lack of precision when converting a CGM file to PDF. The core engine has been updated to use 64-bit double precision for all calculations.
• 906: Missing images in a CGM file.
• 905: Missing a markup image in a DWF file.
• 901: A tolerance symbol in a CGM file was not converted correctly due to an UTF8 error.
• 898: Using ConvertGerberLayersToImageEx caused LPC to be ignored - all entities drawn using mono color.
• 895: Alignment errors when using ConvertGerberLayersToImageEx and layers had different extents.
• 890: Now writes coordinates in PDF with 4 decimals. Precision with 2 digits was not enough. In addition the core engine has been update to use 64-bit double precision for all calculations.
• DXF export added a duplicate '0' after ENTITIES in the output file.
• PDF to DWF conversion now works.
• PDF to PLT conversion now works.
• Hatch style was mssing for circles
• Export to SVG now always creates polygons without outline.

• ConvertPageToImage - Convert a single page from the input file into a memory image.
• ConvertPageToImageEx - Convert a single page from an already opened file into a memory image.

• 852: CGM arcs and circles was converted as polylines when converted to DXF.
• 851: CGM polygon sets in some files was not converted correctly.
• 845: A text element in CGM file should fit tightly inside a box.
• 844: A text element in CGM file should be rotated and oblique.
• 843: A text element in CGM file was not centered correctly.

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• DWFLoadMarkup - enable or disable loading of AutoDesk Design Review markup from DWF.
• GetFormatEx - return file format identifier for a previously opened file.
• SaveThumbnailEx - save a thumbnail of given page to an image file.
• GetPageThumbnail - return a thumbnail image of given page.

Bug Fixes:

• 841: Spurious lines drawn between filled shapes in a CGM file.
• 840: Missing raster images (24 bit cell arrays) in a CGM file.
• 839: Converting a CGM from customer to PDF gave poor accuracy when doing measurements.
• 805: Missing hatch pattern for a filled shape in a CGM file.

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• PDFMergeAddFileEx - Import selected page(s) from a PDF file to the currently merged PDF.

• scPDFMergeInit - Start a PDF merge.
• scPDFMergeAddFile - Add a new PDF file to the currently merged PDF.
• scPDFMergeAddFileEx - Import selected page(s) from a PDF file to the currently merged PDF.
• scPDFMergeClose - Close a merge and output the new PDF to disk.
• scPDFSplit - Split a multi-page PDF file into smaller files based on user settings.
• scPDFEncrypt - Encrypt a PDF file using password(s) and restriction settings.

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• You may now convert Adobe PDF files to TIFF, JPEG, PNG, CALS and BMP formats.
• The component now includes functions for merging and splitting PDF files.
• You may now keep a file open for multiple operations. Previously you had to reopen a file multiple times for doing operations as page by page conversion, and for reading page information.

• PDFMergeInit - Start a PDF merge.
• PDFMergeAddFile - Add a new PDF file to the currently merged PDF.
• PDFMergeClose - Close a merge and output the new PDF to disk.
• PDFSplit - Split a multi-page PDF file into smaller files based on user settings.
• PDFEncrypt - Encrypt a PDF file using password(s) and restriction settings.
• OpenFileEx - Open a file and return handle.
• CloseFileEx - Close file and free used memory.
• GetNumFilePagesEx - Return number of pages in file.
• GetFileDimensionsEx - Return page dimensions.
• ConvertFileEx - Convert one or all pages in a new file.
• ConvertToPaperSizeEx - Convert one or all pages in a new file using a predefined paper format.

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• ConvertPage - Convert a single page from the input file into a new file using the given format.
• scConvertFilePage - Convert a single page from the input file into a new file using the given format.

Bug Fixes:

• 813: Missing Design Review markup information in DWF file from customer.
• 812: DWF file from customer could not be converted to any format.
• 809: DWF file opened with wrong extents.
• 808: DWF file opened with wrong extents.
• 806: PLT file with wrong colors for some elements.
• 803: Some of the text elements in CGM file from customer had wrong height.
• 802: CGM file from customer not loaded.

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• scGetNumFilePages - Return number of pages in given file (Ansi).
• scGetNumFilePagesA - Return number of pages in given file (Unicode).
• GetNumFilePages - Return number of pages in given file (COM).

Bug Fixes:

• 798: Some of the text in PLT file from customer was not displayed correctly.
• 794: Missing text in CGM file from customer.

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• 782: Unicode text in CGM file from customer was not correctly displayed.
• 781: Missing line styles in CGM files from customer.

• 780: Missing text in CGM files from customer.
• 779: Converting PLT with monochrome images could in some rare cases create PDF files that failed Adobe Preflight with a invalid colortable warning.
• 771: CGM files from customer failed conversion.
• 770: CGM files from customer caused exception error.

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• 777: PLT file from customer could not be converted.
• 776: Polygon aperture in Gerber file was not converted correctly (missing rotation).
• 775: Some IFC files was wrongly detected as Gerber files.
• 767: Compressed CGM files could not be converted.

• scConvertToPaperSize - Convert a file and scale to given paper size (Unicode).
• scConvertToPaperSizeA - Convert a file and scale to given paper size (Ansi).

Bug Fixes:

• 760: Wrong format ID's was returned from CheckFile and scCheckFormat functions.
• 759: Passing a Word DOCX file to CheckFile, or scCheckFormat, caused a crash in the DWF reader dll.

• ConvertToPaperSize - Convert a file to a selected paper size.

• PDFMonoRasterCompression - Select compression method to use for monohrome raster images in exported PDF files.

• scGetProperty - Single function for reading all available properties.
• scSetProperty - Single function for modifying all available properties.

Bug Fixes:

• 743: Exported CGM files could sometimes have wrong metric scaling.

• CheckFile - Use this method to check if a file can be converted by the ScConverter DLL.

Bug Fixes:

• 733: Some Calcomp plotter files from customer could not be converted.
• 720: Wrong fonts used for CGM files from customer.

• UseROInstruction - Enable/disable use of HPGL/2 RO instruction.
• There are now non-Unicode variants available for most of the direct mode functions (e.g. scConvertFileA for scConvertFile).
  
• Updated DWF reader.

Bug Fixes:

• 706: Text in HPGL/2 file from customer was not displayed correctly.

• MonochromeMode - Set active background color to use for conversion.
• UsePenTable - Enable or disable pen table settings.
• SetPenTableEntry - Define a pen table entry.
• GetPenTableEntry - Return settings for selected pen table entry.
• LoadPenTable - Load a previously defined pen table file.

• 114: Some elements in CGM file from customer was not converted correctly.
• 111: Missing filled elements in CGM file from customer.

• ConvertToImageFile - Convert a file to an image file.
• GetFileDimensions - Return the original dimensions of a file.
• ConvertGerberLayersToImage - Convert several loaded files to a single image file.
• AddGerberLayer - Add a Gerber file to the component as layer for later conversion.
• ClearGerberLayers - Unload all loaded Gerber layers.
• BackgroundColor - Set background color to use for conversion methods.

• Resolution was not written to exported BMP files.
• Fixed a memory leak in the CGM exporter.

• 116: Missing custom line style for circles and arcs when converting plot file to TIFF and other raster formats.
• 115: Missing text when converting plot file from customer to TIFF and other raster formats.
• 113: Missing line styles for arcs and circles in CGM file from customer.
• 112: Some of text elements were not displayed at correct location in CGM file.
• 110: Missing a raster image in a CGM file from customer.
• 109: Wrong line width used for arcs and circles in some CGM files.
• 108: Some arcs were not displayed correctly in CGM file from customer.
• 107: Custom line styles were not supported in CGM files.
• 106: Missing JPEG raster image in CGM files from customer..
• 105: Poor resolution for splines and arcs in CGM file from customer.
• 104: CGM file from customer caused an exception error during conversion.
• 103: Missing group 4 raster image in CGM file.

• 102: CGM files from customer failed to open.
• 101: CGM elements in file from customer was displayed with wrong color.

• Added support for loading and conversion of TIFF file format.
• Added support for loading and conversion of JPEG file format.
• Added support for loading and conversion of PNG file format.
• Added support for loading and conversion of CALS file format.
• Added support for loading and conversion of BMP file format.
• Added property : ImporterPath.
• The DLL now exports several function that can be used directly in any application that doesn't support COM (e.g.: Java). Read more about the exported functions here.

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• Added support for loading and conversion of Autodesk DWF and DWFx file format.
• Added property : DWFUsePaperSize.
• Added property : TIFFSingleStrip.

• Fixed a problem that may cause created PDF files to generate warnings when verified by Adobe Preflight.

• Added support for loading and conversion of Gerber RS-274D and RS-274X plotter files.