File Formats: LEADTOOLS Vector Dump Format (VEC)

LEADTOOLS Vector Dump Format (VEC)

This is an internal vector format, used by the LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro toolkit. The main advantage of using this format is the speed of writing and the capability of maintaining all the details of the vector data. It can be used to save the status of the vector toolkit, which can provide undo and redo capabilities.

Two versions of this format exist, version 12 and version 13. LEADTOOLS will maintain compatibility between different versions.

This format supports layers, grouping of objects and embedded raster objects.

The default extension used by this format is: VEC.

File constants associated with this file format are:

Constant	Read Support	Write Support	Description
FILE_VECTOR_DUMP	Yes	Yes	[144] LEADTOOLS Vector Dump format.

When VEC files are rasterized, they are 24 BPP.

The following table indicates which objects LEAD can load and which objects it can save:

Object:	Load:	Save:
Arc	Supported	Supported
Chord	Supported	Supported
Circle	Supported	Supported
Clone	Supported	Supported
Ellipse	Supported	Supported
Elliptical Arc	Supported	Supported
HPolyBezier	Supported	Supported
Lines	Supported	Supported
Pie	Supported	Supported
PolyDraw	Supported	Supported
Polygons	Supported	Supported
Polyline	Supported	Supported
Raster	Supported	Supported
Rectangle	Supported	Supported
Spline	Supported	Supported
Text	Supported	Supported
Vertex	Supported	Supported

Required DLL: LFVEC. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

This format also requires LVKRN15U.DLL.