The ImageGear.Vector Namespace provides native support for vector data as used by the following CAD/vector formats:

• CGM
• DWF
• HPGL (HPGL/2)
• U3D
• SVG

In addition, ImageGear supports PDF and Office vector formats. Support for these formats is discussed in more depth in the PDF and Office sections.

Use ImageGear.Vector Namespace to manipulate and process Vector images.

When you load any of these formats, the resulting ImGearVectorPage Class object is not automatically rasterized at load time. The data is kept in vector form for display and processing. The vector data can also be rasterized, converting it to a bitmap form using ImGearVectorPage.Rasterize() method. 

This section provides information about the following:

• Loading a Vector Drawing
• Rasterizing a Vector Drawing
• ImGearVectPage
• Displaying and Manipulating Vector Data
• Disposal of Vector Data
• 3D Visualization API
• U3D Format
• SVG Images