ImageGear .NET v25.2 - Updated
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    Loading a Vector Drawing
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    Loading a vector drawing is done using the same methods used to load other types of images. However, before loading the drawing, you must first enable support for the vector formats you want to use. For example:

    C#
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    using ImageGear.Formats;
    using ImageGear.Formats.CGM;
    using ImageGear.Formats.DWF;
    using ImageGear.Formats.HPGL;
    using ImageGear.Formats.SVG;
    using ImageGear.Formats.U3D;
    using ImageGear.Formats.PDF;
    using ImageGear.Formats.Office;
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearCGM.CreateCGMFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearDWF.CreateDWFFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearHPGL.CreateHPGLFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearSVG.CreateSvgFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearU3D.CreateU3DFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearOffice.CreateWordFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearOffice.CreateRTFFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearOffice.CreateExcelFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearOffice.CreatePowerPointFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearPDF.CreatePDFFormat());
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearPDF.CreatePSFFormat());
    
    VB.NET
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    Imports ImageGear.Formats
    Imports ImageGear.Formats.CGM
    Imports ImageGear.Formats.DWF
    Imports ImageGear.Formats.HPGL
    Imports ImageGear.Formats.SVG
    Imports ImageGear.Formats.U3D
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearCGM.CreateCGMFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearDWF.CreateDWFFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearHPGL.CreateHPGLFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearSVG.CreateSvgFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearU3D.CreateU3DFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearOffice.CreateWordFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearOffice.CreateRTFFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearOffice.CreateExcelFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearOffice.CreatePowerPointFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearPDF.CreatePDFFormat())
    ImGearFileFormats.Filters.Insert(0, ImGearPDF.CreatePSFFormat())