More info about QuickTrace
QuickTrace is a tool to reconstruct source data by tracing them from plotted diagrams as shown in presentations. QuickTrace reads the pointer coordinates on the screen and computes them into original cartesian (x,y), ternary (x,y,z), or polar (stereographic) values (angle of azimuth and plunge). To reveal data as accurate as possible, you should have a 17 inch, or better 20 inch monitor and a digitizing tablet. Alternatively, you can trace data points from scanned bitmapped PICT's (loaded via file or clipboard) shown on the screen (optionally fitted to screen size).
System requirements: Any Macintosh with at least 2 MB free RAM, colored monitor (min. 256 colors, 17 inch, better 20 inch), System 7 or later. QuickTrace is Freeware. It is written in Visual Interactive Programming (VIP)-BASIC, a development tool of Mainstay. The code is translated to ANSI-C and compiled with CodeWarrior by Metrowerks. Use it at your own risk.
If you observe any bug or if you have proposals to improve QuickTrace for Mac, please let me know. |
Please, take a look into CraphClick of Arizona Software, a software giving some more features as QuickTrace (cartesian plots). |
The dialog window as required to setup tracing a carthesian PICT diagram from screen. |
A part of the Trace window (cartesian as line graphic). Your presentation can be distorted. |
The resulted data and graph window (cartesian). |
Trace ternary plot settings dialog |
A part of the Trace window (ternary). Your ternary source diagram can also be distorted. |
Polar plots settings dialog |
A part of the Trace window (polar, stereographic, Schmidt projection). |
Version history Version 1.0.3 - First release (February 4, 1997) Version 1.1 (June 23, 1999)
Version 1.2 (April 20, 2000)
Version 1.3 (Dec. 21, 2000)
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