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In this paper, we analyze the state of the art in interpretation of engineering drawings, both from a methodological point of view and from the perspective of the applications. We try to emphasize where techniques are mature, where they need further maturing, and where we still have open challenges. Special attention is given to the progress in the last two years, i.e. to the evolution in the field since GREC'95.
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Tombre, K. (1998). Analysis of engineering drawings: State of the art and challenges. In: Tombre, K., Chhabra, A.K. (eds) Graphics Recognition Algorithms and Systems. GREC 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1389. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-64381-8_54
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