Converting Documents to Images. FastBid is an imaging system tailored for construction documents that was developed here at Builders Exchange of Washington Inc. for the purpose of putting all our plans online. We're online and are now offering the system for you to use on your web site. If you purchase FBComposer you can take images from a scanner or converted from CAD and put them on your web site. Then using the free client viewer, anyone who has access to your site can view, print and measure the drawings.
Speed is key.
The images are in a special format on the server to allow progressive retrieval without the need for server software. Progressive retrieval allows the image to display quickly and then data continues to be retrieved in the background for clarity when you zoom in. There is no need to wait for the entire image to be retrieved before using the drawing, because when you zoom on an area of the drawing the viewer concentrates on that area and clears up the view within seconds. After a few minutes the entire image will have been retrieved at high resolution and then there will be no delay at all, no matter where you zoom in.