The appearance of these tools determined the beginning of “computer-aided graphic design”, which involved implementing CAD-CAM (Computer-Aided Design–Computer-Aided Manufacturing) in illustration, signage, editorial printing, fashion design, and multimedia. Vector Graphic Editors (VGEs) are software programmes developed in graphic design to edit and create images. Thus, a protocol for image calibration and measurement recording is proposed in order to guarantee the protocol’s replication. The image analysis and editing procedures are currently not protocolised. The features offered by the VGEs bring great precision and objectivity to two-dimensional image analysis. They described eight VGE functions: line tracing, landmarks tracing, linear measurement recording, angular measurement recording, image calibration, image overlay, file transfer, and vector graphics development.
After the selection, 21 articles met the eligibility criteria. The possibility of replicating the procedures to perform the VGE functions was analysed using each study’s data. The publications found described the functions of the following VGEs: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, and Inkscape. Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched until June 2020 with the following keywords: Vector Graphics Editor, Vector Graphics Editor Dentistry, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator Dentistry, Coreldraw, Coreldraw Dentistry, Inkscape, Inkscape Dentistry. We adapted the review method from the PRISMA-ScR protocol.
This review was carried out to analyse the functions of three Vector Graphic Editor applications (VGEs) applicable to clinical or research practice, and through this we propose a two-dimensional image analysis protocol in a VGE.
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