CAD conversion is beneficial for businesses in engineering fields, bringing cost and time savings as well as other advantages.

1. Reasons for Converting
Engineering Drawings to CAD
Engineering drawings are crucial reference materials for mechanical
engineers and architects who focus on delivering quality engineering products. If
you find it difficult to manage these copious drawings, you could think about
converting them into CAD format. CAD conversion can offer a lot of advantages
such as saving space, preserving your historical data and many more.
Why Convert Engineering Drawings to CAD?
• Fast Revisions: Revisions done on CAD format may be 2­8 times faster
than the same revision done on paper­based documents. Files converted
into vector format are easy to edit as there is no more need to switch back
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2. and forth between raster and vector files. Conversion allows the utilization
of the full capabilities of the CAD system.
• Increased Drawing Value: Drawings available in CAD format can have a
variety of uses. They can be used with cost estimating software and
software for engineering design and analysis. They find use in facilities
management such as area calculation and inventory tracking, numerically
controlled machining in manufacturing, and many more.
• Reduced Cost: Storing paper documents safely can prove laborious and
expensive. With CAD Conversion, you can opt for a digital document
storage system, which allows easy transfer of files via the internet. You no
longer have to pay for hard copy storage, thus saving a considerable
amount of money and space.
• Reduced Storage Requirements: Storage of physical documents tends
to occupy much of the office space. Filing more drawings electronically will
reduce the space used to store paper drawings. CAD conversion allows 9
filing cabinets (20,000 pages); or over 3,000 large format drawings can be
stored on a single CD­ROM disc.
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3. • Time Savings: Intelligent CAD drawings can significantly reduce the time
required to generate product design. It helps designers to refine the
designs in minimum time. Moreover, the time required to extract data from
a CAD drawing is less than that required to extract the same amount of
data from paper documents. Time savings are estimated to range from a
few days to even a few months for large projects.
Paper to CAD conversion usually starts with document scanning, followed by
document conversion to CAD vector format. If doing the conversion in­house,
you will need trained and experienced professionals that can operate advanced
scanners, which may prove to be expensive. Instead you can approach a
reputable document conversion company where you can get help from
specialists who are trained in CAD conversion and have sufficient knowledge
about various designs and CAD software, especially AutoCAD.
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