Re: convert drawing to cad file

> The best method by far is to use ANY cad system and forget the
> conversion. None of the conversion programs are worth a rats arse.
> They convert arcs to many small lines, even straight lines are
> chopped up.
> You spend more time trying to clean the drawing up than redoing it.
> If you need the drawing for a CNC machine you can get horrible
> results with all the small gaps.
> About the only place they work is converting artwork where you can
> put up with inaccurate drawings to get a shape, logo's are an

example.


I agree with John. Raster to vector converters suck. Most of the
drawings I work with fit in a normal scanner. I do a high-res scan
and then import the bitmap into my cad program. (Rhino) Then I
simply trace lines arcs and splines over the scan. Seems to work much
faster and better that way.


Derek