There is no need to recreate a
drawing when you only have a hard copy and want to bring it into your software.
Let us scan your drawing, convert it to a workable file and return it to you on
disk.
There is no need to recreate a
drawing when you only have a hard copy and want to bring it into your software.
Let us scan your drawing, convert it to a workable file and return it to you on
disk.
Drawings done by hand can be brought into AutoCAD, Intergraph, or most other software packages.
Hand renderings, Bluelines, etc. can be converted to suitable files that can be enhanced.
Graphic Reproduction offers one more effective option to our clients who require their drawing to be restored. Our CAD department can restore most drawing by either Raster or Vector by scanning the old drawing. This process is especially effective when original drawings are so stained, smudged, or aged that restoring them photographically is no longer a viable option. The result of this process is a clean, accurately dimensioned drawing that is easily reproduced. In addition, you also will gain a living database that can be changed or updated quickly and easily.
We support AutoCAD and Microstation drafting software. We also can provide .DXF files of your drawings for importing into any software systems that support .DXF files.
We offer large format document scanning of both black & white and color hardcopy originals. We can scan documents up to 50 inches wide by any reasonable length. You can have documents saved to either a TIFF or PDF format.
Call us or contact your sales representative for any questions you may have.
We can scan your specifications and reports in black & white of your hardcopy originals. You can have documents saved to as either a TIFF graphical format or the popular PDF format.
We can save your scanned drawings on the following media:
Iomega Zip
CD-ROM
Compared with other digital storage media (e.g., magnetic tape), CDs have much longer life expectancies. Accelerated-aging tests, which speed up the reaction of decay, can determine the rate at which slow chemical changes can make discs unreadable. When tested this way, writable media stored under archival Conditions showed a life expectancy of around 200 years. By contrast, magnetic tape storage media (according to a recent report by the Commission on Preservation and Access) “will only last a few decades.” While this is a powerful advantage for CD data storage, there are other important aspects to consider.
In addition to redundancy, a key aspect of archiving information on writable CD is the principle of master copies and derivatives. The power of writable CD technology is the ability to store so much information on durable discs, together with the easy generation of additional copies. This means, for example, that multiple departments of an institution can have and use their own CDs, all for very low cost. These copies, used for different purposes, are the derivatives. Someone should have a responsibility for the creation and physical care of a master. This master copy should be stored properly, be physically secure, and be handled only to make derivative copies. Such a strategy will help to ensure both long life and economical access to stored data for many years.
Graphic Reproduction recommends any drawings that must be archived, to be produced on Photo Mylar such as Fixed Line Mylar or Economy Photo Mylar (Formally known as Silver Slick).
Graphic Reproduction is concerned that over the years some versions of electronic media will become obsolete, and CDs will go the way as 5.25” floppies.
WHAT IS NOT ARCHIVAL: Ink Jet Mylar, Xerography Mylar, and Diazo Mylar.
ONLY PHOTO MYLAR is truly archival in the opinion of Graphic Reproduction.