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Post by konkos on Mar 20, 2006 9:23:24 GMT
Hi all,
I was reading with interest on another thread (Laser & Water cutters I think), it was mentioned something regarding Scan2 Cad. I followed up on web site and I liked it very much.
Q1. I would assume that I needs to be experienced in CAD in general to use something like Scan2 CAD. I am wishing to scan plans and drawings so the saved program can be used to profile or laser cut out my required bogie (truck) frames.
Q2. The price seems very good but do others know of similar programs as I'm really trying to keep the overall costs down on this project.
konkos
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Post by greasemonkey on Mar 20, 2006 12:19:08 GMT
what about trying these guys! www.digiscans.co.uk/ they seem to offer the same service. Havent tried them and no connection. Andy |
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Post by 3405jimmy on Mar 20, 2006 17:26:55 GMT
KonKos,
I have copy of scan 2 cad which I used to clean up and touch up some 1940’s era drawings. As a tool to clean up the drawings replace lines arcs annotations etc it was excellent and the final scanned version was a huge improvement on the originals. But it is very time consuming and is dependant on how good or bad your original is. You can get to the point where redrawing is quicker than fiddling on with the scanned image.
As to importing it into a CAD package I was less successful, I believe the major problem was getting the scale and dimension constraints correct. On drawings with a length of say five feet I found parts of the drawing would measure up in the CAD package correctly and others were quite a bit out. I never did resolve this issue.
I do know a number of companies who use Scan2Cad to archive legacy drawings into CAD so it must work and I think I blame pilot error on my part. My advice would be save the money on S2C buy a Cad package instead and redraw you will probably end up understanding the drawing better and have a far better image to pass onto the laser man.
jim
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Post by steammadman on Mar 20, 2006 17:34:40 GMT
Bought two disks on cad etc looked at them a dozen times ,
and i'm STILL AS WISE as i was before i started.
think i'll hang them on the garden fence to keep the damnd cats out,
probably be more use.
I'm off to the shop now for a new pencil , i might stand a better chance
of uderstanding my drawings, or will i?.
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Post by 3405jimmy on Mar 22, 2006 18:01:59 GMT
Only dozen times! I took three years but I wouldn’t swap the mouse for a pencil now.
Then again I wouldn’t want to go back to treadle lathes either.
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Post by steammadman on Mar 22, 2006 20:53:30 GMT
Maybe ,3405, it's me that's a bit too old to take it all in,
but i'll still stick to my trusty pencil. all this cyber
stuff is too clever for me,my old brain dont work like it used to.
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Post by Tim Bayliss on Mar 23, 2006 8:04:51 GMT
The problem scanning drawings is that the result you get is in a different format than Autocad and therefore does not fully interface. What must be done is basically trace over the bits of the scanned drawing, just like we used to hand trace old drawings in the bad old days. This is why it can take a long time.
If you're proficient at CAD it's often just as quick to redraw entirely. If you are not proficient it would be best to get your drawings scanned and converted to CAD format by A.N.Other as the attempt could break your heart!
By the way, there's nothing wrong with using the old pencil & paper system to produce your drawing. CAD is just a computerised method of producing a drawing and for specialised CAD-CAM use.
Tim
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Post by konkos on Mar 23, 2006 9:17:25 GMT
Thanks people for information and input. I actually spoke to a couple of my fello club members today and I started showing me a bit on AutoCad - Turbo 9 or 10 which he thinks could do what I want, but in the same sentence he suggested that Turbo 11 will. Having sat with him for a good hour, well, - - - - things are clear as mud to say the lest. Me thinks now that maybe, JUST maybe the pencil needs to be found and sharpened and made ready. Its funny how simple things turn out into BIG things.
konkos
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Post by 3405jimmy on Mar 23, 2006 17:30:40 GMT
Maybe ,3405, it's me that's a bit too old to take it all in, but i'll still stick to my trusty pencil. all this cyber stuff is too clever for me,my old brain dont work like it used to. Well I wouldn’t knock your self out over it. I use a mouse but I can still recognise where the true skill is. Jim |
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