Chapter 13: Copying Existing Drawings from Other Sources
- Convert paper drawings into AutoCAD files. AutoCAD gives you some great tools that let you convert your paper drawings into AutoCAD files. Several options are available. Depending on your needs, you'll find at least one solution that will allow you to convert your drawings quickly.
- Master It Describe the different methods available in AutoCAD for converting paper drawings into CAD files.
- Solution The methods are scaling directly from a drawing, scanning and converting with a third‐party program, and scanning to a raster file that can then be imported into AutoCAD to be traced over.
- Import a raster image. You can use bitmap raster images as backgrounds for your CAD drawings or as underlay drawings that you can trace over.
- Master It Import a raster image of your choice, and use the AutoCAD drawing tools to trace over your image.
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