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Types of CAD Conversions

Different Kinds of CAD Conversion To bring your product to life, you must convert your plans, diagrams, sketches and other files into CAD. Whether you...

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CAD Conversions — ASTCAD · 2015

Different Kinds of CAD Conversion

To bring your product to life, you must convert your plans, diagrams, sketches and other files into CAD. Whether you plan on redesigning your home or are working for an engineering firm, using CAD will ensure a successful outcome. Instead of struggling with CAD conversion alone, you can outsource CAD services to an outsourcing service provider. You will not only save money and time but can also enhance your security for sensitive information.[/fusion_text][fusion_text]

CAD Conversions

Apart from these advantages, you can get access to different types of CAD conversion, such as the following:

1. Paper to CAD

Legacy files are difficult to convert into CAD because the input has to be done in specific ways. By opting for the paper-to-CAD conversion services, you can easily send your legacy sketches, hardcopy drawings, blueprints and other such documents to the service provider, who will convert these documents into the CAD format you desire.

2. Images to CAD

Do you need an image to be converted into CAD for your project? With image to CAD conversion, you can transform any image file (JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP and PNG) into a varying number of CAD formats, be it AutoCAD and more. This saves both time and effort and can give you an accuracy level of 99.9%.

3. 2D to 3D

If you are a part of a design or construction project, you will know the importance of 2D drafts. Blueprints are in fact one of the most popular of these drafts. Very often the need will arise to create 2D documents into a 3D format and for that, you will need expert 2D to 3D CAD conversion services.

4. PDF to CAD

Almost every project requires extensive planning and note-taking. Very often, these are compiled into a PDF format which can be easily used and shared within a company. However, PDF files can be cumbersome and need to be converted into CAD. An expert service provider can convert any PDF (legacy drawings, computer-aided drawings and handwritten specifications) into CAD.

Before you finalise on a CAD service provider, ensure they offer the above four CAD services and other options. You will also need to check if the service provider can guarantee an accuracy of 99.9%. You will need to ask your service provider for data security and privacy.

Read more about the CAD conversion services offered by ASTCAD Design and drafting.


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Claire Sutton

Architectural CAD Specialist & Technical Writer · BArch (Hons), QUT · ASTCAD, Brisbane

Claire has 10 years of experience in Revit BIM modelling, architectural documentation, and CAD conversion projects across Southeast Queensland and NSW. She has delivered NCC-compliant documentation for residential, commercial, and industrial facilities.

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