Large Format Drawing Scanning
Scanning of large scale drawings and plans
+ Whether you are looking to simply have your drawings scanned to TIFF, PDF, JPEG format.
+ Or a library using a database storage and retrieval system (such as Halogen) where the drawings are stored and accessed more easily, quickly from a central location on your network (recommended for large volume of drawings)..
+ Or if you wish to have your drawings scanned and converted to fully editable CAD (.DWG, .DXF format), we have the facilities, drawing scanning equipment, experience and accreditation to meet your needs.
Key benefits of drawing scanning
The main advantage of plan scanning or drawing scanning is to preserve ageing of single copy drawings in a secure electronic format from which they can then be accessed instantly. Once these large paper drawings are scanned in they can be shared electronically between multiple staff afterwards and re-printed to any scale required from the high-resolution scanned images. It always offers peace of mind to have your plans backed-up electronically in case of any loss or damage to the original plans as well as being able to dispose of the original large format drawings if required. It is always worth checking the sizes of your drawings beforehand.
As seen in the image below, CAD conversion is also possible with drawing scanning.
Drawing Scanning - How does it work? 
The plan / drawing scanning process is quite straight forward, before setting up the full scanning process, a small batch of your drawings are scanned and indexed and some sample images are then initially created for you. Once this sample is approved and you are satisfied with the sample output the drawing scanning can begin and the full set of drawings are then scanned, converted and indexed exactly as you require.
If required we can apply image enhancements to old or poor quality drawings and plans in order to make them fully readable again. When the drawing scanning and enhancement process is completed, each drawing image is inspected and compared against the original drawing to ensure the highest quality output is achieved.
The following are examples of some of the drawings and plans which are often scanned and archived:
- Engineering drawings
- Housing plans
- Local area maps
- Building/construction drawings
- Technical product drawings
- Railway plans
- Electrical circuit drawings
- Ordinance survey maps
If there are a large amount of drawings and plans of different sizes then we can use an indexing process to give unique references to each drawing for example, a drawing number, title, issue or date. Naming the scanned drawings in this way allows you to search for any required drawings by using multiple search terms, then staff are quickly able to find out exactly the document which they require. This another advantage to our drawing scanning service.
You can search through the scanned files straight from the CD or DVD or have the contents copied to your office networkOffice Network
An office network is a collection of computers, sometimes connected to a server (computer that offers special services to other computers attached to it) to allow them to share resources. which enables the drawings to be shared electronically among numerous other relevant users in the office.
Contact us for scanning and conversion of your drawings and plans
Drawing scanning pricing normally depends on the paper size and volume of your drawings.
Please give us a call on 0845 22 55 923 or request a FREE online drawing scanning quote.
Local call: 0161 832 7991 (Manchester)
0207 183 1885 (London)
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