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jakeslicks

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Can I scan a 8-1/2x11sketch into dwf and use it as an underlay in dwg file?
Posted: Nov 4, 2009 3:17 AM
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Seems like this should be able to be done easy. Ive read that a dwf can be used as an underlay in a dwg file but I need to get a sketch into a dwf file so then i can use it as an underlay in a dwg file, kind of like an overlay on tracing paper. Maybe the trick is to get into a dwg file with out using dwf????
Thanks anyone
Dean Saadallah
Re: Can I scan a 8-1/2x11sketch into dwf and use it as an underlay in dwg file?
Posted: Nov 4, 2009 1:18 PM   in response to: jakeslicks in response to: jakeslicks
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http://www.autodesk.com/dwfwriter and print to it after you scan your
sketch.

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jakeslicks

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Re: Can I scan a 8-1/2x11sketch into dwf and use it as an underlay in dwg file?
Posted: Nov 5, 2009 4:27 PM   in response to: Dean Saadallah in response to: Dean Saadallah
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Thanks!! Im studying it. So far the dwfwriter doenst download and stay in my computer ,it opens but doesnt stay as a program I can use.

If I scan a sketch on my scanner it asks me to spec where I scan to.....ie....email, paint corel,word pad...etc...so I guess it wants file type.
I sent the scan to the paint prgram and tried to copy and paste into the dwfwriter but all I got was a tiny blue rectangle.

So I am still trying to get a hand sketch,81/2 x 11 into a dwg file so I can scale,rotate, stretch..etc....and use as an underlay to develop a hardline dwg drawing.
Thanks again!
Dean Saadallah
Re: Can I scan a 8-1/2x11sketch into dwf and use it as an underlay in dwg file?
Posted: Nov 8, 2009 3:42 PM   in response to: jakeslicks in response to: jakeslicks
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It downloads and installs just fine here.

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jakeslicks

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Re: Can I scan a 8-1/2x11sketch into dwf and use it as an underlay in dwg file?
Posted: Nov 11, 2009 8:51 PM   in response to: Dean Saadallah in response to: Dean Saadallah
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Thanks for the tips. I got it and also can now use a scan to set up a dwf and insert into a dwg file to use as an underlay. Its a great tool.
Thanks

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