Company Profile

Cad Cam Services specializesin raster to vector conversions, digitizing and converting from large format media, aperture cards, and film into Cad PerfectTM AutoCAD, MicroStation, D-Tools, ArcInfo, CATIA, and many other CAD systems.

Our end product resembles something redrawn by hand. We deliver only CAD Perfect CAD work. All of our files are delivered in your native CAD file format.

CAD/CAM Services converts over $1 million of CAD drawings into CAD Perfect files each year. It is not uncommon for us to convert 2-4,000 drawings per year for a single client. We are happy to work with you to convert one drawing or a room full.

80% of our raster to vector conversion work is priced between $125 - $225 per sheet. The difference being how 'busy' each sheet is. Most of the time we simply offer a fixed cost per sheet. This is better for you in that you know what your fixed costs are.

Products

• Contex/IDEAL Scanners & Copiers
• Wicks & Wilson Aperture Card Scanners
• Fujitsu Scanners
• Ricoh Scanners
• Mekel Scanners
• HP Plotters
• WiseImage X
• GTX
• autodesk
• Hitachi
• VP Studio
• CYCO Software
• ACDSystems
• KOFAX

• Hewlett Packard
• Quintek
• WiseImage 6.0
• GTX
• autodesk
• Hitachi
• VP Studio
• CYCO Software
• ACDSystems
• KOFAX

Scanning

There are two main issues here - 1) Indexing, how do you find that image in 6 months, 2) scanning quality. Our scanners can scan 54" wide with ¾" thick media at 2,400 dpi @ 48 bit. But do you really want us to?

Experience comes into play. We have scanned in excess of one million large format engineering drawings over the last several years. It is not uncommon for to rescan a single sheet 2-8 times just to hand maximize the image quality of a poor quality drawing.

Before the start of any production scanning project, we request some of your drawings. That way we can determine what will work best for you. Once your samples are received we provide you with several samples often scanned at 200/300/400 dpi and bitonal (black and white) vs. grayscale vs. color. In reality each step up takes about 20-30% longer scanning time, and produces bigger files - this also makes it a more expensive product to produce.

Indexing is something that needs to be understood before the start of any scanning project. Very often, 6 months after a scanning project, a user cannot find a drawing. How do you find it now? The rule of thumb is each index field adds about $.10 to the cost of each scan. Capturing 3 items from a title block adds $.30 to the price of a scan. Don't let somebody talk you into providing you a bulk scan with file names 001.tif, 002.tif, 003.tif, etc. Indexing is so important to us we have written two products: CAD / CAM SERVICES indexing software. This allows a user to hand index and double verify 1,000 - 100,000 images very quickly. In addition our database wrap around for a great image viewer - ACDSee allows a simple database to take advantage of the best of both worlds. This allows you bulk scanning/naming but allows you to search on the contents of an indexed title block.

Scanners

CAD / CAM SERVICES is one of the top 3 dealers of Contex/IDEAL engineering scanners in the entire US. In addition we actually use these products in our production service bureau. This allows us to have a unique perspective. What works and what is the most effective way to scan a piece of paper?

CAD / CAM SERVICES offers onsite, and extended service contracts on all Ideal scanners. We are one of only a handful of dealers in the entire US to have our own factory trained and certified experienced service staff.

We know the little things as to SCSI throughput vs. Firewire in scanners, how to optimize indexing, and many more. Let our experience work for you. We use only the high end, most productive scanners.

Product Detail

Contex/IDEAL Scanners and Systems		Scan-Optics Scanners
	Contex/IDEAL Scanners and Systems, the market leader in scanning technology, has been selling and servicing scanners for the Architectural and Engineering, EDMS, CAD, GIS, and Manufacturing markets.		The high speed Vision Series 3000 scanners are designed to be a cost effective solution for large backfile conversions of aperture cards to digital images. The entire VS 3000 family features a complete stand-alone solution that insures easy installation, operation, image control and world-wide service.
Fujitsu Scanners		Ricoh Scanners
	Fujitsu scanner is an established leader in the document imaging market, featuring state-of-the-art scanning solutions in the workgroup, departmental, and production-level scanner categories. Fujitsu scanners deliver speed, image quality, and great paper handling, along with easy integration and compatibility with over 200 document imaging applications.		The Ricoh IS330DC scanner delivers fast, high quality, full-color images for those working with demanding color applications. Numerous users in a workgroup can share the IS330DC with its optional network interface card.
Mekel Engineering
	MEKEL introduced the M460 Microfiche Digitizer at the AIIM 91 Show. The same technology and features as those offered in the M400 are incorporated in the fiche scanner (i.e., interface, throughput, resolution, etc.).

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