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PDF to CAD
For drawings that already exist as reasonably clean digital PDFs.
SC-100Scan Conversion
Scan to CAD Services
Rebuild Legacy Paper and Scanned Drawings as Editable CAD
Older buildings often have valuable drawings that exist only as paper sheets, raster scans or low-quality image PDFs.
FirstPass can recreate those drawings as editable CAD files.
Quick Answer · SC-100.QA
Scan to CAD conversion rebuilds scanned blueprints, archived paper drawings, TIFFs, microfilm scans and low-resolution PDFs as clean, editable CAD files. It serves building owners, managers and design teams whose only record of an older building is paper or raster scans. FirstPass assesses resolution, legibility, scale and sheet condition, then redraws sheets manually where automated tools fall short, identifying missing information rather than silently assuming it.
For
Owners of legacy paper or scanned drawing sets
You receive
Clean, editable CAD files rebuilt from scans
Typical source material includes:
- Scanned blueprints
- Archived paper drawings
- TIFF or image files
- Low-resolution PDFs
- Microfilm-derived scans
- Old permit plans
SC-101Quality Factors
What Determines Conversion Quality?
Important factors include:
General Note
When a drawing is unclear, missing information should be identified rather than silently assumed.
01Scan resolution
02Legibility
03Original drawing scale
04Distortion
05Missing information
06Sheet condition
07Desired accuracy
08Whether dimensions can be verified
SK-100
Sketch to CAD
For rough sketches and informal hand-drawn project information.
SC-100
Scan to CAD
For aged paper, microfilm and raster scans rebuilt as editable files.
This sheet
SC-102Applications
Practical Uses
Scan-to-CAD work can create a base for:
U-01Renovation planning
U-02Tenant improvementsU-03Record drawing archivesU-04CAD standards conversion
U-05BIM modelingU-06Permit documentationRFIClarifications
Scan to CAD FAQs
Response
It can involve automated tools, but high-quality architectural files frequently require manual redrawing and cleanup.
Response
Yes, larger conversion projects can be scoped by sheet count, quality and required standards.
Response
No. Conversion reproduces the source document. It does not independently verify current field conditions.
Response
Potentially. See CAD to Revit for that separate scope.
SUB-001Submittal
Start With the Project, Not a Package
- –Send the address and a description of the work.
- –We help define the drafting scope before work begins.