Drawing Digitization
Converting paper or scanned drawings into searchable, editable digital formats.
Definition
Drawing Digitization uses AI to convert paper drawings, scanned PDFs, and legacy CAD files into modern, searchable, and editable formats. Beyond simple scanning, AI-powered digitization can recognize drawing elements like walls, doors, and dimensions, and convert them into vector graphics or BIM objects. This makes historical project archives searchable and enables firms to leverage decades of accumulated design knowledge.
Examples
Converting 50 years of paper drawings into searchable digital archives
Recognizing and extracting standard details from scanned drawing sheets
Creating BIM objects from scanned elevation drawings
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Firmwide Detail Search
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