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Ken, Thanks for the info. As it turns out I am going to investigate Scanning Services… I also want to see any demos of packages. Thanks, Owen

JD, Thanks for the info. I think we will end up using a service because of the volume and the training required to make these scanning solutions work. I am going to get demos of the available software though and try it out. Thanks again! Owen

Thanks Dave. You guys have been great! I will find some CAD rags and find the numbers. At least now I know what I am looking for and have a conceptual understanding of how it all works… Thanks again, OGS

Thanks Dave. I believe the picture is coming in clearer now. The guys doing the work would probably be frustrated with editing an image they would "expect" to be right already… What about these service bureaus? Is there a listing of them somewhere? I'm in central North Carolina for what…

Angelo, Thanks for the thought provoking questions. As I replied to Dave B. I assume from your comments then that these conversion programs would act something like Corel Trace from Corel Systems (makers of Corel Draw). They bring in a representation of the original which you can then use as…

Dave, That all sounds workable – thanks! Now, what about the scanners themselves. Page Scanners (8.5×11) are relatively cheap (less than $2000) but how about D and E size scanners? I do need to make sure the company realizes that everything will be a "converted" drawing which is different from…