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WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS ENTIRELY DEPENDANT ON YOUR NEEDS . IF THE SIZE OF THE SCANS CAN BE TAKEN FROM AN 8.5 X 11.0 PAGE SCANNER,THEN YOUR COSTS WOULD BE MINIMAL. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOFTWARE THAT DOES THE RASTER TO VECTOR CONVERSION AUTOMATICALLY OR ARE YOU WILLING TO DO SOME OFTHE WORK YOURSELF? A COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA (THEY USED TO ADVERTISE IN CADalyst MAGAZINE) CALLED CADSOFT HAS A SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR $107.00 THAT WORKS FROM INSIDE OF AUTOCAD AND SCANS THE RASTOR IMAGE DIRECTLY INTO AUTOCAD. WHEN SCANNED FROM AN HP SCANNER, THE SCAN IS VERY ACCURATE. TOLERANCES OF .003 ARE EAISLY MAINTAINED. THIS SOFT WARE IS FOR 8.5 X 11.0 SCANNERS (AND SOME HAND SCANNERS) AND SUPPORTS SEVERAL DIFFERENT BRANDS. THE IMAGE IN AUTOCAD IS A RASTOR IMAGE AND THE OPERATOR WILL HAVE TO DO THE OVERLAY DRAWING MANUALLY. IT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM CADSOFT OF SAN RAFAEL, CA. PHONE 415-454-1400 OR FAX 415-454-0229. ANOTHER OPTION IS "VECTRESS" BY WINCHESTER DATA PRODUCTS IN RALEIGH, NC. THEY HAVE A RASTER TO VECTOR CONVERSION SOFTWARE AND A FREE DEMO DISK FOR THE ASKING. CALL 1-800-688-8328 FOR DISK AND INFO. AS DESCRIBED BY ANOTHER ANSWER TO YOUR QUEST, "DRAFTSMAN" IS ALSO A RASTER TO VECTOR CONVERSION SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FROM ARBOR IMAGE IN ANN ARBOR,MI. CALL 313-677-2280 FOR MORE INFO. HOPE THIS HELPS POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. JD