[sdiy] Free JPG-BMP to Autocad ver12-13 DXF converter... ??

[Tim Parkhurst]

There are programs to "trace" or convert bitmaps to raster graphics,
but they generally require a LOT of manual intervention. You might try
Scan2CAD at www.softcover.com

Still, be prepared to to a lot of fiddling about with the results. It
is tricky at best. Sort of like pitch to voltage conversion; it SOUNDS
simple until you actually try to get it to work. You might be better
off putting the bitmap into a program like AutoCAD or even CorelDraw
and manually tracing over it. That way, you can maintain separate
layers. colors and line widths more easily. You can get a 30 day trial
version of AutoCAD from AutoDesk, or you can get a slightly older
version of Corel pretty cheap and it's a VERY handy graphics tool (and
it will export DXF). Oh, and Corel also includes tools for tracing /
converting bitmaps, but I still might try manually tracing for
something as simple as a PCB.

Tim (sounds simple) Servo



On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Jean-Pierre Desrochers
<jpdesroc at oricom.ca> wrote:
>
> Anybody knows a free JPG-BMP to Autocad ver12-13 DXF converter ?
>
> I want to import JPG or BMP images converted to DXF format
> (AutoCAD 12 or 13 version) to OrCAD PCB's...
>
> Thanks
>
>
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