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.
In Depth
Drawing digitization converts paper drawings and low-quality scans into high-quality digital files that AI can read and analyze. For firms with paper archives from older projects, digitization is the first step toward making that historical project knowledge searchable.
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
Nomic Use Cases
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Compatible Platforms
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.
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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