Guides
Technical guides for image to CAD conversion
Practical notes for professionals working on built heritage and decorated surfaces: how to shoot, how to prepare photoplans and orthophotos, how to calibrate scale, and how to bring SVG and DXF into your CAD workflow.
2026-08-06
Photographing an elevation for CAD conversion
Technical guide to shooting elevations and decorated surfaces for vectorisation: lighting, camera position, lenses, metric references and the mistakes to avoid.
In italiano
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