# image to cad program needed

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 16, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970 "2008-01-16T21:34:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970/1 "2008-01-16T21:34:45Z")

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is there anything out there thats freeware ? dont realy feel like spending 100-150 on something, because im cheap like that

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970/2 "2008-01-16T21:50:29Z")

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we use something at work to convert PDFs to CAD ill check to see what it is

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**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970/3 "2008-01-17T07:22:40Z")

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you can import an image reference into cad and save it

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970/4 "2008-01-17T11:11:50Z")

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^^^^^ true…so we must ask what are your intentions for the image…do u just want to show it on the drawing or u want the pic itself to be a line drawing

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970/5 "2008-01-17T11:13:12Z")

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If it’s something simple, just paste it in ACAD and trace it.

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**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970/6 "2008-01-17T13:57:08Z")

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some can have some “artistic license” , others have to be spot on

i just would rather be able to import and then fix the ones that have to spot on instead of having to make them from scratch

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/image-to-cad-program-needed/41970/7 "2008-01-17T14:11:30Z")

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oh, well that might not work so well… although haven’t used autocad in YEARS.

g/l… if you find a plugin for something like this, let us know