It is an obvious step to getting drawings ready for scanning, however, there could be many steps required to prep a large format drawing...Tape one edge and areas that will catch during scanning
We have both been involved in the “large format” industry...Large format scanning can be a challenge, especially if you have limited experience...A few weeks ago, I had 100 mylars come in the office to be scanned
When imaging large-format documents, we know it’s typically a TIFF G4, JPG or PDF format. We also know to scan at a minimum of 300 dpi resolution for monochrome images
During the last few projects of scanning engineering drawings, there have been subtle reminders about some techniques I learned over 15 years ago
A few months ago, I recall a dialog thread on the issue of renaming scanned images
She owns and runs Graphic Imaging Services, a scanning service provider and has extensive knowledge of both large-format scanning and GIS. She’s been kind enough to share her expertise on large-format scanning in this community, and previously in the pages of AIIM E-DOC Magazine and Infonomics
The announcement of the ISIS Drivers for large format scanning prompted the large format scanner manufacturers to ask about the ability to automate cleanup