![]() Time to Get the Eraser Out: Touchup Tool Explained We’ll get rid of the bigger ones later in the post. If the speckle you select gets to be a too big it will remove more than you wanted. Just be sure to zoom out and see what the preview looks like and that you will not lose any of the image you were planning on keeping. If you see more that you want to take out, you can click again. Speckles are present Preview of speckles to be deleted (in red/pink) Speckles are gone! See below for a preview of speckles about to be removed from my drawing. I find it best to pick a speckle then zoom out to preview in red that which is being removed from the image. You also have the option to pick a window over a single speck to define the size of all speckles to remove. Then you’re asked to pick a speckle to set the size. Next, you’ll confirm the image you’re selecting. Start by clicking on the Cleanup dropdown menu and select the Despeckle command. The Despeckle command does exactly what it sounds like: It despeckles! See all of the speckles in the image below? That’s what we’re about to fix. Now that the image is deskewed and rubber sheet stretched into shape, we will use another clean up tool. The results are subtle when zoomed out, but make a big difference when you zoom in for a closer look. Below is a picture of my rubber stamp points for this drawing. Go back to my second post to see how the rubber sheet can help you with this. You may notice some of the drawing was fixed but there are other places in the drawing that are not orthogonal. See my previous post on Raster design for more details about fixing image skew. I typed in 90 for my destination angle, and this rotated the whole image and corrected the drawing skew. In my case, I picked a line that should be 90 degrees (straight up) but it wasn’t. AutoCAD will then ask for a destination angle, which is what you want the angle for the line you just picked to be. Then, for the first pick-point, I click an endpoint (on that longest line), and then I pick an endpoint (on the other end of the longest line). I identify the longest line in the drawing that needs to be orthographic. AutoCAD will ask for an angle (or two points). Next, the command will ask you to Specify source angle. This point can be anywhere in the drawing. Once the command is executed, specify a base point. Hit the drop-down menu and click the Deskew button. Locate the Cleanup button on the Edit panel in the Raster Tools Tab. Check out my previous post on Raster Design for details about these tools. tif image, reference it into a DWG, and bring it up to scale using AutoCAD Raster Design. If you make an image modification, a dialog box will pop up asking to save the image. Save, Save, SaveĪfter each step in the sections below I hit save. Keep reading to see how I fix the issues listed above. ![]() There are speckles all over the drawing from the scan process: Before image correction After image correctionĪnd there are handwritten notes that need to be removed: Before image correction After image correction For example, lines are skewed, there are markups obstructing the geometry, and there are specs and smudges making look dirty. It’s in bad shape and in need of repair, so let’s fix it: Before image correction After image correction What’s Wrong with This Drawing?Īt first glance, and from a distance, the original scan may not look too bad but if you look closer, you can see some of the problems. I have to clean it up and make it presentable for further engineering work to be done. Sometimes you just don’t have the time to do a total redraw, and this will allow the design to go on without having to do so. ![]() So let’s take a look at how we can use AutoCAD Raster Design to clean up a scan and use it as the background for a design. (And be sure to check out my other articles “ No Contest: New AutoCAD 2017 PDF Import Conversion Explained” and “ When PDF Import Isn’t an Option… AutoCAD Raster Design!” for even more helpful background information on PDFs and AutoCAD Raster Design as we tackle this next problem!)įor this article, I have a file that I’ve already determined can’t be converted to a DWG. Have you ever had to resort to using a PDF scan as the background for a design? Here, I’ll take you step-by-step through the process to clean up a scan for a design.
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