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2D CAD Conversion

Professional Outsourced 2D CAD Conversion Services

Do you have a professional outsourced team of engineers that can handle your 2D CAD conversion needs? There are so many different reasons why you might need a conversion, but a good outsourced company can handle all of your project’s demands. For the best results, you can trust CAD/CAM Services and our CAD Perfect CAD Conversions®. 

Our 2D CAD conversion services can take your existing 3D models, 2D models, paper drawings, or ideas and convert them into professional 2D CAD files. 

2D CAD conversions are often overlooked in the world of engineering, but they can be the most important details when it comes to manufacturing. A well-made 2D engineering drawing can save a ton of time and money in the machine shop, too. Not to mention, it makes the whole fabrication process easier from the initial quote to receiving the final product.

What Are 2D CAD Conversion Services?

2D CAD conversion outsourced services involve paying an outside company to generate, convert, and optimize your 2D manufacturing drawings. These services can take your legacy drawings, existing 3D CAD models, parts you have in your warehouse, or ideas in your head and convert them into professional-grade 2D CAD files that you can use for fabrication.

At CAD/CAM Services, we’ve created millions (yes, millions) of 2D CAD files over our 35+ years in business. We specialize in CAD Perfect CAD Conversions®, and we can convert almost anything into a professional 2D CAD file.

Our 2D CAD files are made with design for manufacturing (DFM) best practices in mind. That means lower costs and faster turnaround times when you ultimately have these parts manufactured in a machine shop.

2D CAD files are often the only thing that a machine shop uses to fabricate your parts, so they need to be perfect. It doesn’t matter how good a 3D model looks — if the 2D manufacturing drawing isn’t perfect and optimized, you’ll waste time and money during manufacturing.

At CAD/CAM Services, we take your existing drawings, 3D models, physical parts, or ideas and convert them directly into 2D files on your CAD program of choice. Currently, we have licenses for:

  • CATIA
  • SolidWorks
  • Siemens NX
  • PTC CREO
  • Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD
  • Many exotic and legacy CAD programs

By using your CAD program of choice to make the 2D CAD file, you’ll have more functionality within each file. You can access material information, automatically change the 2D drawing as your 3D model changes, and bring in your own title blocks for cohesion across your drawing library. 

Why 2D CAD Conversion Services Matters

As we mentioned, 2D CAD drawings are the most important document for any machine shop when it comes to manufacturing. As a result, 2D CAD files are incredibly important if you plan on fabricating any of your designs.

If you go with an inexperienced or shady outsourced company, a few things will happen: firstly, they’ll waste your time and money by overcommitting and underdelivering. Next, they could steal your intellectual property and share your trade secrets. Finally, they could get aggressive and demand payment when the work isn’t even satisfactory.

At CAD/CAM Services, we refuse to do anything except deliver CAD Perfect® drawings at affordable rates and impressive turnarounds. We’re not here to trick you into a contract then extort you for money, like some of these untrustworthy outsourced CAD companies will do.

When you choose CAD/CAM Services, you’re signing up for high-quality work that you’ll appreciate. We always go the extra mile to ensure every 2D or 3D file is perfect before sending you anything. Our drawings go through internal quality assurance reviews, plus peer reviews from other engineers. Why? To make sure every detail is perfect.

We offer 2D CAD conversion services within your CAD program of choice. We have over 100 engineers and drafters to expedite the project without sacrificing any of the quality.

What Goes into 2D CAD Conversion Services from CAD/CAM Services?

Our 2D CAD conversion services often start with a consultation conversation. This quick chat will cover details about your project, such as the parts you’re looking to convert, how many CAD conversions you need, and your rough timeline.

After that, our engineers will get to work. You simply give us all of the data that needs to be converted, and we’ll take it from there. Whether you need one or one thousand 2D CAD files generated, we’ll handle it.

After each drawing is done, we’ll go through an internal quality check which includes a peer review. These checks will allow us to catch any issues before we send you a drawing, so we’re saving you time by avoiding the back and forth. 

Each file will be shared through a DoD-trusted encrypted filesharing platform. This is just another way to keep your data safe and secure, without adding any inconvenience.

Our 2D CAD Conversion Services Include: 

  • 2D CAD Modeling
  • 3D to 2D CAD Conversion
  • 2D Scanning and Document Digitization
  • Mylar to CAD Conversion
  • Raster to Vector Conversion
  • CAD Perfect CAD Conversions®
  • And Much More (Including Custom Services)

More About 2D CAD Conversion Services

Another type of 2D CAD conversion we offer revolves around 2D scanning. If you have old Mylar hand-drawn engineering drawings, we can scan and then digitize every drawing. In addition, we can create every drawing from scratch in your 2D CAD program of choice.

Need 3D models to go along with our 2D CAD files? Not a problem — we can handle it all at CAD/CAM Services.

Get a Quote Today

With our expert team, you can generate a folder filled with high-quality 2D CAD files. Our 2D CAD conversion services are built with you in mind, and we have a lot of flexibility and room for customization. Reach out to us to get started, and allow our team to start converting your 2D CAD files today.

Our CAD Services Through Real-Life Case Studies

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37% Lighter Trolley Cart for FleetPride — Validated in Ansys

FleetPride's axle trolley cart redesigned in Ansys — 37% lighter (210 lbs → 132 lbs) while maintaining full 1,000 lb rated capacity.

Reverse Engineering a Legacy Rotor Shaft

A client needed a replacement rotor shaft for industrial equipment. Original CAD files, drawings, and specifications were unavailable.

Engine Housing Reverse Engineering

In this case study, we aimed to create a full digital model of an engine casing. This casing had no current CAD files, outdated drawings, and undocumented shapes because of years of use and part changes.

Fan Housing Recreation

We were recently tasked with recreating a fan housing using only the client’s original paper drawings.

CAD Modeling of an F‑16 from 3D Scan to Simulation-Ready

This case study describes how we helped a defense customer turn a dense point cloud into a usable surface model. This model was a CAD surface for an F‑16 that could feed straight into simulation.

What Our Customers Are Saying

On behalf of JJET Enterprises, I just wanted to thank you and Cad / Cam Services again for the great job and quick turn-around time on the job that we sent you.  We would recommend you and definitely will be doing business with you in the near future.

James R. Thomas

JJET Enterprises

On behalf of JJET Enterprises, I just wanted to thank you and Cad / Cam Services again for the great job and quick turn-around time on the job that we sent you.  We would recommend you and definitely will be doing business with you in the near future.

James R. Thomas

JJET Enterprises

On behalf of JJET Enterprises, I just wanted to thank you and Cad / Cam Services again for the great job and quick turn-around time on the job that we sent you.  We would recommend you and definitely will be doing business with you in the near future.

James R. Thomas

JJET Enterprises

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On behalf of JJET Enterprises, I just wanted to thank you and Cad / Cam Services again for the great job and quick turn-around time on the job that we sent you.  We would recommend you and definitely will be doing business with you in the near future.

James R. Thomas

JJET Enterprises

“You ROCK and a huge thank you to you and your team for working so diligently to hit our goals.”

Greta Nintzel

Content & Digital Media Associate, Rich Media Team (amazon supply)

Thank you so much for all of your help.

It is greatly appreciated.

Angie

CTR USARMY CCDC ARL (USA)

“CAD / CAM Services has been our source for all CAD related projects over the past 10 years. If it involves CAD conversion or large format scanning, CAD / CAM SERVICES is always our first call.”

Bill Johnson Jr.

Dallas Aerial Surveyors

“CAD / CAM Services provided timely professional consulting advice and guidance that greatly helped us configure our platform for current and near-future expansion needs. Many thanks to Scott Shuppert for all his hard work on this project.”

Richard Schmitter

GTE Media Ventures

“We used CAD / CAM Services for CAD conversion work and it was great! We have already decided to use them for our next project. They did everything they said they were going to do and more. The work turned out well.”

Pete Iannuzzi

Sony Music

“You have been absolutely the BEST Company to work with in my entire career. I almost hate to see us finish our Mylars!”

Jerry McNabb

R Civ USAF – Tinkers Air Force Base

“We used CAD / CAM Services for scanning and converting film and also the purchase and install of IMR’s Electronic Document Imaging Product – Alchemy. They know what they are doing and it has turned out to be a smart purchase for us. We will be adding additional licenses of this product, along with additional scanning and conversion services from them.”

Bill Scott

City of Carrollton

“CAD / CAM Services scanned > 6,000 maps for us and sold and installed a scanner and an EDMS system to our district. It has turned out to be a great investment for our district. We had several competitive firms compete on cost and scanning quality. CAD / CAM Services was the hands-down winner for myself, the engineering staff and the board. We are presently publishing the images on the internet and plan to continue using CAD / CAM Services They treated us fairly and delivered on-time and on-budget.”

Bo Daffin, CTA, RPA

Deputy Chief Appraiser of Central Appraisal District of Collin County

“RISD has been using CAD / CAM Services for years and has no need to consider anybody else. We have used them for scanning thousands of drawings and the install of our engineering/facilities management EDMS system.”

Greg Schulz

Richardson Independent School District

“CAD / CAM Services converted our plant drawings into AutoCAD and they turned out well. We will use them again.”

Phillip Schmidt, Jr.

District Plant Engineering Manager, UPS

“We purchased several Cyco’s AutoManager Workflow licenses from CAD / CAM Services and it has worked out well. We intend to add to this as budget allows”.

Nathan Jones

City of Garland Texas, Engineering Department

“Overall it looked really nice. I definitely like your approach of doing the internals 1st. It really gives me a better idea of what I’m actually programming.”

Shane Duncan

Engineering Manager – W Machine Works Inc.

“CAD / CAM Services was so easy to work with. They delivered our project on time and on budget. I highly recommend.”

Nikko Meyers

Scan Direct

“CAD / CAM Services digitized and converted Electric Utility maps to AutoCAD for our firm. We have been very pleased with the quality of their work and have found CAD / CAM Services to be cooperative and easy to work with.”

Ed Turk

V.P. Cornelius – Pierce Consulting Engineers

“CAD / CAM Services provided timely professional consulting advice and guidance that greatly helped us configure our platform for current and near-future expansion needs. Many thanks to Scott Shuppert for all his hard work on this project.”

Chris Kidd

Dilon Technologies