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.
A lot of engineering companies have old drawings on paper or film. Today, machine shops will ask you for a CAD drawing, and a lot don’t know what to do with paper drawings in the first place. This leaves you in a predicament: how do you turn your paper drawings into CAD files?
At CAD/CAM Services, we offer paper and film 2D digitization services. These services will take your old physical drawings, schematics, blueprints, etc., and transform them into functional 2D CAD files.
With our help, your entire backroom of physical drawings can be transferred into digital CAD files. This allows you to quickly pull up a drawing, share it, and make adjustments to it. So many people have chosen CAD/CAM Services for our CAD Perfect CAD Conversions®.

Paper and film 2D digitization services involve taking your physical paper and film drawings, and then turning them into digital 2D CAD copies. At CAD/CAM Services, that typically means making 2D scans of the original drawings, and then drawing them from scratch in your CAD program of choice.
These services are unique, because it’s not just one step and one specific set of skills. Instead, you need a company that has extensive 2D scanning experience, expensive 2D scanner equipment, and then engineering experience to make sure every drawing is perfect. You’ll find that and more when you choose CAD/CAM Services.
Our team will take your pile of drawings and magically turn them into digital CAD files.

The full process requires incredible attention to detail, commitment to quality, and patience. Sadly, a lot of other outsourced engineering companies don’t have those characteristics, but our team at CAD/CAM Services does. We will take the time needed, and give our full attention to your paper and film drawings. The result? Better reliability, better accuracy, and better overall precision for each digitized drawing.
This is why it’s so important to pick the right paper and film 2D digitization company. The wrong outsourced company will waste your time, waste your money, and potentially damage your legacy drawings.
At CAD/CAM Services, we have gentle 2D scanners that will never rip your drawings. Our engineers have a great commitment to quality, and we ensure every digitized drawing is perfect. You don’t have to worry about anything when you choose our team.

Most of our services at CAD/CAM Services are custom, and they revolve around your needs. With our paper and film 2D digitization services, we like to start with a consultation. This is usually a phone call, and it’s pretty brief.
During this call, we want to learn what you’re looking for, what paper and film drawings you want to digitize, how big the project is, and what type of CAD program you’re using. From there, we can handle everything else.
We’ll collect your physical drawings and then run them all through our fancy 2D scanners. We check every scan for quality before moving to the next phase. The next phase really depends on your project — in some cases, it involves drawing every file from scratch on CAD with your scanned image as a reference. Other times, we simply need to arrange the digital files in a specific way before sending everything to you.
Our files get sent digitally through an encrypted filesharing application that the DoD uses. It keeps your data secure, and it’s really easy to use. If you see any issues or anything you don’t like, just let us know and we’ll fix the issue within 24 hours.


We know that a lot of older paper drawings are fragile and irreplaceable. This is why we use industry-leading 2D scanners with very gentle feed mechanisms. What does that mean? The rollers grab your drawings gently and pull them through the machine, leading to fewer rips and tears.
Plus, our 2D scanning experts know how to take care of your old paper and film files. We don’t want to damage any of your drawings. With us, you can transform your old drawings into brand-new CAD files with fewer headaches and less room for error.

Choose CAD/CAM Services if you want the best experience when it comes to converting paper and film 2D files into digital files. We have helped countless companies across every major industry, and we can help you, too. Our massive inventory of top-of-the-line 2D scanners will handle your project with ease, and our experienced 2D scanning experts will make it look easy. Trust us with your largest and most complicated project.


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

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

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.

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

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.
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
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Our 3D laser scanning services capture precise surface geometry using high-resolution scan data. Laser scanning is ideal for reverse engineering, inspection, as-built documentation, digitization of legacy parts, and large-scale industrial scanning projects.
CAD/CAM Services provides professional 3D scanning services for parts, assemblies, tooling, aircraft components, facilities, and industrial equipment. Our scanning process captures accurate physical geometry and converts it into usable digital data for CAD modeling, inspection, documentation, and manufacturing support.
Scan-to-CAD services convert physical parts or scanned point cloud data into accurate 3D CAD models. CAD/CAM Services creates native CAD deliverables in CATIA, Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, STEP, IGES, and other required engineering formats.
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A lot of engineering companies have old drawings on paper or film. Today, machine shops will ask you for a CAD drawing, and a lot don’t know what to do with paper drawings in the first place. This leaves you in a predicament: how do you turn your paper drawings into CAD files?
At CAD/CAM Services, we offer paper and film 2D digitization services. These services will take your old physical drawings, schematics, blueprints, etc., and transform them into functional 2D CAD files.
With our help, your entire backroom of physical drawings can be transferred into digital CAD files. This allows you to quickly pull up a drawing, share it, and make adjustments to it. So many people have chosen CAD/CAM Services for our CAD Perfect CAD Conversions®.

Paper and film 2D digitization services involve taking your physical paper and film drawings, and then turning them into digital 2D CAD copies. At CAD/CAM Services, that typically means making 2D scans of the original drawings, and then drawing them from scratch in your CAD program of choice.
These services are unique, because it’s not just one step and one specific set of skills. Instead, you need a company that has extensive 2D scanning experience, expensive 2D scanner equipment, and then engineering experience to make sure every drawing is perfect. You’ll find that and more when you choose CAD/CAM Services.
Our team will take your pile of drawings and magically turn them into digital CAD files.

The full process requires incredible attention to detail, commitment to quality, and patience. Sadly, a lot of other outsourced engineering companies don’t have those characteristics, but our team at CAD/CAM Services does. We will take the time needed, and give our full attention to your paper and film drawings. The result? Better reliability, better accuracy, and better overall precision for each digitized drawing.
This is why it’s so important to pick the right paper and film 2D digitization company. The wrong outsourced company will waste your time, waste your money, and potentially damage your legacy drawings.
At CAD/CAM Services, we have gentle 2D scanners that will never rip your drawings. Our engineers have a great commitment to quality, and we ensure every digitized drawing is perfect. You don’t have to worry about anything when you choose our team.

Most of our services at CAD/CAM Services are custom, and they revolve around your needs. With our paper and film 2D digitization services, we like to start with a consultation. This is usually a phone call, and it’s pretty brief.
During this call, we want to learn what you’re looking for, what paper and film drawings you want to digitize, how big the project is, and what type of CAD program you’re using. From there, we can handle everything else.
We’ll collect your physical drawings and then run them all through our fancy 2D scanners. We check every scan for quality before moving to the next phase. The next phase really depends on your project — in some cases, it involves drawing every file from scratch on CAD with your scanned image as a reference. Other times, we simply need to arrange the digital files in a specific way before sending everything to you.
Our files get sent digitally through an encrypted filesharing application that the DoD uses. It keeps your data secure, and it’s really easy to use. If you see any issues or anything you don’t like, just let us know and we’ll fix the issue within 24 hours.


We know that a lot of older paper drawings are fragile and irreplaceable. This is why we use industry-leading 2D scanners with very gentle feed mechanisms. What does that mean? The rollers grab your drawings gently and pull them through the machine, leading to fewer rips and tears.
Plus, our 2D scanning experts know how to take care of your old paper and film files. We don’t want to damage any of your drawings. With us, you can transform your old drawings into brand-new CAD files with fewer headaches and less room for error.

Choose CAD/CAM Services if you want the best experience when it comes to converting paper and film 2D files into digital files. We have helped countless companies across every major industry, and we can help you, too. Our massive inventory of top-of-the-line 2D scanners will handle your project with ease, and our experienced 2D scanning experts will make it look easy. Trust us with your largest and most complicated project.

The typical AEC D & E size sheet is $225. There are possible discounts depending on the job size. The more you convert the less you pay. The bulk of the files we produce are for AutoCAD.
In order to make an accurate representation, you have to calibrate the original drawing, which may have deformed during its storage period. Non-dimensioned mediums need to be thoroughly calibrated before digitizing.
Parts of scanned data may be lost due to time and other factors. Because it is important to recreate the design intent, we need to recreate lost data.
You ONLY receive Cad Perfect™ files – as if you had drawn these by hand.
Using Revit, yes we do. Think of BIM as an intelligent 3D model of your building. We know exactly where all of the HVAC is, IT cabling, electrical, the cost of doors and windows, when mechanical systems need to be serviced, all the way to a room number with a phone number and IP in that room. In addition to our Ray Tracing technology to support some very life-like photo renderings.
The Department of Homeland Security protocol PPD-21 requirement has deemed that sixteen (16) industries and services are critical to our US Nations security.
These industries require additional security protocols when creating CAD files. CAD / CAM Services follows all of these requirements. Think of industries and info structures such as power, water, along with fourteen (14) other industries. For a full list please see Critical Infrastructure Products.
Mylar films can be stored in climate-controlled facilities. However, films get skewed and change sizes over time – ironically not linear. So what changes on one end, does not apply to what is in the middle, or the other end. We have seen ‘J’ size Aerospace Mylars (about 48×180”), vary by a full inch.
CAD/CAM Services utilizes a proprietary process to make Mylar raster images dead on a 5” or 10” grid. Our process was developed in conjunction with, and approved by Boeing engineers.
We need to know source CAD and target CAD software. Since large quantity orders can be discounted by us you can provide us with the number of parts you need to be converted.
If you tell us the desired purpose of the conversion we can offer you some conversion options. We can also convert your files into vendor-neutral file types (.STEP, .STL, etc,).
Please email us even cell phone photos, and the rough size of what you wish scanned and converted sales@cadcam.org.
You get native Cad Perfect™ files with the full-featured model tree (where applicable, since some file types have no trees), and features can be fully parametric. It all depends on your goals. We prefer to not translate any files. Our goal is to deliver to you a file that you do not have to touch. Our work is exactly as if you had reproduced that work in-house.
All the CAD file formats are listed on this page but bear in mind that we also work with exotic and legacy CAD systems. After 31 years of providing CAD Services, we have run into almost any CAD file format.
We support all the modern CAD systems including SolidWorks, Catia, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, Inventor, Revit, AutoCAD, and many others.
Yes, absolutely. We can perform legacy CAD conversions. Just send us some example files, and what CAD system we need to wind up in, and let us design the best solution for you.We have worked with old Computer Vision tapes, Anvil, and many other 1980’s systems.
Fill out our quote form, attach your files, or simply send us an email. Tell everything about your project, like the model purpose.
For smaller files < 15 MB you can simply email them to us. For something larger, just drop them in any number of drop boxes like Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and others. Or if you would like, just contact us for a private, hardened link.
It is fine to use most any time of compression such as *.zip, *.rar, *.tar, *.7z, *.arc, *.LBR, and even *.iso images.
A direct email is sales@cadcam.org
We also use a hardened OwnCloud web file sharing platform for unlimited file transfers. We provide unique and very private Web Storage Portals, this also supports file syncing for extreme convenience for you. Because so much of our work is DOD or weapons design work, Security – and confidentiality is very important to us.
Yes. NDAs are a common part of our business. All data is yours – not ours, and treated as proprietary data and not for public consumption or use. Probably 70% of our work is under NDA agreements. We can generally get these signed within the day.
It depends on the scope of work:
Simple jobs have a lead time of 48 hours. Larger projects are delivered and invoiced weekly.
Yes, we did back in 2008. We started using Cad Perfect™ back in the early 1990s because all of our customers wanted only real Cad Perfect™ work. Back then the buzz words were terms like machine ready, or DXF Traceover and others.
The problem is, nobody wanted that. They all wanted drawings and models that they did not have to touch. Everybody wanted drawings just as if they hand redrew the work themselves.
Thus, Cad / Cam Services™ was the first company to start offering ONLY Cad Perfect™ work.
Yes we do, and have now for several years. In addition, we also support the industry specific plans as well.