Lou... We use ScanCad International. They can scan artwork, bare boards or
drawings. In addition, they sell the software( PC-Based ) and scanner for
about $ 20K. Call Mark Casey or Bill Loving at 303-697-8888. 

>At 06:41 am 07/02/1996 EDT, you wrote:
>>Greetings,
>>
>>Union Switch & Signal  is a company that is well over 100 years old. 
>>Printed circuit boards have
>>been designed here since the late 1960's so you can imagine how many 
>>"non-cad" designs we have !
>>
>>My questions are :
>>
>>Do any of you have experience with scanning "non-cad" designs ?
>>If so, do you have the design translated into Gerber data and then imported
>>into a CAD system ? Are there any other options or methods ?
>>What services, software etc. did you use ? 
>>
>>Union Switch will hopefully be upgrading to the latest ACCEL product soon. 
>>I understand that ACCEL EDA has
>>a "Gerber in" utility. Have any of you used this and how successful was the 
>>transfer ?
>>
>>Any input would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks in advance ......
>>
>>
>>Lou Takach
>>Union Switch & Signal Inc.
>>[log in to unmask]
>>412.688.2574
>>
>>
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