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Originally posted by agla
What type of software did you do the plan with?
The Line Drawing was done in AutoCAD 2004.
What form did you save it as before you brought it into Photoshop?
In cad, they have a free plotter you can add called "adobe post script level 1" it creates .EPS files, which can then be read in photoshop. They work nice because you can then import them to whatever resolution you want. In this case I went 300 dpi...but that may be too much for a large drawing.
Did you export it back to cad before printing it?
No. Since the Adobe Post Script is a virtual printer, I just print the full page size, no borders needed. Then I can print out of photoshop to that page size and the scale remains.
Is everything dimensionable and can the file be used by a surveyor to make a point file to do field work with?
Yes, everything remains scale, however I would probably just go back to the black and white cad plan for that.
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Thanks for your input. Your scale question is important because when you run thoses photoshop filters over the plan to get the watercolor effect, they 'distort' things....which looks good, but then wrecks the detail of what you've drawn. It's a tough balance.