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Need Editable Base Drawings

The survey arrived as scanned sheets and I need to update existing CAD plans tonight to match new boundary dimensions.…

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The survey arrived as scanned sheets and I need to update existing CAD plans tonight to match new boundary dimensions. I don't have time to redraw everything. Advise whether to trace the scan into editable files, use OCR/vector conversion, or ask the surveyor for DXF, and list the three-minute checks that will confirm scale and orientation before I start. Tell me which method will be quickest and least likely to introduce small dimensional errors that annoy the contractor.
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I need editable base drawings to update site dimensions after the survey came in.

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