Easy way to make 2d cad drawings of awkward to measure parts?

[Anguz]

what head is it?

 

[John Hale]

Any clues for turning paper plans to dxf plans? Without redrawing them.

Sorry for the slight hijack

 

[mtt.tr]

had a few moments earlier about 15 mins, this is assuming the studs are 6mm, i have the dxf sketches that you can print full scale and compare the just move the nodes in the parts it doesnt fit

 

[mtt.tr]

Any clues for turning paper plans to dxf plans? Without redrawing them.

Sorry for the slight hijack

just scan and draw, you can do bits in inkscape but its quicker just to draw it

 

[hooblah]

Thanks a lot for that @mtt.tr! I'm going to withhold dealing with this for now as I need to get the inlet manifold off to measure the ports properly. It seems like gasket matching them isn't a good idea!

 

[mtt.tr]

Thanks a lot for that @mtt.tr! I'm going to withhold dealing with this for now as I need to get the inlet manifold off to measure the ports properly. It seems like gasket matching them isn't a good idea!

What are you actually trying to achieve.

 

[hooblah]

I'm making an adaptor to fit the throttle bodies to the head.

 

[Wedg1e]

Any clues for turning paper plans to dxf plans? Without redrawing them.

Sorry for the slight hijack

There used to be a program called Scan2CAD which was supposed to do that; I never had any luck with it but someone may have...

 

[ukracer]

There used to be a program called Scan2CAD which was supposed to do that; I never had any luck with it but someone may have...

https://www.scan2cad.com/dxf/convert/from-pdf/free-download-scan2cad/