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/

 

[BigmanPeat]

Sounds like how I did this cover for the recliner mechanism on my car:

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There wasn't a straight line on it, nor a constant-radius curve; I guess the original was done using French curves way back when. 3D-printed the first attempt in draft quality and it was so close it wasn't worth altering anything

They look identical to the Naylor TF 1700 ones. A friend’s father is restoring his Naylor and is struggling to find replacements.
A reverse image search led me to you.
Would you be willing to share the CAD/STL files? Happy to pay/donate to a charity — it would save a lot of effort recreating them.

 

[ukracer]

They look identical to the Naylor TF 1700 ones. A friend’s father is restoring his Naylor and is struggling to find replacements.
A reverse image search led me to you.
Would you be willing to share the CAD/STL files? Happy to pay/donate to a charity — it would save a lot of effort recreating them.

This thread is 6 years old. Depending how @Wedg1e uses the forum he might not see it. I have added a flag so he will at least see it.

 

[Wedg1e]

This thread is 6 years old. Depending how @Wedg1e uses the forum he might not see it. I have added a flag so he will at least see it.

I did see a PM from BigmanPeat but been working away so it slipped my mind.. now replied directly.
Unfortunately the CAD files were on a PC HDD that died, and my son-in-law had erased the SD card for his 3D printer.
It's a conspiracy, I tell you...

 

[Erie Fred]

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

Sorry for the slight hijack

What do the plans look like ?
Can you post them here ?