Have a backlog of old Mylar drawings collecting dust? We focus on turning old paper and film drawings into clear, editable CAD models. These models are ready for quoting, machining, fabrication, or full assembly rebuilds.
We have worked with small machine shops, large manufacturers, and aerospace companies. One thing is always true: you cannot build accurately from a warped, 60-year-old Mylar print. We’re here to fix that.
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If you're in manufacturing, precision isn't optional. And those old Mylar drawings? They might have been fine when they were made, but over time, even the best-stored film shrinks, warps, and distorts.
You end up with:
We’ve seen it all — drawings off by up to 2 inches on large formats. That’s why we don’t simply scan your Mylar and hand you a file. We rebuild your drawings with precision Mylar digitization.
Here’s how we do it:
We digitize each Mylar sheet, even large-format drawings (size J and up), and check for warping, shrinkage, or distortions.
Using our proprietary rubber sheeting method, we realign the scanned image to its original dimensions. We’ve tuned this conversion process over years — even aerospace OEMs rely on it.
We achieve ±0.005" accuracy over 10 inches — good enough for aerospace, more than enough for fabrication.
We rebuild the drawings as real CAD models — not traced images or junk geometry. You receive fully editable 2D or 3D (we can convert 2D drawings to 3D CAD models) files. These files include dimensions, tolerances, and materials. You can also add optional metadata, like feature trees or revision history.
We support all major CAD software:
Need it uploaded to your PLM system? No problem — we can structure the files to fit directly into your workflow. Just say which file format you prefer.
We’ve converted millions of drawings across industries:
We even supported Boeing with the restoration of thousands of Mylar drawings as part of a long-term archival conversion project.
Whether you're restoring a one-off bracket or rebuilding an entire assembly line, we can scale to match your job.
Do you have a single drawing? We’ll process that.
Have a backroom full of Mylars stacked in boxes? We’ve got the team, systems, and experience to tackle high-volume work. Our 100+ engineers and CAD techs can turn around full archives in as short as 24 hours — depending on complexity and scope.
Let’s talk. Whether you’re trying to rebuild a lost part, prep for a retrofit, convert one 2D blueprint to 3D model, or digitize your entire archive, we’re ready to help.
Stop working from outdated prints. Get clean, editable CAD — built for the real world.
We need to know source CAD and target CAD software. Since large quantity orders can be discounted by us you can provide us with the number of parts you need to be converted.
If you tell us the desired purpose of the conversion we can offer you some conversion options. We can also convert your files into vendor-neutral file types (.STEP, .STL, etc,).
Please email us even cell phone photos, and the rough size of what you wish scanned and converted sales@cadcam.org.
You get native Cad Perfect™ files with the full-featured model tree (where applicable, since some file types have no trees), and features can be fully parametric. It all depends on your goals. We prefer to not translate any files. Our goal is to deliver to you a file that you do not have to touch. Our work is exactly as if you had reproduced that work in-house.
All the CAD file formats are listed on this page but bear in mind that we also work with exotic and legacy CAD systems. After 31 years of providing CAD Services, we have run into almost any CAD file format.
We support all the modern CAD systems including SolidWorks, Catia, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, Inventor, Revit, AutoCAD, and many others.
Yes, absolutely. We can perform legacy CAD conversions. Just send us some example files, and what CAD system we need to wind up in, and let us design the best solution for you.We have worked with old Computer Vision tapes, Anvil, and many other 1980’s systems.
The typical AEC D & E size sheet is $135. There are possible discounts depending on the job size. The more you convert the less you pay. The bulk of the files we produce are for AutoCAD.
In order to make an accurate representation, you have to calibrate the original drawing, which may have deformed during its storage period. Non-dimensioned mediums need to be thoroughly calibrated before digitizing.
Parts of scanned data may be lost due to time and other factors. Because it is important to recreate the design intent, we need to recreate lost data.
You ONLY receive Cad Perfect™ files – as if you had drawn these by hand.
Using Revit, yes we do. Think of BIM as an intelligent 3D model of your building. We know exactly where all of the HVAC is, IT cabling, electrical, the cost of doors and windows, when mechanical systems need to be serviced, all the way to a room number with a phone number and IP in that room. In addition to our Ray Tracing technology to support some very life-like photo renderings.
The Department of Homeland Security protocol PPD-21 requirement has deemed that sixteen (16) industries and services are critical to our US Nations security.
These industries require additional security protocols when creating CAD files. CAD / CAM Services follows all of these requirements. Think of industries and info structures such as power, water, along with fourteen (14) other industries. For a full list please see Critical Infrastructure Products.
Mylar films can be stored in climate-controlled facilities. However, films get skewed and change sizes over time – ironically not linear. So what changes on one end, does not apply to what is in the middle, or the other end. We have seen ‘J’ size Aerospace Mylars (about 48×180”), vary by a full inch.
CAD/CAM Services utilizes a proprietary process to make Mylar raster images dead on a 5” or 10” grid. Our process was developed in conjunction with, and approved by Boeing engineers.
Fill out our quote form, attach your files, or simply send us an email. Tell everything about your project, like the model purpose.
For smaller files < 15 MB you can simply email them to us. For something larger, just drop them in any number of drop boxes like Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and others. Or if you would like, just contact us for a private, hardened link.
It is fine to use most any time of compression such as *.zip, *.rar, *.tar, *.7z, *.arc, *.LBR, and even *.iso images.
A direct email is sales@cadcam.org
We also use a hardened OwnCloud web file sharing platform for unlimited file transfers. We provide unique and very private Web Storage Portals, this also supports file syncing for extreme convenience for you. Because so much of our work is DOD or weapons design work, Security – and confidentiality is very important to us.
Yes. NDAs are a common part of our business. All data is yours – not ours, and treated as proprietary data and not for public consumption or use. Probably 70% of our work is under NDA agreements. We can generally get these signed within the day.
It depends on the scope of work:
Simple jobs have a lead time of 48 hours. Larger projects are delivered and invoiced weekly.
Yes, we did back in 2008. We started using Cad Perfect™ back in the early 1990s because all of our customers wanted only real Cad Perfect™ work. Back then the buzz words were terms like machine ready, or DXF Traceover and others.
The problem is, nobody wanted that. They all wanted drawings and models that they did not have to touch. Everybody wanted drawings just as if they hand redrew the work themselves.
Thus, Cad / Cam Services™ was the first company to start offering ONLY Cad Perfect™ work.
Yes we do, and have now for several years. In addition, we also support the industry specific plans as well.