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Subject:Re: Graphics vs. Schematics From:Walter Hanig <wdh -at- NETMANAGE -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 9 Feb 1998 10:29:09 -0800
At 01:17 PM 2/9/98 -0500, John Posada wrote:
>
>Take a B&W photo and scan it. Fade it out but keep it recognizable. =
>Bring it into a good paint program (something that can do curves) and =
>draw over the photo. Keep the drawing to a minimum. The background photo =
>will fill in the missing information.=20
>
I've used this approach with a drawing program (Designer) too. Put the scanned image in one layer and draw in another layer. It helps to draw in a color. Then delete the scanned image and change the color to black. Voila, instant schematic and one that's scalable besides.
Walter
Walter Hanig
NetManage, Inc.
12651 High Bluff Drive
San Diego, CA 92130, USA
