Converting Paper Drawings To CAD

Engineering document management (EDM) and product data management (PDM) systems can be employed to archive and manage CAD drawings
CAD reduces the print time of electronic files and quickens retrieval of information
High-quality drawings with accurate dimensions
Lesser chance of damage or data loss

DWG – A binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD. It contains 2D or 3D objects and offers compression and a CRC check for internal data.
DXF – Contour elevation plots in AutoCAD DXF format.
JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group is a standard method of compression for photographic images.
TIFF Group IV – Tagged Image File Format is a file format mainly for storing images, including photographs and line art.
PDF – Portable Document Format is used for representing 2D documents in a device-independent and display-resolution-independent fixed-layout document format.
CALS – CALS raster file format is standard for the interchange of graphics data.
PCX – PCX is an image file format developed by the ZSoft Corporation and became one of the first widely accepted DOS imaging standards, although has been succeeded by other formats.
BMP – BMP is a bitmapped graphics format and commonly used as a simple graphics file format on Microsoft Windows and OS/2.
SVF – Serial Vector Format is used in boundary scan tests of electronics.