I've done this by a very tedious method. Scan the 8-1/2X11 sections to BMP files, then in MS PAint create a new image the correct size and paste each section in, using mouse control to line up edges of adjacent bmp's, then "print" to a pdf. Its important to get the initial image size correct in Paint. Add up all the widths from the bmp's and take the largest height as the initial size. You can always crop down later.
Eric's idea is best. Not very costly. And I have a couple of manuals Eric copied this way, and the output runs rings around the "stitching" method. GeorgeC W2DB --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "R.K. Brumback" <brumb...@...> wrote: > > Thanks Eric! I will probably do that with my very large pages as you say. > In another group someone mentioned that Adobe Photoshop will stitch together > pdfs so I may try that with some of the 11 x 17s. I wasn't aware Photoshop > would do graphics like that. > > Thanks again for your reply. > > Randy B. > > > > > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon > Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:38 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] > > > > > > Randy, > > Rather than scan large schematics piecemeal, simply take the sheets to a > commercial graphics shop (some Kinko's may have the 11 by 17 equipment) and > have them scan the document in one piece. My local graphics shop can handle > huge schematics, so I take all Motorola and GE fold-out sheets (which are up > to 34 inches wide) and have them scanned directly to PDF and put on a CD or > thumb drive. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > -----Original Message----- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of R.K. Brumback > Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:24 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> ; > manual_excha...@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Manual_Exchange%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] > > Does anyone know or use a program where I can scan large schematics a little > at a time and then connect them back in a file like a pdf file? I can't > afford a large bed scanner but I have several 11x17s I would like to scan on > my 8 ½ x 11 scanner. > > Randy >
