Donald,
I've been using Photoshop to render elevations, plans, etc. for years.
I will plot an Autocad drawing to a PDF file and then open the PDF in Photoshop. Often I will need to plot a few PDF's to allow for quick filling of areas or example when I'm rendering an elevation I plot the brick coursing to a separate file and then overlay it in Photoshop.
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Wayne Benson AIA
Principal
RKB Architects Inc.
Braintree MA
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