How to Translate an Autocad Drawing Using Translation Memory and CAT
Select the drawings you want to translate., Run a batch that goes through the selected drawings and stores their texts in an Ms Excel table., Translate the table (by filling the "Target text" column)., Run another batch.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Select the drawings you want to translate.
The dialog box shows you thumbnails of the drawings. , The table has two columns; "Drawing texts" and "Target texts".
The "Drawing texts" column is filled with the texts of the drawings, and the "Target texts" column is empty. , You can use a CAT tool, such as Systran, Trados or DejaVu, but you can also use the applications internet CAT-tool. , This opens all the selected drawings, and translates them, fully automatically, using the updated Excel table. -
Step 2: Run a batch that goes through the selected drawings and stores their texts in an Ms Excel table.
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Step 3: Translate the table (by filling the "Target text" column).
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Step 4: Run another batch.
Detailed Guide
The dialog box shows you thumbnails of the drawings. , The table has two columns; "Drawing texts" and "Target texts".
The "Drawing texts" column is filled with the texts of the drawings, and the "Target texts" column is empty. , You can use a CAT tool, such as Systran, Trados or DejaVu, but you can also use the applications internet CAT-tool. , This opens all the selected drawings, and translates them, fully automatically, using the updated Excel table.
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