Client
A leading manufacturer of suspension systems, lift kits, and off-road accessories. Their installation instruction manuals must clearly guide end users and technicians through mechanical installation steps with accuracy and safety.
Why APA?
APA has been working as an extended design team for this client for nearly a decade for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering outsourcing needs.
Scope
The scope of this project was to convert photographic images and reference visuals of vehicle components into clean, easy-to-follow line art diagrams for installation manuals. The diagrams needed to support step-by-step instructions and reduce installation errors.
Challenges involved
- ● Photographs contained complex backgrounds and vehicle underbody details
- ● Overlapping parts made component identification difficult
- ● Limited visibility of fasteners and orientation in raw images
- ● Need to simplify visuals without losing installation-critical details
Workflow process
- 1. Reference Image Review
- ● Studied vehicle photos and assembly layouts
- ● Identified installation-critical components and fasteners
- 2. Photo to Line Art Conversion
- ● Converted images into line drawings
- ● Removed shadows, textures, and non-essential vehicle details
- ● Highlighted mounting locations, brackets, and hardware
- 3. Diagram Standardization
- ● Applied consistent line weights for outlines, internal edges, and hidden features
- ● Maintained customer-required illustration style with clarity suitable for technical manuals.
- ● Ensured diagrams remained readable at reduced print sizes
Sample of image to line art conversion
Value delivered:
- ● High-quality line art diagrams
- ● Documentation-ready visuals aligned with client branding
- ● Reusable diagram assets for customer future manual
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