AutoTek AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN User Manual
AutoCAD Raster Design 2010
User’s Guide
April 2009
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is New in AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Accessing the Raster Design Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About AutoCAD Raster Design dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supported Image Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Image Portability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
AutoCAD Raster Design History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2 Inserting and Correlating Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Inserting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Inserting Local Images Using the Insert Image Dialog Box . . . . . 10
Inserting an Image from the Internet Using the Insert Image
Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Inserting an Image from an FTP Site Using the Insert Image
Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Inserting an Image Using the Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adding Image Sources to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Assigning a Color Map to an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Creating New Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Correlating Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Correlating an Image During Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using Quick Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Specifying Correlation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting the Image Frame Before Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Correlating an Image After Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Matching Image Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Moving an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Scaling an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rubbersheeting an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 3 Saving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Saving an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Saving Images with AutoCAD Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Embedding Images in a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Saving an Image to Another File Name, Type, or Location . . . . . . . . 43
Saving an Image to an FTP Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Capturing an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Exporting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Exporting an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Exporting an Image to an FTP Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Exporting a World File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Correlation Output Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Encoding and Data Organization Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 4 Changing Image Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
AutoCAD Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Image Display Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Image Display Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Image Frame Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Image Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Linetype of an Image Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Foreground Color of a Bitonal Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Transparency Color of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unused Color for Transparent Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 5 Managing Images and Insertions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Controlling the Image Manager Toolspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Modifying the Item View Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Copying Information to the Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Managing Image Display and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Zooming to an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Changing the Color Map of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adding a Visual Elevation Key to a DEM Image . . . . . . . . . . 69
Creating Another Insertion of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Displaying Point Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Showing and Hiding Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Changing the Display Order of Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Erasing an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Detaching an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Unloading/Reloading an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Changing the Active Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Changing the Saved Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Chapter 6 Modifying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Selecting an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Controlling Image Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Undoing Edits to an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Snapping to COGO Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cleaning Up Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Deskewing an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Removing Speckles from an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adjusting the Image Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Reversing the Light and Dark Shades in an Image . . . . . . . . . 88
Mirroring an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Touching Up an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Image Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Adjusting Images with the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast of an Image . . . . . 92
Maximizing Details in an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Converting a Color Image to Grayscale . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Converting a Grayscale or Color Image to Bitonal . . . . . 100
Making Tonal Adjustments to an Image . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convolving an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Reducing Harshness and Noise in an Image . . . . . . . . 105
Median Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Making Differences in Shading More Distinct . . . . . . . 107
Lowpass Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Highpass Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Edge Enhancements Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Shift and Difference Edge Enhancements Filters . . . . . . 110
Laplace Edge Enhancements Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Gradient Directional Edge Enhancements Filters . . . . . . 111
Matched Filter Edge Enhancements Filters . . . . . . . . . 111
Using Bitonal Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Changing Image Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Setting the Color Depth for an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Using the Palette Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Manipulating the Color Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Changing Selected Colors in the Image Palette . . . . . . . 118
Combining Selected Colors in the Image Palette . . . . . . 120
Designating a Transparent Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Selecting a Color Directly from the Image . . . . . . . . . 122
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Removing Duplicate Entries from the Image Palette . . . . 123
Resetting the Image Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Importing and Exporting Image Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Importing an Image Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Exporting an Image Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Displaying Image Palette Information . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Converting Grayscale Images to Paletted Images . . . . . . 130
Controlling Palette Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Controlling the Display of Unused Colors . . . . . . . . . 131
Controlling the Display of Transparent Colors . . . . . . . 132
Controlling the Display of Color Values . . . . . . . . . . 133
Sorting the Color Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adding and Removing Columns from the List
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Masking Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Creating a New Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Creating a New Mask Using the Command Line . . . . . . . . . 138
Changing an Existing Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Changing the Image Mask Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Changing an Existing Mask Using the Command
Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Enabling or Disabling a Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Clipping an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Converting a Mask to Image Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cropping Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Line Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Circular Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rectangular Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Diagonal Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Polygonal Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Aligned Rectangular Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Removing (Rubbing) Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rubbing a Raster Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rubbing a Raster Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rubbing a Raster Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Rubbing Multiple Line Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Rubbing Raster Data Within a Circular Region . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rubbing Raster Data Within a Diagonal Region . . . . . . . . . 153
Rubbing Raster Data Within a Polygonal Region . . . . . . . . . 154
Rubbing Raster Data Within a Rectangular Region . . . . . . . . 155
Remove Raster Using Existing Vector Geometry . . . . . . . . . 155
Removing Raster Entities Using REM Commands . . . . . . . . . 156
Removing a Line, Arc, or Circle Using Smart Pick . . . . . 157
Removing a REM Line Primitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Removing a REM Arc Primitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Removing a REM Circle Primitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Merging Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Merging Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Merging Vectors into a Raster Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Selecting Pen Widths for Vector Merge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Chapter 7 Raster Entity Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Characteristics of REM Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
How REM Objects Are Associated with an Image . . . . . . . . . 166
Deciding Which Image to Use REM Commands On . . . . . . . 166
AutoCAD Properties of REM Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
REM Objects and Non-REM Edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Defining REM Region Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Defining a REM Rectangular Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Defining a REM Polygonal Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Defining a REM Diagonal Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Defining a REM Circular Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Defining a Region From an Existing Vector Object . . . . . . . . 174
Removing Part of a Region Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Defining REM Enhanced Bitonal Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Defining REM Primitive Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Defining a REM Line Primitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Defining a REM Circle Primitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Defining a REM Arc Primitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Defining a REM Primitive Using Smart Pick . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Defining a REM Primitive From Existing Vectors . . . . . . . . . 185
Changing the Linetype of a Primitive Object . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Manipulating REM Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Editing REM Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Resizing a REM Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Using REM Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Trimming and Extending REM Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Filleting REM Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Offsetting REM Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Smoothing REM Linework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Defining REM Objects Partially Outside the Image . . . . . . . . 195
Using REM to Delete Raster Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Clearing REM Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Merging REM Objects into an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Converting REM Objects to a New Raster Image . . . . . . . . . 199
Using REM Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Using REM Copy To Clipboard Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Separating Raster Linework Using Knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Chapter 8 Converting Raster Entities to Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Configuring VTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
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ProdNameShort Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Dynamic Input Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Using SmartCorrect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Vectorizing Raster Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Vectorizing Raster Lines and Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Vectorizing Raster Rectangles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Vectorizing Raster Circles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Vectorizing Raster Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Following Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Using the Polyline Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Using the Contour Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Using the 3D Polyline Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Vectorizing Raster Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Creating Single-Line Vector Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Creating Multiline Vector Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Using Text Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Entering Settings for Text Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recognizing and Converting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Using the Verify Text Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
View Window Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Edit Pane Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Chapter 9 Raster Snapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Specifying Raster Snap Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Snap Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Chapter 10 Configuring Raster Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Changing the Quick Bar Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Changing the Image Frame Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Setting the Default Internet Location for Images . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Setting the Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Contour Vector Separation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Correlation Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Correlation Search Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
General Vector Separation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
General VTool Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Image Detach Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Image Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Image Mask Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Image Thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Inserting Images From GSX or ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Locking Method for Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Message Display Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Mouse Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
New Image Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
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QSave Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Raster Design Startup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Raster Entity Detection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
REM Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Rub and Crop Line Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Remove Under Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vector Merge Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
VTools Follower Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Appendix A Troubleshooting and Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Correcting Image Display Order using REGEN . . . . . . . . . . 273
Raster Snap Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Plotting Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Images that are Not Editable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Problems Inserting Images from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Sharing Projects with Images from Different Locations . . . . . . 276
Command-Line Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
AutoCAD Commands for Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Raster Design Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Raster Entity Manipulation Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
The Quick Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Appendix B Raster Design Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
About AutoCAD Raster Design Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Assign Multispectral Band Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Band Assignment Color Map Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Bitonal Filters Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Change Density Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Choose a New Directory Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Choose a Resource File Directory Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Coordinate System Assignment Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Data Organization Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Despeckle Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Display Manager Raster Layer Capture Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Drafting Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Raster Snap Tab (Drafting Settings Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . 309
Edit Status Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Encoding Method Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Export Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Export Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Export Palette Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
GeoTIFF Coordinate System Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 315
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Grid Parameters Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Histogram Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Brightness/Contrast Tab (Histogram Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . 316
Equalize Tab (Histogram Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Threshold Tab (Histogram Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Color to Grayscale Tab (Histogram Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tonal Adjustment Tab (Histogram Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . 322
Image Data Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Image Filters Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Image Insertion Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Assign Color Map Tab (Image Insertion Dialog Box) . . . . . . . 325
Source Tab (Image Insertion Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Modify Tab (Image Insertion Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Insertion Tab (Image Insertion Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Transform Tab (Image Insertion Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Image Manager Toolspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Image Insertions View (Image Manager Toolspace) . . . . . . . . 331
Image Data View (Image Manager Toolspace) . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Image Select Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Import Data Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Import Palette Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Insert Image Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Median Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Mirror Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Multi-frame Select Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
New Image Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
New Image Mask Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
New Palette Color Insertion Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Palette Assignment Color Map Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Palette Color Map Definition Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Palette Information Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Palette Manager Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Raster Data Query Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Raster Design Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Image Defaults Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . 351
Feature Settings Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . 352
Image Mask Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . . . 353
New Image Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . . . 354
Paths Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . 355
REM Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Raster Entity Detection Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog
Box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
User Preferences Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . 358
Vector Merge Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . . 359
VTools Follower Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . 360
VTools General Tab (Raster Design Options Dialog Box) . . . . . 362
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Raster Pen Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Recognition Character Sets Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Rubbersheet - Set Control Points Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Save As Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Select a Lock File Directory Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Select Coordinate System (Export) Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Select Coordinate System (Insert) Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Select Global Coordinate System Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Select Working Coordinate System Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Target Color Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Temporary File Location Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Text Recognition Setup Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Transparency Color Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Vector Separation Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
General Tab (Vector Separation Options Dialog Box) . . . . . . . 373
Contour Tab (Vector Separation Options Dialog Box) . . . . . . 375
Verify Text/Table Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
VText Edit Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
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Introduction to AutoCAD Raster Design 2010
The AutoCAD Raster Design User's Guide includes conceptual, procedural, and reference
details about the tools and features found in AutoCAD Raster Design 2010.
This chapter provides information to help you get acquainted with Raster Design requirements,
capabilities, and history.
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What is New in AutoCAD Raster Design 2010
AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 builds on the features introduced in Raster Design
2009.
New in Raster Design 2010
DescriptionFunction
Citrix support
AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 is now available for use on Citrix XenApp v4.5 and 5.0
for use with AutoCAD Map 3D 2010.
Additional Autodesk product support
Improved image format support
AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 can now be
used with AutoCAD P&ID 2010 and
Autodesk Topobase 2010.
Support for TIFF and BIL image formats
had been improved. In addition, AutoCAD
Raster Design 2010 now includes 64-bit
MrSID Codec support.
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New in Raster Design 2010
DescriptionFunction
Updated ribbon
New in Raster Design 2009
64-bit support
Discrete-themed data handling
Vista ribbon-style interface
The ribbon interface has been updated to
be even easier to use.
DescriptionFunction
AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 supports
both the 32-bit and 64-bit environments
of its hosting Autodesk products. This will
allow you to easily and confidently install
AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 on any supporting application, using any of its supported operating systems.
Discrete-themed data is a form of raster
data commonly used to represent such
things as land cover, zoning, and any other
classified data. Coupled with the continuous-themed data handling required for
working with elevations, this provides a
much more robust environment for accurately using raster grid data.
This interface presents command options
in a concise visual format, enabling you to
quickly select commands based on the
work you are doing. Moving between applications is now quick and intuitive. The
ribbon is both customizable and expandable, so it can be optimized for each user
and to meet each company's standards.
New in Raster Design 2008
DescriptionFunction
Read images in these formats:Support for additional image formats
■ QuickBird TIFF
■ Landsat FAST
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New in Raster Design 2008
DescriptionFunction
■ NITF (National Image Transmission
Format)
Vectorization improvements
Editing multi-resolution images
Image embedding
Improved insert options
Enhanced image capture
Improved Despeckle
Prompts during vectorization operations
can display conveniently near the cursor,
using AutoCAD Dynamic Input. Grips appear on previously vectorized segments to
facilitate editing.
Edit MrSID, ECW, and JPEG2000 images,
then save changes in JPEG2000 format.
Embed one or more bitonal images inside
the drawing for convenience of image
transfer and management.
The insert process has been improved with
better image preview handling, support
for multi-frame images, better indication
when default settings are being applied,
and enhanced control over coordinate
transforms.
When used with AutoCAD Map 3D, Raster
Design can capture FDO (Feature Data
Object) data, either in source format, or as
stylized by Display Manager.
Procedures are streamlined to make despeckle operations easier and more effective.
New in Raster Design 2007
ESRI Grid format support
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DescriptionFunction
Read images in this format.DTED format support
Read images in both ASCII and binary versions of this format.
New in Raster Design 2007
DescriptionFunction
Coordinate system transformation
New in Raster Design 2006
REM Operations tools
Raster Data Query dialog box
Transform and edit complex image data
Write to more image formats
Automatic assignment of the Autodesk
Map coordinate system code when inserting a GeoTIFF or DEM file. Also, automatic
assignment of the correct EPSG code when
exporting to GeoTIFF format.
DescriptionFunction
Edit images at the pixel level.Touchup tools for bitonal images
Extend and trim raster lines to intersections, add corner fillets, and offset lines.
Display data about the pixel under the
cursor, such as color value, elevation, and
coordinates in the specified coordinate
system.
When using Autodesk Map 3D, transform
the coordinate system of 16-bit, multispectral or digital elevation models (DEM) to
match a drawing coordinate system.
Save images to JPG 2000 format, and write
DEM data to GeoTIFF or DEM format
Image Capture
Default file name formats
Save displayed images from satellite data,
digital elevation models, and other data
types that cannot be otherwise saved.
Names now reflect the image source and
sequence number.
Accessing the Raster Design Home Page
If you have an Internet connection, then you can access the Raster Design
home page for information about product updates.
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To access the Raster Design home page
■ On the Image menu, select Raster Design Home Page. or click
in the Raster Design toolbar.
About AutoCAD Raster Design dialog box
This dialog box provides you with the following information about Raster
Design:
■ Name of the licensed owner
■ Serial number
■ Source of the licence
Installation Requirements
For hardware and software system requirements, refer to System Requirements
for a Single User or System Requirements for Network Installations.
If your computer does not meet the minimum requirements, you should
upgrade your computer before installing Raster Design.
Supported Image Formats
Raster Design can support most single-image and multispectral file formats.
For multispectral files, Raster Design can read most common formats, but can
best interpret metadata for the formats listed in the following table.
Image Formats Supported by Raster Design
(page 382)
DEM (page 387)
390)
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Read OnlyRead-Write
DTED (page 388)DOQ (page 388)CALS (page 383)bitmap (BMP)
ECW (page 388)GeoTIFF (page
ESRI Grid (page
389)
Image Formats Supported by Raster Design
GIF (page 390)
391)
TIFF (page 399)
Image Portability
Whether you can open a Raster Design drawing in another Autodesk
application depends on the type of image included in the drawing:
AutoCAD image objects can be displayed in the standard version of other
Autodesk products such as AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD Map 3D. The format
of this image type can be
391)
PCX (page 394)JPEG 2000 (page
FLIC (page 389)JFIF - JPEG (page
390)
IG4 (page 391)TARGA (page 399)PNG (page 394)
(page 392)
PICT (page 394)
RLC (page 395)
RLC2 (page 395)
Generic multispectral
GIF (page 390)GeoSPOT (page
IKONOS (8- or 16bit)
NITF (page 393)Landsat FAST L7A
QuickBird TIFF
(page 394)
SID (MrSID)
(page 396)
■ 1-bit bitonal
■ 4- or 8-bit grayscale
■ 8-bit index color
■ 24-bit true color
Raster Design image objects can be displayed in other Autodesk products that
include the Raster Design Object Enabler. The format of this image type can
be
■ single-band floating-point digital elevation model (DEM)
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■ 16- or 32-bit single-band integer
■ 8- or 16-bit multiband multispectral
The Raster Design Object Enabler can be installed from the main Install page
of the application CD for AutoCAD Raster Design, or from the Autodesk Object
Enabler website (http://www.autodesk.com/aecobjenabler). The following
applications support the Raster Design Object Enabler:
■ AutoCAD
■ AutoCAD
■ AutoCAD
■ AutoCAD
■ AutoCAD
■ AutoCAD
■ AutoCAD
■ AutoCAD
®
2010
®
Architectural Desktop 2010
®
Civil 3D® 2010
®
Electrical 2010
®
Map 3D 2010
®
Mechanical 2010
®
MDE 2010
®
Topobase 2010
AutoCAD Raster Design History
AutoCAD Raster Design was formerly known as CAD Overlay.
Raster Design History
CAD Overlay 1.0 was introduced in 1988 for AutoCAD Release 2.6. CAD
Overlay was the first application to display raster in AutoCAD for “heads up
digitizing” of scanned drawings.
CAD Overlay ESP, introduced in 1989, allowed editing and plotting of scanned
images. This release was the first to be available in French, German and Italian
versions. A Japanese version followed in 1991.
CAD Overlay GS, introduced in 1991, supported grayscale imagery in AutoCAD.
CAD Overlay ESP 4.0 was introduced in 1992 for AutoCAD Release 12.
CAD Overlay GSX was introduced in 1993, and in 1994 the LFX (line following
extension) function broke new ground in raster to vector conversion.
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CAD Overlay S7.5 shipped in 1996, the first ObjectARX application that
supported AutoCAD Release 13c4. This release combined the functionality of
ESP, LFX, and GSX.
CAD Overlay S8 and Autodesk CAD Overlay Release 14 were introduced
worldwide in 1997.
CAD Overlay 14.01, introduced in 1998, was the first AEC Product to become
Object ARX compliant, and also introduced the first ActiveX interface in CAD
Overlay, which adds the ability to customize CAD Overlay through the
AutoCAD Visual Basic Editor.
CAD Overlay 2000, introduced in 1999 as part of the Design 2000 family,
focused on raster editing enhancements.
CAD Overlay 2000i, introduced in 2000, focused on vectorization
enhancements. Powerful “VTools” enhancements increased the speed and
accuracy of converting raster geometry to vector.
CAD Overlay 2002, introduced in 2001, was an AutoCAD 2002-enabled version
of CAD Overlay 2000i.
Raster Design 3, introduced in 2002, focused on improving the appearance
and standardizing the use of color images, and enabling the interactive
conversion of scanned text to AutoCAD text. Improved features also enabled
the correction of distortions in images with greater accuracy.
Raster Design 2004, introduced in 2003, was an AutoCAD 2004-enabled
version, including improved installation and licensing features, as well as True
Color support.
Raster Design 2005, introduced in 2004, was based on AutoCAD 2005 and
supports a larger range of image types, including digital elevation models
(DEM) and multispectral datatypes. Image analysis and display capabilities
were improved.
Raster Design 2006, introduced in 2005, was based on AutoCAD 2006 and
included new image capture functionality and new raster editing tools. New
write formats introduced in this release were GeoTIFF and JPEG 2000.
Raster Design 2007, introduced in 2006, was based on AutoCAD 2007 and
designed for greater interoperability with Autodesk Map 3D. This release
included support for new file formats ESRI GRID and DTED.
Raster Design 2008, introduced in 2007, was based on AutoCAD 2008.
Raster Design 2009, introduced in 2008, was based on AutoCAD 2009.
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Inserting and Correlating Images
Use the ProdNameShort insertion tools to insert images into AutoCAD drawings and assign
color maps; use correlation tools to precisely position, scale, and rotate images.
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Inserting Images
You can use ProdNameShort to insert images for many different supported image
types (page 399) and formats into an AutoCAD drawing.
You can insert images from local folders, network locations, or from the Internet.
ProdNameShort provides three ways to insert an image:
■ Use the Insert Image (page 338) dialog box to select the image, assign a color
map, and specify a correlation method. In this dialog box, you can also
preview the image and information such as file type, color depth, density,
and size. Shortcuts are provided to various file locations, including
Buzzsaw.com and a History folder, which displays the locations you have
used most recently.
■ Use the Image Data (page 332) view of the Image Manager toolspace to create
another insertion of an image that is already in the drawing. For more
information, see Creating Another Insertion of an Image (page 70).
■ Bypass the Insert Image dialog box by setting the AutoCAD FILEDIA variable
to 0, which allows you to insert an image by typing an image file name on
the command line. This method is useful if you already have correlation
data stored with your images, or if you want to use an AutoLISP routine to
automatically insert images into your drawing.
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When you use ProdNameShort to open image files from the Internet, the
image file you specify is downloaded to your computer and inserted into your
drawing using the correlation method you select. Images downloaded from
an HTTP site are opened as read-only files. You can edit the image and save
it locally. Images opened from FTP sites can be saved back to their original
locations.
NOTE When you insert a bitonal image, ProdNameShort looks for the foreground
color in the correlation source selected. If it cannot find the color information,
then the foreground color defaults to the current color.
See also:
■ Correlating an Image During Insertion (page 21)
■ Inserting Images From GSX or ESP (page 256)
■ Assigning a Color Map to an Image (page 18)
Inserting Local Images Using the Insert Image Dialog Box
Use the Insert Image dialog box to insert images from a folder on your
computer or from a source on the local area network.
After selecting the image, you can view information about the image, and
specify a correlation method.
See also:
■ Selecting an Image (page 79)
■ Assigning a Color Map to an Image (page 18)
■ Correlating an Image During Insertion (page 21)
■ Image Insertion Dialog Box (page 325)
To insert images from local sources
1 Click Image menu ➤ Insert.
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2 In the Insert Image (page 338) dialog box, navigate to the folder where
the image is located using one of the following methods:
■ Choose the drive and folder using standard Windows navigation
procedures.
■ Click an icon on the Places List on the left side of the dialog box to
navigate directly to a location such as My Documents, the Desktop,
or the Favorites folder.
3 In the Files of Type box, choose the file format of the images you want
to insert.
NOTE If you want to insert more than one image type at a time, select All
Images.
4 From the list of images, choose the image(s) you want to insert. You can
use standard Windows selection methods to select more than one image
at a time, or Click the Favorites button to choose a shortcut to an image
in a familiar location.
5 To view information about an image, such as file type and creation date,
before you insert it, click Views ➤ Information.
6 To display a preview of the image, click Views ➤ Preview. Click Open.
This preview setting is especially useful if you are inserting a multi-frame
image, as it enables you to preview each frame of the image set.
NOTE When you insert more than one image at a time, the default correlation
information is used for the images. The images are inserted automatically
into the drawing and the Correlation Wizard is not displayed.
7 In the Insert Options section, choose a correlation method:
■ Quick Insert automatically inserts the image using correlation values
embedded in the image file, correlation data stored in a separate file,
or using default correlation values.
■ Insertion Wizard divides the insertion process into a series of steps
that can vary depending on image type: assigning a color map,
specifying a correlation source, setting various positioning values, and
transforming coordinate systems. This method is recommended for
new or intermediate users.
■ Insertion Dialog provides the same functions as the Insertion Wizard,
but without the step-by-step process. You can change settings on the
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tabs of the dialog box in any order, then apply them to the image.
This method is recommended for advanced users.
8 If you want to display only the frame (page 389) of the image you insert,
select the Show Frames Only check box.
9 If you are inserting multiple images that you want to view as a
multispectral set, select Treat as Multispectral.
10 To zoom to the extents of the image(s) you insert after correlation, select
Zoom to Image(s).
11 After configuring the insert options, select the image or images to insert.
12 If you are inserting a multi-frame image, under Multi-frame Options,
specify whether to insert only the first frame, all frames, or a selection of
frames. If you choose the latter, you will see the Multi-frame Select Dialog
Box (page 341) after you click Open.
13 Click Open to insert the image or images.
Quick Reference
Menu
Image ➤ Insert
Raster Design Toolbar
Command Line
iinsert
Dialog Box
Insert Image Dialog Box (page 338)
Inserting an Image from the Internet Using the Insert Image Dialog Box
Use the Insert Image dialog box to insert an image file from the Internet.
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Many Internet connections require you to enter a valid user name and
password before accessing the Internet. ProdNameShort prompts you to enter
this information.
Some of the ProdNameShort custom image formats may not be insertable
from an internet connection.
NOTE Images inserted from an HTTP site are opened as read-only images.
See also:
■ Assigning a Color Map to an Image (page 18)
■ Correlating an Image During Insertion (page 21)
■ Image Insertion Dialog Box (page 325)
To insert an image file from the Internet
1 Click Image menu ➤ Insert.
2 In the Insert Image (page 338) dialog box, do one of the following:
■ Click the Search the Web icon at the top of the dialog box to navigate
the Internet using AutoCAD's Browse the Web-Open dialog box.
■ Click the History icon in the Places List at the left of the dialog box
to navigate to Internet locations where you've recently downloaded
or stored images.
■ Click the Buzzsaw icon in the Places List at the left of the dialog box
to navigate to Buzzsaw.com where you can view current construction
projects in Internet Explorer.
3 If you selected Search the Web in step 2, enter the complete URL of the
file in the File Name text box, then click Open.
4 Click Open.
NOTE Include the Transfer Protocol (i.e., http:// or ftp://) and the extension (i.e.,
.jpg or .tif) of the file you want to open.
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Quick Reference
Menu
Image ➤ Insert
Raster Design Toolbar
Command Line
iinsert
Dialog Box
Insert Image Dialog Box (page 338)
Inserting an Image from an FTP Site Using the Insert Image Dialog Box
Use the Insert Image dialog box to insert an image file from an FTP site on
the Internet.
Unlike images from HTTP sites, images inserted from FTP sites can be saved
back to their original location.
See also:
■ Assigning a Color Map to an Image (page 18)
■ Correlating an Image During Insertion (page 21)
■ Image Insertion Dialog Box (page 325)
To insert an image file from an FTP site
1 Click Image menu ➤ Insert.
2 In the Insert Image (page 338) dialog box, click the FTP icon in the Places
List.
3 Click Tools menu ➤ Add/Modify FTP Locations.
The Add/Modify FTP Locations dialog box appears.
4 In the Name of FTP Site text box, type the name of the FTP server.
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5 In the Log On As section, choose either Anonymous or User.
If you select the User option, enter a username in the combo box.
6 Enter a password in the Password text box.
7 Click Add.
8 Click OK to return to the Insert Image dialog box.
9 Navigate to the FTP site using standard Windows navigation methods.
10 On the list of images, choose the image(s) that you want to insert. You
can use standard Windows selection methods to select more than one
image at a time. The selected image(s) are listed in the File Name box.
NOTE If more than one kind of file with the same name is present in the
folder, do not type in a filename with no extension.
11 In the Insert Options section, choose a correlation method:
■ Quick Insert automatically inserts the image using correlation values
embedded in the image file, correlation data stored in a separate file,
or using default correlation values.
■ Insertion Wizard divides the insertion process into a series of steps
that can vary depending on image type: assigning a color map,
specifying a correlation source, setting various positioning values, and
transforming coordinate systems. This method is recommended for
new or intermediate users.
■ Insertion Wizard divides the insertion process into a series of steps
that can vary depending on image type: specifying a correlation source,
setting various positioning values. This method is recommended for
new or intermediate users.
■ Insertion Dialog provides the same functions as the Insertion Wizard,
but without the step-by-step process. You can change settings on the
tabs of the dialog box in any order, then apply them to the image.
This method is recommended for advanced users.
12 If you want to display only the frame of the image you insert, select the
Show Frames Only check box.
13 To zoom to the extents of the image(s) you insert after correlation, select
the Zoom to Image(s) check box.
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14 To view information about an image before you insert it, choose Views
Information to view information such as file type and creation date.
15 To display a preview of the image, click Views ➤ Preview. Click Open.
NOTE When you insert more than one image at a time, the default correlation
information is used for the images. The images are inserted automatically
into the drawing and the Insertion Wizard is not displayed.
Quick Reference
Menu
Image ➤ Insert
Raster Design Toolbar
Command Line
iinsert
Dialog Box
Insert Image Dialog Box (page 338)
Inserting an Image Using the Command Line
You can bypass the Insert Image dialog box by using the command line.
Setting the AutoCAD FILEDIA variable to 0 allows you to insert an image by
typing an image file name on the command line. This method is useful if you
already have correlation data stored with your images, or if you want to use
an AutoLISP routine to automatically insert images into your drawing.
When ProdNameShort locates the image, it inserts it into your drawing using
correlation data stored with the image. If ProdNameShort cannot find a
correlation file, the image is inserted using the information you defined in
the Raster Design Options dialog box. For more information, see Image Defaults
Tab (ProductNameShort Options Dialog Box) (page 351). ProdNameShort
searches for a correlation source using the following order:
■ Resource file
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■ World file
■ Tab file
■ Image file
For more information about the AutoCAD FILEDIA variable, see the AutoCAD
online Help or printed User’s Guide.
See also:
■ Assigning a Color Map to an Image (page 18)
■ Correlating an Image During Insertion (page 21)
■ Image Insertion Dialog Box (page 325)
To insert an image when FILEDIA is <0>
1 Click Image menu ➤ Insert.
2 Do one of the following:
■ Type the name of the image you want to insert and its file extension.
Example: contour.rlc
If you do not specify a path to the image, ProdNameShort searches
for the image using the Project Files Search Path configured in the
AutoCAD Preferences dialog box. For more information, open the
main Help window for Autodesk Civil 3D or Land Desktop, then select
AutoCAD Help ➤ User’s Guide ➤ The User Interface ➤ Customize
the Drawing Environment ➤ Set Interface Options.
■ Type the path name of the image, the image name, and the file
extension. Example: c:\AutoCAD 2000\co\sample\contour.rlc
ProdNameShort searches for the image in the path that you specify.
If ProdNameShort cannot locate the image in this path, it searches
for the image using the AutoCAD Project Files Search Path.
NOTE When FILEDIA is set to 0, you can type a tilde (~) to display the Insert
Image dialog box if needed.
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Adding Image Sources to Favorites
You can create shortcuts to provide quick access to the files or folders that
contain your images.
When you select a folder, drawing, or other file and choose Add to Favorites,
a shortcut to that item is added to the Favorites folder in the Windows system.
The original file or folder doesn't move. The shortcuts you create using
AutoCAD DesignCenter can also be stored in Favorites.
A shortcut relies on a specific path, so it fails if the destination file or folder
is moved or renamed. In that case, you need to create a new shortcut.
To add image sources to Favorites
1 Click Image menu ➤ Insert.
The Insert Image (page 338) dialog box is displayed.
2 Do one of the following:
■ If the source is a file, folder, or Internet location, in the Insert Image
dialog box, select the item, then click Tools menu ➤ Add to Favorites.
■ If the source consists of DesignCenter palette contents, right-click the
palette background and choose Add to Favorites. The container of the
palette contents is added to the Favorites folder.
Quick Reference
Menu
Tools ➤ Add to Favorites
Dialog Box
Insert Image Dialog Box (page 338)
Assigning a Color Map to an Image
You typically assign a color map to an image at the time of insertion, but you
can change the color map at any time, using the Image Manager toolspace.
Color maps apply primarily to digital elevation models (DEM) and multispectral
images. ProdNameShort automatically assigns color maps to traditional
bitmaps, tagged image files (TIFF) and other displayed images at the time of
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