Autodesk AutoCAD Raster Design 2008, Complete package, 1 user, with BOX, English
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1. Architecture and AutoCAD MEP for building design AutoCAD Mechanical AutoCAD Electrical and the AutoCAD based components of the Autodesk Inventor product family for manufacturing AutoCAD Map 3D for GIS and mapping and AutoCAD Civil 3D AutoCAD Land Desktop AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Design Companion and AutoCAD Survey software for civil engineering land use and development Built on the AutoCAD platform this family of products helps improve the overall productivity of design teams Using Raster Design software s advanced vectorization raster editing and analysis tools designers can make the most of their image archives improve decision making and enhance project presentations Image Editing and Analysis Feature Description Benefit NEW Edit multiresolution image files Save changes or edits such as Edit such as LizardTech s MrSID cropping and highlighting areas of multiresolution and ER Mapper s ECW and interest to JPEG 2000 format and image files save them in the industry retain multiresolution advantages of standard JPEG 2000 format small file size and fast performance while retaining high visual image quality IMPROVED Raster Design can retrieve and Achieve greater flexibility by Interoperability with AutoCAD edit imagery accessed by the AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 and capturing Map Display Manager Layer based raster data or data Map 3D 2008 Civil 3D 2008 FDO raster stylizations for use d2. vector objects Snap to more than one image at a time Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Inventor Civil 3D DWG and Inventor are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk Inc in the USA and or other countries All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document 2007 Autodesk Inc All rights reserved 11 Autodesk
3. AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 Features and Benefits Use AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 software to make the most of existing paper drawings Take advantage of powerful image processing editing and analysis tools And support a wide range of image formats from bitonal color and aerial to multispectral satellite imagery all within applications based on AutoCAD 2008software Contents INTFOCUCTION ceceseteeeeeseeeeeuseeeeeeaseeeeeasseeeeuneeeeeeaseeeeeasseeeeasseneeeasseeessasseeesaseeneeeaseeeeeaseenenees Image Editing and AnalySis cccccsssenseseeenseeeeeenseeeeeseeeensaseeeeeenseeeseaseeeesaseneeeensenenenses Image Display A Vectorization Tools with SmartCorrect sssssennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ennnen Raster Entity Manipulation REM with SmartPick ccesessenesseeeseeeeeseeeneeeenseeenees 10 Raster Shap eccecciciecssecs cerccsssevesevcrceneiedetewenvencvaniedceedcehneeseestvenedennrlain au ier taeseenoenese 11 www autodesk com rasterdesign Autodesk AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Introduction Use AutoCAD Raster Design software for managing converting editing and analyzing all types of raster images in AutoCAD software and AutoCAD based products Supported on the Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit platform AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 dramatically improves the computing experience Support for the following editions is provided Windows Vi
4. Internet with URL support Extend your file system to include Internet and intranet file locations Use sophisticated imagery in civil mapping and infrastructure management projects Use precorrelated image data to match the project coordinate system Improve productivity and communication of information through seamless data sharing and reduce the time required to position images accurately Adjust correlation parameters using the Correlation wizard The Correlation wizard divides the correlation process into several phases beginning with the data included in the correlation source and ending with the actual coordinates of the image after it has been inserted into a drawing Save time using precorrelated image data to match the project coordinate system Save money by adapting existing data to your new project Access object properties in the View and change object properties for any object using Reduce learning time and improve productivity with AutoCAD the standard AutoCAD interface AutoCAD integration Properties Control image raster entity window manipulation REM object mask and other properties from the drawing database View image Use the Insert Image dialog box Save time and improve accuracy properties and to select one or more images to by helping to ensure that users thumbnails insert into a drawing View insert the correct image before insertion information about an image and
5. a available in the ESRI GRID raster format The result is better interoperability with other systems and more sources of data for projects AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Feature Read support for DTED format elevation data Raster data provides more than background imagery Description Insert DTED format level 0 1 and 2 files Represent and analyze raster data in new ways through color mapping Visualize raster data in pseudocolor and false color infrared Benefit Increase usability of Raster Design for federal agencies such as the Department of Defense Increase the range of data available for use in projects Bring a wider range of information into projects Additional support for raster data formats The software reads and writes 16 bit TIFF integer and 32 bit TIFF floating point files It provides support for writing GeoTIFF files and reading DOQ files Use a wider range of raster data for display analysis and project application without requiring additional software Image capture Create a TIFF format snapshot of color mapped imagery at the same insertion point and scale as the original Extend DEM or multispectral data analysis results for use in applications such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint software and AutoCAD Use the snapshot to produce what if scenarios and enhance presentations Transfer georeferenced images across the
6. d rotation based on known points Description Align an image to existing vector linework by specifying control points on the image and drawing The Match command rotates scales and moves the image Benefit One step image registration saves time and improves accuracy when working in raster or hybrid files Save image correlation information to the drawing file or to an external file Civil mapping and GIS projects require correlated imagery to enhance presen tations Use powerful options to save the correlation information to a resource file a world file or the image file Save processing time and file storage space by exporting a correlation as a world file without the associated image Save images to different file formats Read in the supported image format and then save in your standard image format Use images in other software applications Save an image to another file name file type or location without saving the drawing file Share and use data in other applications Standardize image formats for consistency within your organization Enhance images with Histogram Convolve and Invert commands The Histogram command equalizes images adjusts brightness and contrast converts grayscale or color images to binary images and converts color images to grayscale The Convolve command uses smoothing filters to reduce ruggedness and noise Use sharpening filters to make diffe
7. ese images and merge images to cover larger areas with a single image Change image density to handle images more efficiently Save the results of edits on DEM or multispectral data in GeoTIFF or DEM format Benefit Adapt existing multispectral and DEM data to match the current coordinate system Reduce large multispectral images to cover just the area needed for the project Move imagery between applications using industry standard methods Retain complete georeferenced information that remains tied to the image data Reuse multispectral imagery that has undergone edits or a coordinate transform Raster data point query Retrieve pixel values from multispectral imagery DEMs and other image types Analyze raster images for underlying data values such as reflectance elevation slope aspect and current display color Avoid multiple trips to the field by getting the answers from the imagery Users dynamically see raster data values as they draw AutoCAD geometry over an image Control display order and manage images and insertions Use the Display Order buttons to move an insertion forward or backward in the display order in relation to other insertions Create powerful image mosaics with streamlined control of images and image insertions Bias Mirror and other raster cleanup tools Bias corrects distortions in an image s aspect ratio Mirror reflects an image along the horizontal or ve
8. irectly by and Civil 3D providers Raster Design 2008 Perform data preparation tasks such as true coordinate transforms cropping unwanted regions merging multiple images together and image processing operations Save these image edits and modifications for AutoCAD Map 3D or Civil 3D to access through an FDO reconnect Prepare data in Raster Design for more effective use in AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk Civil 3D AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Feature IMPROVED Despeckle Tonal adjustment Description Despeckle successive areas in an image without having to repeat the command or change settings Prompting within the Despeckle command has been streamlined to reduce keystrokes Use a nonlinear contrast curve to improve the appearance of scanned photos and satellite imagery Benefit It is now easier and faster to despeckle successive areas within a drawing and process multiple drawings in a session Improve the clarity and usefulness of scanned imagery by bringing detail out of the shadows without affecting highlights Palette Manager Examine and manage the colors in an image For example determine which colors are actually used combine colors to highlight or eliminate image details and change selective colors Standardize the use of color images improve efficiency of color usage in images and improve control of transparency color selection Rubbersheeting Aut
9. nize machine and hand printed text and tables on raster images to create AutoCAD text or multiline text mtext Use interactive verification to correct results with dictionary matching Benefit Take advantage of heads up input dynamic dimensioning and real time feedback to increase productivity with the vectorization process In conjunction with dynamic dimensioning grips allow intuitive accurate and speedy geometry verification Increase the value of existing design data with faster conversion Save manual data entry time and improve accuracy when converting drawings with lots of text Follow raster to create polylines and generate contour objects on the fly Quickly create polylines or AutoCAD Land Desktop contour objects controlling the process with sophisticated options by tracing the raster data semiautomatically Improve accuracy when using vector models Control output with Vector Separation options Vector Separation assigns layer and polyline width values to created vectors based on the width of the underlying raster for continuous and noncontinuous objects Control contour creation using integration with AutoCAD Land Desktop settings Save time and get results that meet your design standards AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Feature Create profiles from raster drawings with the 3D Polyline Follower command Description The 3D Polyline Follower command t
10. omate control point selection for grid points using triangular or polynomial transformation methods Improve accuracy and get more predictable results Edit images by smoothing raster Use the bitonal filters to clean up raster images scanned from Get the full value from scanned drawings Transform old illegible geometry paper drawings Use these data into useful design information filters with other cleanup commands such as Despeckle and Deskew Support for Use and analyze multispectral Use new sources of information for multispectral data from sources such as better analysis and decision imagery Landsat IKONOS and others making Color map bands of visual infrared and thermal data to show features such as vegetation or urban development in false color displays Support for DEM format data Analyze DEM digital elevation model data for elevation slope and aspect Use color mapped DEM files for interpretation and map composition Take advantage of easily obtained low cost data for timely and effective evaluations and presentations Use DEM data as input for site analysis AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Feature Transform edit and save 16 bit multispectral imagery and DEMs Description Transform multispectral 8 11 or 16 bit and DEM data from native coordinate systems to the current coordinate system when using AutoCAD Map 3D or AutoCAD Civil 3D Crop th
11. preview the image before inserting it AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Feature Use a polygonal mask boundary to display image subsets Description The Mask feature provides greater flexibility than using the Image Clip feature in AutoCAD by working across multiple image boundaries Use Mask to display and plot a subset of the images in a drawing Benefit Save time and improve accuracy by working with a single image mask instead of multiple clip objects Access right click image object and context sensitive commands Raster Design commands and operations are integrated with standard AutoCAD menu systems Integration with the familiar AutoCAD interface helps reduce learning time and improve productivity Use and customize Places List in the Insert and Save dialog boxes Customize the Insert and Save dialog boxes to quickly and accurately handle commonly used Internet and network file storage locations Save time locating raster data for a project Integration with AutoCAD reduces learning time Vectorization Tools with SmartCorrect Feature NEW Create circles arcs and rectangles with dynamic dimensioning and grip editing Optical character recognition OCR Description VTools primitives are now Dynamic Input enabled so users can enter and verify geometry directly on the screen Grips are now available to assist in the verification process Recog
12. races a defined fence or existing vector polyline stopping at each point where it intersects the raster to prompt for elevation data The resulting AutoCAD 3D polyline represents the elevation of the raster contours it intersects Benefit Save time by capturing the most appropriate data for rapid analysis of existing conditions Quickly analyze profiles or surfaces Raster Entity Manipulation REM with SmartPick Feature Touchup tool Description Edit raster at the pixel level with multiple resizable brushes that paint in either foreground or background image color Benefit Reduce time and effort in cleaning up scanned drawings and maps Use standard AutoCAD commands to operate on raster regions and primitives Edit raster entities in binary color and grayscale images Adjust the radius of a raster circle extend trim or offset raster lines remove some dimension lines on a mechanical drawing create fillets between REM entities or use REM to copy electrical symbols between images Use AutoCAD commands to move scale copy rotate and perform other operations on REM objects Merge modified raster data into an existing image or create a new image from the data Save time by reusing existing data instead of redrawing Seamless integration with AutoCAD software speeds learning and improves productivity Create REM primitives using SmartPick One Pick or multipoint selection method
13. rences in shading more distinct The Invert command reverses the light and dark shades of binary color and grayscale images Improve and adjust the appearance of images Take full advantage of your investment in existing imagery Highlight image details by adjusting red green and blue RGB or individual color channels In color images adjust the brightness and contrast of individual color channels for the whole image or a subregion Improve and adjust the appearance of images to better communicate project information AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Image Display Feature NEW Image embedding NEW Support for DigitalGlobe QuickBird multispectral imagery NEW Support for Landsat FAST multispectral imagery NEW Support for the National Imagery Transmission Format NITF IMPROVED Image Insert Save Export functionality Support for ESRI GRID files Description Save bitonal raster images within the DWG file instead of maintaining the image as an external reference Embed or unembed images at any point in the process Raster Design now supports QuickBird TIFF format multispectral imagery Raster Design now supports Landsat FAST L7A format multispectral imagery Insert NITF 2 0 and 2 1 format imagery as supplied by the major satellite vendors Choose individual frames of multiframe imagery for insertion and use them as independent image inser
14. rtical axis to correct reversed image problems in scanned drawings Improve usability and legibility of scanned images with powerful image cleanup tools Change color depth and image density Reduce file size by decreasing the number of colors displayed Control image density to shrink the file size of the image or drawing Standardize image formats for your organization Adjust and improve images Save time money and disk space and reduce transmission time with smaller files Erase raster using existing Use existing vector geometry to remove portions of the Save time and reduce confusion during vectorization of raster geometry underlying raster image For images instance trace a complex spline in an image and then remove the traced raster Use unlimited Transform or stretch an image Reduce costs by using readily point so that specified control points available aerial photography and rubbersheeting in the image match corresponding points in the drawing as closely as possible scanned maps instead of expensive ortho corrected imagery Erase and crop raster data Crop or erase rub raster data in an image or across multiple images Frame size changes in cropped images to compensate for any removed border data Update images as an alternative to costly and time consuming vectorization AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Feature Match images to AutoCAD scale an
15. s Use a primitive object to select a raster object Primitives are more flexible than regions because users can change their dimensions Change a circle s diameter but maintain its original width Use grip stretch commands or the Properties window to change the dimensions of a primitive Use SmartPick to quickly identify and delete a raster line arc or circle defined as a primitive object Fast accurate and powerful raster selection methods save time and improve productivity 10 AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Feature Create enhanced bitonal REM regions using smart or connected options and stan dard data selection techniques Description Benefit An enhanced bitonal region Save time using powerful AutoCAD object includes complete raster selection techniques for raster data entities within the region which is defined by the selection option you choose After you define an enhanced bitonal region object use AutoCAD commands to modify it Merge the REM objects back into the original raster image or create new images from them Raster Snap Feature Snap to raster in any command on the fly across multiple images Description Benefit Snap the cursor to end center Save time and improve accuracy corner intersection or edge when modifying scanned drawings points on a binary raster entity Raster snap works on raster objects the same way that AutoCAD object snap works on
16. sta Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Home Basic AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 provides several new features and improvements to existing features including Ability to embed bitonal images within the drawing file so a single DWG file can contain both imagery and design data without using separate image reference files Extended image format support to include insertion of DigitalGlobe QuickBird and Landsat FAST format multispectral imagery Read support for National Imagery Transmission Format NITF version 2 0 and 2 1 satellite imagery produced by the major satellite vendors Addition of dynamic dimensioning and grip editing to VTools to speed the conversion and verification processes Ability to directly edit multiresolution files such as LizardTech s MrSID ER Mapper s ECW and industry standard JPEG 2000 formats Continue to reap the benefits of multiresolution technology by saving edits to JPEG 2000 format Support for multiframe images during image insertion which provides greater clarity into the origination of the image data sources and enables the user to make better use of the image data Support for inserting multiframe formatted images enabling users to select which individual frame s to use for the insertion Clearer reporting of which image parameters insertion point rotation scale density and units come from image defaults when inser
17. ting images Streamlined despeckle functionality that allows despeckle operations to be easily repeated and extra prompts avoided Enhanced image capture to provide better interoperability with AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 software Now image data accessed through the AutoCAD Map FDO raster provider can be edited processed analyzed and saved in Raster Design Prepare raster data for use in applications based on the AutoCAD platform by using the editing and manipulation tools found only in AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 Raster Design adds value to existing digital design and mapping data by helping users Take advantage of existing hard copy drawings designs and maps Adjust edit and make the most of virtually any available imagery Convert raster data to vector accurately and efficiently Create attractive compelling presentations for project proposals and approvals AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS e Easily manage raster data and image insertions e Visually analyze raster imagery with sophisticated geospatial applications AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 is the leading raster application for design professionals in civil engineering GIS mapping architecture manufacturing and any industry needing to use or reuse scanned paper drawings maps aerial photos digital elevation models satellite imagery and similar digital design data AutoCAD Raster Design can be added on to AutoCAD and products based on AutoCAD such as AutoCAD
18. tions or as bands of a multispectral data set Image preview during insert now has its own processing thread See when image defaults are being applied during insertion Insert both ASCII and binary format ESRI GRID files into a session Benefit Avoid the need to track external image references Simplify document management tasks when it is necessary to maintain and transport only one file Easily and reliably send drawings containing images to clients partners and agencies and avoid problems with image paths at the receiving end Use the highest commercially available resolution satellite imagery for map creation and image analysis Increase the range of data available for use in projects with the FAST L7A format a widely used format for Landsat multispectral imagery Increase the range of data available for use in projects with the NITF format This capability is particularly important for the U S Department of Defense and the federal intelligence community Choose from a wider range of image data for use in projects Independently threaded image preview enables users to take action regardless of the state of the preview No more canceling or waiting for the preview to complete before users can proceed Insert images as planned and eliminate confusion as to the source of image insertion parameters Autodesk civil engineering and geospatial users with Raster Design can now take advantage of dat
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