AUTODESK

RASTER DESIGN
2006


Autodesk
Raster Design 2006
Features & Benefits

Make the most of existing paper data; take advan-
tage of powerful image-processing, editing, and
analysis tools; and support image formats from
bitonal, color, and aerial to multispectral satellite
imageryall within AutoCAD

software-based
applications.
Raster Design 2006 extends its powerful editing and image transformation capabilities to
multispectral imagery and DEMs. The new Raster Data Query feature enables you to
capture elevation and other pixel data to be used for analysis. For presentation and
distribution purposes, you can capture color-mapped images into a standard image
format. Raster Design 2006 also can write to the increasingly popular J PEG 2000
image format.
Autodesk Raster Design 2006 adds value to your existing digital design and mapping data
by enabling you to do the following:

Take advantage of existing hard-copy design and mapping data.

Make the most of available and new imagery.

Convert raster data to vector accurately and efficiently.

Create compelling presentations for project proposals and approvals.

Manage raster data and image insertions easily.

Autodesk Raster Design complements AutoCAD and AutoCAD softwarebased products
such as Autodesk

Architectural Desktop and Autodesk

Building Systems for building

design; AutoCAD

Mechanical and Autodesk

Mechanical Desktop

software for manu-

facturing; Autodesk Map3D software for GIS and mapping; and Autodesk

Civil 3D,
Autodesk

Land Desktop, Autodesk

Civil 3D-Civil Design Companion 2006, and

Autodesk

Survey software for civil engineering, land use, and development. Built on the
AutoCAD software platform, this family of products helps improve the overall productivity
of design teams.
It is the Autodesk solution for managing, converting, editing, and analyzing all types of
raster images in AutoCAD software and AutoCAD software-based products.




















Autodesk Raster
Design 2006 is the
leading raster applica-
tion for design profes-
sionals in civil engi-
neering, GIS/mapping,
architecture, manufac-
turing, or any industry
needing to use or
reuse scanned paper
drawings or maps,
aerial photos, digital
elevation models
(DEMs), satellite
imagery, and similar
digital design data in
their projects.
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Image Editing and Analysis


Feature Description Benefit
NEW Image Capture
feature
Create a TIFF format snapshot of color-
mapped imagery at the same insertion
point and scale as the original.

Extend the use of your DEM or multispectral
data analysis so your results can be used in
other applications such as Microsoft

Word
and PowerPoint

software, and AutoCAD. Use

the snapshot to produce what-if scenarios
and enhance your presentations.
NEW Transform and
edit 16-bit,
multispectral imagery
and DEMs
Transform multispectral and DEM data
from their native coordinate systems to
yours when you use an Autodesk Map 3D
based platform. Crop these images to
conform to your project area. Merge
images to cover larger areas with a single
image. Change image density to handle
images more efficiently.
Save time by adapting multispectral and DEM
data to match your coordinate system. Make
easier use of large multispectral images by
reducing them to cover just the area you need
for your project.
NEW Save DEM files Save the result of your edits or coordinate
transformations on DEM data in GeoTIFF
or DEM format.

Eliminate repetitive processing and editing of
your multispectral images and DEMs. You can
now save DEMs using any GeoTIFF-supported
coordinate system.
NEW Save images in
GeoTIFF format
Save multispectral and other images in
GeoTIFF format to preserve correlation
and coordinate system information
outside AutoCAD.

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.
NEW Raster Data
Point Query feature
Retrieve pixel values from multispectral
imagery, DEMs, and other image types.

Use the data contained in your raster images
to determine underlying data values for such
things as reflectance, elevation, slope, aspect,
and current display color values. Avoid multiple
trips to the field by getting the answers you
need from the imagery. Dynamically see
raster data values as you draw AutoCAD
geometry over an image.
NEW Save to
J PEG 2000
Save your images to JPEG 2000
format.
Decrease the size of your files without compro-
mising visual image quality by taking advan-
tage of the high compression ratio of the J PEG
2000 image format. Use industry-standard
J PEG 2000 in place of proprietary
LizardTech, MrSID

and ECW formats.

Restructured image
management interface
Work in a simple and intuitive graphical
environment for managing and displaying
complex raster data.
Get up and running quickly through a shorter
learning process for new data types and
operations.
Support for
multispectral imagery
Use and analyze multispectral data from
sources such as Landsat, IKONOS, and
others. Color-map bands of visual, infra-
red, and thermal data to show features
such as vegetation, minerals, water,
urban development, and more in false
color.
Use new sources of information for better
analysis and decision making.
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Feature Description Benefit
Support for DEM
format data
DEM data provides accurate and timely
surface information for large surface
areas. Analyze DEM 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.
Tonal adjustment Use a nonlinear contrast curve to improve
the appearance of scanned photos and
satellite imagery. The software provides
single-exponent (gamma) value, fitted-
curve, or piecewise linear curve
adjustment.
Improve the clarity and usefulness of scanned
imagery by bringing detail out of the shadows
without affecting highlights.
Palette Manager With the Palette Manager tool you can do
the following:
Determine the number of colors an
image can contain
Determine which colors are actually
used
Change existing color entry (or entries)
to map to a different color
Combine several color indexes into a
single mapped color
Compress the palette
Import and export palettes
Change or rearrange image colors
Standardize the use of color images, improve
efficiency of color usage in images, and
improve control of transparency color
selection.
Rubbersheeting Automate control point selection for grid
points. Use the triangulation algorithm
that is more compatible with global
positioning system (GPS) and surveyed
control points.
Improve accuracy and get more predictable
results.
Edit images by
smoothing raster
geometry
Use the bitonal filters to clean up raster
images. Use these filters with other
cleanup commands such as Despeckle
and Deskew.
Get the full value from scanned drawings.
Transform old, illegible data into an
understandable, working part of your design
information.
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.
Despeckle, Bias, and
Mirror commands
Despeckle removes stray pixels in
images resulting from scanning of
imperfect drawings or blueprints. Bias
corrects distortions in an images aspect
ratio. Mirror reflects an image along the
horizontal or vertical axis to correct
reversed-image problems in scanned
drawings.
Improve usability and legibility of your scanned
images with powerful image cleanup tools.
Change color depth
and image density
Create smaller files by decreasing the
number of colors displayed. Control
image density to reduce 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.
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Feature Description Benefit
Erase raster using
existing geometry
Use existing vector geometry to remove
portions of the underlying raster image.
For instance, trace a complex spline in
your image and then remove the traced
raster.
Save time and reduce confusion during
vectorization of raster images.
Use unlimited-point
rubbersheeting
Transform or stretch an image so that
specified control points in the image
match corresponding points in the
drawing as closely as possible.
Save costs by using readily available aerial
photography and scanned maps instead of
expensive ortho-corrected imagery.
Import and export
control point files for
rubbersheeting
Apply and correct saved control points for
images to be rubbersheeted.
Save time and improve accuracy by modifying
previously defined complex control point sets.
Erase and crop raster
data

Crop raster data in an image or across
multiple images. Image frame size
changes in cropped images to
compensate for any removed border
data. Rub or erase raster data in an
image or across multiple images.
Update images as an alternative to costly and
time-consuming vectorization.
Match images to
AutoCAD scale and
rotation based on
known points
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.
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 any 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 your 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.

Convolve uses smoothing filters to
reduce ruggedness and noise and
sharpening filters to make differences in
shading more distinct.

Invert 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.
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Image Display

Feature Description Benefit
Raster data provides
more than background
imagery
Represent and analyze raster data in new
ways through color mapping. Visualize
raster data in pseudocolor and false color
infrared.
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 new support for writing GeoTIFF
files and reading DOQ files.
Use a wider range of raster data that you can
display, analyze, and apply to your project
without requiring additional applications.
Transfer georeferenced
images across the
Internet with URL
support
Extend your file system to include Internet
and intranet file locations. Use sophistica-
ted imagery in civil, mapping, and infra-
structure management projects. Use pre-
correlated 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.
Insert georeferenced
wavelet format imagery,
including ECW and
MrSID
Use images from municipal government
agencies that may already be providing
data in these popular digital formats on the
web or on CD.
Save time, money, and disk space, and reduce
transmission time with highly compressed
imagery.
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 your drawing.
Save time using precorrelated image data to
match your project coordinate system. Save
money by adapting existing data to your new
project.
Access object
properties in the
AutoCAD Properties
window
View and change object properties for any
object using the standard AutoCAD inter-
face. Control image, raster entity manipu-
lation (REM) object, mask, and other pro-
perties from the drawing database.
Reduce learning time and improve productivity
with AutoCAD integration.
View image properties
and thumbnails before
insertion
Use the Insert Image dialog box to select
one or more images to insert into a draw-
ing. View information about an image and
preview the image before you insert it.
Save time and improve accuracy by ensuring
that you insert the correct image.
Use a polygonal mask
boundary to display
image subsets
The Mask feature provides greater flexi-
bility 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 your drawing.
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
Autodesk Raster Design commands and
operations are integrated with standard
AutoCAD menu systems.
Integration with the familiar AutoCAD interface
helps reduce learning time and improves
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
your most commonly used Internet and
network file storage locations.
Save time locating raster data for your project.
Integration with AutoCAD reduces learning time.
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Vectorization Tools with SmartCorrect

Feature Description Benefit
Enhanced optical
character recognition
(OCR)
Recognize 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.
Save manual data entry time and improve accu-
racy when converting drawings with lots of text.
One Pick with
SmartCorrect
technology and
geometry verification
One Pick vectorization tools give you more
accurate results when creating lines and
polylines from raster data. Use the verifi-
cation step to get precisely the results you
require.
Increase value of existing design data with faster
conversion. Save time and improve accuracy by
eliminating related cleanup steps.
Create circles, arcs,
rectangles, and text
with improved
vectorization tools
Fast One Pick vectorization tools integrate
with AutoCAD drafting settings to give you
more accurate results. Use the verification
step to get precisely the results you
require.
Integration with AutoCAD software program
improves accuracy and reduces learning time.
Follow raster to create
polylines and generate
contour objects on the
fly
Quickly create polylines or Autodesk 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 Autodesk Land Desktop settings.
Save time and get results that meet your design
standards.
Create profiles from
raster drawings with the
3D Polyline Follower
command
The 3D Polyline Follower command traces
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.
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 Description Benefit
NEW Touchup tool A Paint-like drawing tool with multiple
resizable brushes that paints in either
foreground or background image color.
Reduce your time and effort in cleaning up
scanned drawings and maps.
NEW Raster entity
extend, trim, and offset
operations
Extend and trim REM entities to each other
as well as to AutoCAD entities. Create
offset REM entities from existing raster
entities.
Save time and effort to clean up scanned draw-
ings and maps. This feature is easy to use since
it works like the corresponding AutoCAD
command.
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NEW Raster entity fillet Create fillets between REM entities.

Improve efficiency and save time with automated
tools to convert this common geometry found in
numerous mechanical and schematic drawings.
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, remove some dimension lines
on a mechanical drawing, or use REM to
copy electrical symbols between images.
REM commands define raster entities as
REM objects. Use AutoCAD commands to
move, scale, copy, rotate, and perform
other operations on those 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 methods
Use a primitive object to select a raster
object. Primitives are more flexible than
regions because you can change their
dimensions. Change a circles diameter but
maintain its original width. Use grip stretch
commands or the Properties window to
change the dimensions of a primitive.

Fast, accurate, and powerful raster selection
methods save time and improve productivity.
Create enhanced
bitonal REM regions
using smart or connect-
ed options and stan-
dard data selection
techniques
An enhanced bitonal region object includes
complete raster 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.

Save time using powerful AutoCAD selection
techniques for raster data.
Erase raster lines, arcs,
and circles using the
quick delete function-
ality of SmartPick
technology
Delete a raster line, arc, or circle that you
define as a primitive object. Autodesk
Raster Design automatically detects the
geometry of the selected raster entity,
deletes it, and cleans up intersections with
other raster entities.
Modify scanned drawings quickly and accurately.

Raster Snap

Feature Description Benefit
Snap to raster in any
command, on the fly,
across multiple images
Snap your cursor to end, center, corner,
intersection, or edge points on a binary
raster entity. Raster snap works on raster
objects the same way that AutoCAD object
snap works on vector objects. Snap to
more than one image at a time.
Save time and improve accuracy when modifying
scanned drawings.
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Feature Description Benefit
MSI/Wise installer Use standard Autodesk installation
routines to select components and
bind to one or more instances of
AutoCAD software or AutoCAD
softwarebased products.
Save time with simplified administration.
Installation and licensing Installation and licensing
configurations are consistent with
AutoCAD software.
Save time with simplified administration.
Automate key commands with
Microsoft

ActiveX

Automation
Customize and integrate Autodesk
Raster Design 2006 commands with
existing document or data
management systems interface using
Microsoft Visual Basic

for
Applications (VBA), Autodesk

Visual
LISP

, or J ava

programming
languages.
Improve productivity and accuracy with
customized applications built on industry-
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