Autodesk AutoCAD Raster Design 2009, Complete package, Network, German 34008-121452-8000 User Manual

AUTOCAD RASTER DESIGN 2008 FEATURES AND BENEFITS 

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Image Display 

Image 
embedding 

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. 

 

 

 

 

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.  

Support for 
DigitalGlobe 
QuickBird 
multispectral 
imagery 

Raster Design now supports 
QuickBird TIFF format 
multispectral imagery. 

Use the highest commercially 
available resolution satellite 
imagery for map creation and 
image analysis.  

Support for 
Landsat-FAST 
multispectral 
imagery 

Raster Design now supports 
Landsat FAST-L7A format 
multispectral imagery. 

Increase the range of data 
available for use in projects with 
the FAST-L7A format, a widely 
used format for Landsat 
multispectral imagery.  

Support for the 
National Imagery 
Transmission 
Format (NITF) 

Insert NITF 2.0 and 2.1 format 
imagery as supplied by the major 
satellite vendors. 

 

  

 

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.  

Image Insert, 
Save, Export 
functionality 

Choose individual frames of 
multiframe imagery for insertion, 
and use them as independent 
image insertions 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. 

 

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. 

Support for 
ESRI

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 GRID files 

Insert both ASCII and binary 
format ESRI GRID files into a 
session.  

Autodesk civil engineering and 
geospatial users with Raster 
Design can now take advantage 
of data available in the ESRI 
GRID raster format. The result is 
better interoperability with other 
systems and more sources of 
data for projects.