In this study, the Raster Design toolset boosted productivity by up to 48%.* Learn how Raster Design can help you save time when working on an AutoCAD drawing that requires a raster image to convey design intent.
AutoCAD is a commercially-available program for CAD and design work. It was first developed and released by a back in December 1982 and has, since then, slowly put itself above its competitors in the CAD industry. The program has users in the architectural, project management, engineering, urban planning, and graphic design fields.
Now, most AutoCAD users understand the basics of importing images into their file. Imported images usually contain manual sketches and scanned copies of plans and details that need to be digitized and added to a CAD file. Designers are familiar with the process of scanning initial sketches of a plan or a design detail and creating more refined, digital copies of them by tracing over the initial sketches and fine-tuning the angles and lines. The result of this importing and tracing process is accurate CAD files that can be plotted out as blueprints or fed into CNC or laser-cutting machines for accurate cutouts.
Vector images are made up of formulas and mathematical data that are then processed and translated into viewable images. A vector image of a square is actually a bunch of information that dictates the measurements, outline width and color, and angle of the lines that create the square. CAD files are actually examples of vector images and are what Raster Designs seeks to convert imported images into.
Raster images or bitmap images, on the other hand, are made out of pixels with a designated color assigned for each of these pixels. Put together, they form a coherent and comprehensible image. The different types of raster images that Autodesk Raster Design handles are the following:
The first thing you need to adjust after exiting the dialog box is the position and scale of your inserted image. Use the Scale command to accurately change the size of the image or simply drag one of the corners of the image to adjust its scale. You can move it using the Move command.
Most scanned copies of plans or drawings will have speckles all over the drawing. The older and more deteriorated the physical copy of the drawings or the lower the quality of the scan, the more apparent and prolific the speckles are. But these can easily be cleaned up on Autodesk Raster Design.
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