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 Unlock and extend the value of scanned engineering drawings and maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and digital elevation models using Autodesk® Raster Design 2007 software. Raster Design 2007’s powerful and intuitive raster tools integrate with AutoCAD® 2007–based applications. Clean, edit, or vectorize scanned drawings without expensive redrafting or conversions. Edit, manipulate, and prepare raster data for use in presentation and authoring applications. Incorporate imagery, maps, and scanned drawings into your projects to improve decision making and enhance presentations. Improve the design process, increase your productivity, and get the maximum value from your raster assets using Autodesk Raster Design.
Key New Features:
NEW
Interoperability with
Autodesk Map 3D
2007 and Autodesk
Civil 3D 2007’s DEM
support
Autodesk Map 3D 2007 and Autodesk
Civil 3D 2007 introduce the ability to
view and display DEM data
Use Autodesk Raster Design to prepare
raster data for display in Autodesk Map
3D 2007 and Civil 3D 2007 projects.
Autodesk Raster Design can serve as the
raster data preparation and editing tool for
Autodesk Map 3D 2007 and Civil 3D 2007
users.
Typical data preparation tasks include
performing true coordinate transformations,
cropping unwanted regions, merging multiple
images together, and performing image processing operations.
NEW
Support for ESRI
GRID files
Insert both ASCII and binary format ESRI
GRID files into your session.
Autodesk civil engineering and geospatial
users with Autodesk Raster Design can
now take advantage of data available in
ESRI’s GRID raster format. The result is
better interoperability with other systems and more sources of data for your projects.
NEW
Read support for
DTED format
elevation data
Insert DTED format level 0,1, and 2 files.
Increase usability of Raster Design for
federal agencies like the Department of
Defense. Increase the range of data
available for use in your projects.
Standard Features:
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.
Transform and edit 16 bit, multispectral imagery and
DEM's
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 DEM Files
Eliminate
repetitive processing and editing of your multispectral
images and DEM's. You can now save DEM's using
any GeoTIFF-supported coordinate system.
Save Images in GeoTIFF format
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
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.
Save to JPEG 2000
Decrease
the size of your files without compromising visual image
quality by taking advantage of the high compression
ratio of the JPEG 2000 image format. Use industry-standard
JPEG 2000 in place of proprietary LizardTech, MrSID
and ECW formats.
Raster Entity fillet
Improve
efficiency and save time with automated tools to convert
this common geometry found in numerous mechanical and
schematic drawings.
Support for Multispectral imagery
Use
and analyze multispectral data from sources such as
Landsat, IKONOS, and others. Color-map bands of
visual, infrared, and thermal data to show features
such as vegetation, minerals, water, urban development,
and more in false color.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Match
Images to AutoCAD scale and rotation
One-step
image registration saves time and improves accuracy
when working in raster or hybrid files. 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.
Save
image Correlation Information
Save
processing time and file storage space by exporting
a correlation as a world file without the associated
image. Civil, mapping and GIS projects require
correlated imagery to enhance presentations. Use
powerful options to save the correlation information
to a resource file, a world file, or the image file.
Erase
and Crop Raster Data
Update
images as an alternative to costly and time-consuming
vectroization. Crop raster data in an image or
across multiple images. Image frame size charges
in cropped images to compensate for any removed border
data. Rub or erase raster data in an image or
across multiple images.
Enhance
Images with Histogram, Convolve, and Invert
Improve
and adjust the appearance of images. 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 raggedness 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.
Insert
georeferenced wavelet format imagery
Save time, money,
and disk space, and reduce transmission time with highly
compressed imagery. Use images from municipal
government agencies that may already be providing data
in these popular digital formats (ECW, MrSID) on the
web or on CD. |
