AutoCAD Raster Design 2025: Essentials

Please note: The print version of this guide is printed in black and white with images in grayscale.

The AutoCAD(R) Raster Design 2025: Essentials guide is designed for users who want to use the AutoCAD(R) Raster Design toolset to create, insert, manage, and edit raster images in AutoCAD products. In this guide, you will learn how to use the features and functions of AutoCAD Raster Design.

This guide was written using AutoCAD Raster Design installed on AutoCAD and all content refers to AutoCAD unless otherwise noted. After AutoCAD Raster Design has been installed, the Raster Tools are added to AutoCAD and can be accessed from the Raster Tools tab in the AutoCAD ribbon.

Topics Covered

• Insert and create images.
• Tile, save, and export images.
• Work with multispectral images.
• Correlate and rubbersheet images.
• Enhance the appearance of images.
• Edit images.
• Work with DEM data.
• Convert raster to vector.

Prerequisites

• Access to the 2025.0 version of the software, to ensure compatibility with this guide. Future software updates that are released by Autodesk may include changes that are not reflected in this guide. The practices and files included with this guide might not be compatible with prior versions (e.g., 2024).
• It is recommended that users complete the AutoCAD 2025: Essentials guide or know how to use the AutoCAD software to create basic geometry, manage layers, enter commands, and manage files.
• It is recommended that users have a working knowledge of Microsoft(R) Windows(R).