Exercise P10: Inserting Multiple Images

In this exercise you simultaneously insert two USGS quad sheets into a drawing.

The quad sheets are for adjacent areas and have correlation data that position the images next to each other when they are inserted.

Related Exercises

Before doing this exercise, ensure that AutoCAD Raster Design toolset options are set as described in the exercise Exercise A1: Setting AutoCAD Raster Design Toolset Options.

Exercise

1. In the ..\Program Files\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\RasterDesign2024.Bundle\Contents\Tutorials\Tutorial5 folder, open the drawing file Map_10.dwg.

   Choose multiple images

2. To display the Insert Image dialog box, on the ribbon, click Raster Tools tab Insert & Write panel Insert .
3. In the Insert Image dialog box, from the Files of Type list, select TIFF.
4. If necessary, navigate to the ..\Program Files\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\RasterDesign2024.Bundle\Contents\Tutorials\Tutorial5 folder.
5. Select the image file henniker_crop.tif, then hold down the Ctrl key and select hopkinton_crop.tif.
6. On the Views menu verify that Preview and Information are checked.

   Because you selected multiple images, a preview is not displayed and the list of parameters contains no values.

   Insert the images using the default correlation values

7. In the Insert Options section, click Quick Insert.
8. Click Open to insert the images.

   AutoCAD Raster Design toolset detects the presence of world correlation files for these images and uses them to insert and position the images.

   

   View the images

9. If necessary, use the REGEN command to restore the display order.
10. Close the drawing without saving changes.