In this exercise, you view and change properties of a selected image or of a group of selected images.
Access the Properties window using the following methods:
- On the ribbon, click
View tab
Palettes panel
Properties
.
- Select one or more images, right-click and then choose Properties.
- At the Command prompt, enter properties.
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
- In the ..\Program Files\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\RasterDesign2025.Bundle\Contents\Tutorials\Tutorial1 folder, open the drawing file GettingStarted_03.dwg.
- Select the image frame of the tractor image.
- Right-click and choose Properties to display the Properties palette.
- Scroll to the end of the properties list.
This example shows the appearance of the Properties palette when a Raster Image is selected. The image data appears at the end of the properties list in the Raster Information section.
- Click the
Editable row, then click
at the end of the row.
The Edit Status dialog box indicates that this image can be edited and saved. When an image cannot be edited or saved, you can open the Edit Status dialog box to determine why.
- Click Close.
- Press Esc to deselect the tractor image, but do not close the Properties palette.
- Select the image frame of the USGS quad sheet in the lower left of the drawing window.
- In the Properties palette, in the General section, change the layer to TU_image_usgs.
- Select the image frame of the aerial photograph.
Raster Image (2) appears at the top of the Properties palette, indicating that two images are selected. Properties common to both images are displayed.
- Close the Properties palette.
- Close the drawing without saving changes.
Open the drawing file for this exercise
View image properties
View the edit status of an image
Change image properties
View properties for multiple images