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AutoCAD Raster Design 2026
    • Autodesk AutoCAD Raster Design 2026 Help
      • Getting Started
      • User's Guide
        • Introduction to AutoCAD Raster Design Toolset
        • Inserting and Correlating Images
        • Saving Images
        • Changing Image Properties
        • Managing Images and Insertions
        • Modifying Images
          • Selecting an Image
          • Controlling Image Frames
          • Undoing Edits to an Image
          • Snapping to COGO Points
          • Cleaning Up Images
          • Image Processing
          • Using the Palette Manager
          • Masking Images
            • Creating a New Mask
              • To Create a New Mask
              • Access Methods
            • Creating a New Mask Using the Command Line
            • Changing an Existing Mask
            • Clipping an Image
            • Converting a Mask to Image Clips
          • Cropping Images
          • Removing (Rubbing) Images
          • Merging Objects
        • Raster Entity Manipulation
        • Converting Raster Entities to Vector
        • Following Polylines
        • Vectorizing Raster Text
        • Raster Snapping
        • Configuring Raster Design
        • Troubleshooting
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    Creating a New Mask

    To display and plot a subset of the images in your drawing, you can create a mask.

    Note: When drawing a mask, set the color of the current layer to a color you can easily distinguish from the AutoCAD background and your images.
    Topics in this section
    • To Create a New Mask
    • Access Methods
    Parent topic: Masking Images

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