Lesson 6. Editing raster data using AutoCAD commands

Brief description: During this lesson you will learn how to use AutoCAD commands to edit raster data.

Choose Open from the File menu. Open the Raster_Edit.dwg document from the Lesson_6 folder.

Select the object as shown in the picture using the inside window tool.

  • Open the Raster Select toolbar.
  • Press the buttons Select Raster Inside Window (object type recognition ) Outline the object with a rectangle as shown in the picture. and Select Add.
  • Outline the object with a rectangle as shown in the picture.

       


TIP: After performing each command described below return the document to the initial state using the UNDO command of AutoCAD.

TIP: When executing these operations you can use running snap or Snap on demand to the raster objects.

  • To turn on running snap to the raster:
    From the rImage menu, choose Snap and then Raster Snap On;
    select Running Snap in the Object Snap tab of the Drafting Settings dialog of AutoCAD.
  • To turn on snap on demand to the raster:
    Simultaneously press Ctrl and the right mouse button, and choose Raster Snap from the list.

Move the Raster data

Open the Modify toolbar of AutoCAD, and then choose Move.

Select the object to move - click on the frame of the selected detail.

  • Specify the base point of displacement.
  • Specify the second point of displacement.
  • To deselect press the Unselect all button on the Raster Select toolbar.

Mirror the Raster data

Select the raster detail as described above.

  • Press the Mirror  button on the AutoCAD’s Modify toolbar.
  • Select the object to Mirror - click on the frame of the selected detail.
  • Specify two points of the mirror line.
  • Specify whether the source object should be kept or deleted.
  • To deselect, press the Unselect all button on the Raster Select toolbar.       

Copy the Raster data

Select the raster detail as described above.

  • Press the Copy button  on the Modify toolbar of AutoCAD.
  • Specify the base point of displacement (you may choose multiple points).
  • Specify the second point of displacement.

To deselect the initial selected object, press the Unselect all button on the Raster Select toolbar.
To merge the objects created by copying - select them, click on their frame(s), and then run Merge from the rImage menu.

Rotate the Raster data

Select the raster detail as described above.

  • Press the Rotate  button on the Modify toolbar of AutoCAD.
  • Specify the base point.
  • Specify the rotation angle equal to 90°.
  • Move the selection to a new position.

To deselect the original object, press the Unselect all button on the Raster Select toolbar.

Create an array of the Raster data

Select the raster detail as described above.

  • Press the Array  button on the Modify toolbar of AutoCAD.
  • Define the array type - rectangular or polar.
  • Set the other characteristics of the array by following the AutoCAD command line. 

To deselect the initial object, press the Unselect all button on the Raster Select toolbar.

To merge the objects created by copying - select them, then click on their frame(s), and then run Merge from the rImage menu

      

Stretch the Raster data

Select the three raster lines indicated in the first picture.
Press the Select Raster Object Auto button, in Select Add mode, and specify the lines on the screen one by one.


  • Press the Stretch button  on the Modify toolbar of AutoCAD.
  • Select the objects to stretch by AutoCAD Crossing Window, as shown in picture 2 (the outermost points of the diagonal lines should be located outside the rectangle).
  • Specify the base point of displacement.
  • Specify the second point of displacement.               
To deselect the original object, press the Unselect all button on the Raster Select toolbar.

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