AutoCAD support for more image formats: JPEG2000, MrSid, ...
AutoCADer blog has an excellent tips on how to install the free Raster Design Object Enabler to be able to enable IMAGE and IMAGEATTACH commands to handle JPEG 2000, ECW, MrSID and more.
- AutoCAD Raster Design 2009 Object Enabler
- AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 Object Enabler
- Autodesk Raster Design 2007 Object Enabler
- http://www.autodesk.com/aecobjenabler
Here are the file format list before and after installation of Raster Design 2009 OE:
and now this
| Image Format | Image Insertable into DWG |
|---|---|
| DEM - USGS Digital Elevation Model (*.dem) | No |
| DOQ Native Format DOQ (*.doq,*.nws,*.nes,*.ses,*.sws) | Yes |
| DTED - Digital Derrain Elevation Data (*.dt0,*.dt1,*.dt2) | No |
| Embedded Bitonal | No |
| ECW Compressed Image Format (*.ecw) | Yes |
| ESRI GRID A - Arc/Info ASCII(*.asc,*.txt) | No |
| ESRI GRID B - Arc/Info Binary(*.adf) | No |
| JPEG2000 (*.jp2,*.j2k) | Yes |
| Landsat FAST-L7A (*.fst) | No |
| NITF (*.ntf) | No |
| QuickBird TIFF (*.tif,*.tiff) | No |
| MrSID (*.sid) | Yes |
Notice that the setup should be run as Administrator if you have Windows Vista.
The Setup lists DWG TrueView 2009 and NavisWorks Manage 2009 but I have not tried if it really works. They are not listed on the Autodesk website:
Applies to:
AutoCAD® 2009
AutoCAD® Architecture 2009
AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2009
AutoCAD® Electrical 2009
AutoCAD® Land Desktop 2009
AutoCAD® Map 3D 2009
AutoCAD® Mechanical 2009
AutoCAD® MEP 2009



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