Use Scan2CAD to load raster images into AutoCAD LT!

Because AutoCAD LT's image insert command is disabled, you can't load raster images into it directly. Scan2CAD's Attach Raster Image option gives you a way to load raster images into LT. See the Scan2CAD Help for more information on the Attach Raster Image option.

If you have Scan2CAD and AutoCAD LT, this opens up a whole range of possibilities. For example you can:

  • View and edit the vectors in LT with the raster underneath in a different color (Raster Overlay).
  • Vectorize only the parts of a drawing you need to change - and leave the parts you don't need to change in raster format.
  • Load just the raster image into LT without any vectors - and trace or draw over it in CAD.

To load just the raster image into LT without any vectors:

  1. Load the raster image into Scan2CAD.
  2. Select the Attach Raster Image option as follows:

    1. Go to File Menu > Vector > Export Options.
    2. Select the Attach Raster Image option.

    3. Select a raster color by entering a number into the CAD Color Index box. Good colors to choose for LT are:

      2 (yellow)
      8 (dark gray)
      9 (light gray)

    4. Click OK.

  3. Create a blank DXF file by clicking .
  4. Save the DXF file.
  5. Open the DXF file in AutoCAD LT.

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