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Creating Map Overlay

Creating Map Overlay

Creating Map Overlay

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I've been attempting to create a combination arial photo & topographic map using digital images. I presently have these digital images in .jpg format The digital images were scanned and saved that way (format change easy thru photo editors). One image is the topographic map of the area and the other is the arial photo. Been attempting to do this with both releases 2000LT and 2004. Copying and pasting, scaling and general stuff is easy, creating the overlay is the hang up. Attempted to take the topographic image, make it transparent, and lay over the arial photo. On screen looks good but since the topo is transparent it doesn't plot/print. Is there a easy way to do this or am I using the wrong software? There's got to be a way. Any help?

RE: Creating Map Overlay

To my knowledge, multiple images cannot be overlain in AutoCAD, even wiht the Raster Design plug-ins.  Your best bet is to try to digitize the topomap so that the contours can be polylines.  Then you can overlay the aerial photo and send it behind the objects (Tools, display order, send to back) so that it will be overwritten in the plotting process.

RE: Creating Map Overlay

(OP)
Thanks for the response. Didn't think I would get one. Can AutoCAD create the raster image from the jpeg or is another gizmo required? I'm an old pencil draftsman turned CAD by necessity as you could guess by my question.

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