CADRaster provides tools for productive utilization of scanned drawings and other raster images in AutoCAD and FelixCAD. It enables these programs to display monochrome, gray-scale and color raster images. The scanned drawings and pictures are shown on the AutoCAD/FelixCAD screen together with vector drawings (DWG/FLX) and processed using tools integrated with CAD application's commands. Raster and vector data coexist in the AutoCAD/FelixCAD session and are well defined in the same coordinate system, so that operations like zooming, panning and matching of raster images and vector drawings may be done easily and precisely.

CADRaster is an excellent tool to correct any defect introduced by source material or scanning process. After that, you can use scanned images as background to new designs, vectorize image contents or modify image to bring the document up to date.

First CADRaster version working with AutoCAD Rel. 10 was introduced on the market in 1990. CADRaster has been awarded in different countries, the most prestigious award being CADENCE Editor's Choice Award '96 for CADRaster LT.

CADRaster is available in two versions: LTX and PRO. LTX version offers limited functionality. Both products run across all AutoCAD versions from LT2005 to 2008 and are available in the following language versions: English, German, Polish and Czech. Since the 4.60 release two new language versions are available: Japanese and Finnish.

CADRaster for FelixCAD is offered since the 4.61 version. For now it is available in English, German, Japanese, Polish, Czech, Finnish and French language versions.

CADRaster PRO/LTX is the only raster overlay that supports wide range of AutoCAD versions. For each of AutoCAD versions listed above, the user may choose either LTX or PRO version of CADRaster, depending on his image processing needs. Formats of images and composite documents, all hybrid editing functions, and underlying program modules are identical for both CADRaster versions on all AutoCAD platforms. It means that hybrid documents and complete editing sessions may be freely moved between various AutoCAD/CADRaster installations.

Now, all the editing operations work much faster thanks to new raster editing library added to 4.60 version.

CADRaster PRO includes integrated TSL CALIBRATOR that lets you use any number of arbitrarily located reference points with known coordinates in order to rectify scanned images. CALIBRATOR is so effective and simple to use that we recommend it not only for mapping projects but also for preparation of scanned engineering drawings. It has been field-tested in projects involving thousands of scanned maps and drawings, always with excellent results. Whenever you need better precision for your hybrid raster-vector projects, simply use CADRaster PRO with CALIBRATOR - the tool of choice for preparation of your scanned drawings.

CADRaster 9.1 is compatible with AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD 2009 LT

Its demo version is available for download here

USB hardware locks working with CADRaster and Sentinel Driver version 7.2.1 stopped responding on 13 March 2006.

In such situation it is needed to install Sentinel Driver version 7.2.2

Official statement form SafeNet is available here

Sentinel Driver 7.2.2 is available here

New CADRaster offers Automation - technology that enables other applications to work with CADRaster application's objects.

More information you may find in "CADRaster Customization manual" available in CADRaster's installation package.

Version 4.62 offers a new quality of displaying raster images.

The new technology makes images sharper and readable even in large zoom-outs and preview window.