Questions and Answers 1. General Product Information 1.1 What is AutoCAD Raster Design 2008? AutoCAD ® Raster Design 2008 software is the leading raster application for design professionals in any industry who need to use or reuse scanned paper drawings, maps, satellite images, aerial photos, digital elevation models (DEMs), and similar digital data with their design projects. It is the Autodesk ® solution for managing, converting, analyzing, and editing all types of raster images in AutoCAD ® and AutoCAD software–based products. 1.2 Why do I need Raster Design when AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Land Desktop can now view and display digital elevation models? AutoCAD ® Map 3D, AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® , and AutoCAD ® Land Desktop software provide the ability to view and display DEMs. However, you can’t edit or modify these and other images without the use of AutoCAD Raster Design. Following is a comparison of raster data functionality in various industry-specific applications with and without Raster Design: