Tracing a map in AutoCAD

[honaichas32]

Hi Everyone,

I am working on a project where I am tracing a large map of a lake that includes a lot of complex shorelines and islands. I am looking for a second opinion on the best way to do this.

I am currently image tracing small parts of the map in Illustrator and exporting them to CAD. This is slow and tedious, but much better than when I started by just tracing everything with splines https://vlc.onl/ .

Is there something I am missing that would make this easier and faster? Has anyone used AutoCAD raster design? I have never been successful with it, but it may be my best bet.

Thanks for the help.

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[parkr4st]

search for LIDAR data of the area.  The lake being flat will have an elevation at the shoreline which might be used to get  lines you need.

If there is a georeferenced ortho photo available you could draw the shorelines by hand

What data can you share?  The location of the lake, country, state, province, etc?