diff --git a/register_subset_tools.cpp b/register_subset_tools.cpp
index 5417526..276008e 100644
--- a/register_subset_tools.cpp
+++ b/register_subset_tools.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,16 @@ void RegisterSubsetTools(ProMeshRegistry& reg, std::string baseGrp)
 			"mesh", TOOLTIP_ASSIGN_SUBSETS_BY_ELEMENT_TYPE)
 		.add_function("AssignSubsetsByAspectRatio", &AssignSubsetsByAspectRatio, grp, "",
 		    "mesh # histogram sections || min=1; value=10 # erase old subsets || value=true",
-		    TOOLTIP_ASSIGN_SUBSETS_BY_ASPECT_RATIO);
+		    TOOLTIP_ASSIGN_SUBSETS_BY_ASPECT_RATIO)
+		.add_function("AssignSubsetsFromRaster", &AssignSubsetsFromRaster, grp, "",
+		    "mesh #"
+		    "raster filename #"
+		    "raster dimension || min=1;value=3;max=3 #"
+		    "vertices || value=true #"
+		    "edges || value=true #"
+		    "faces || value=true #"
+		    "volumes || value=true",
+		    TOOLTIP_ASSIGN_SUBSETS_FROM_RASTER);
 }
 
 }}//	end of namespace
diff --git a/tools/subset_tools.cpp b/tools/subset_tools.cpp
index 83bcfaf..e30071d 100644
--- a/tools/subset_tools.cpp
+++ b/tools/subset_tools.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "common/util/table.h"
+#include "common/util/raster.h"
 #include "subset_tools.h"
 #include "lib_grid/algorithms/quality_util.h"
 #include "lib_grid/algorithms/subset_color_util.h"
@@ -432,11 +433,15 @@ void CopySubsetIndicesToSides(
 	}
 }
 
-
+// NEW GROUP: Quality Util
 void AssignSubsetsByAspectRatio (
 			Mesh* msh,
 			int numHistoSecs,
 			bool eraseOldSubsets)
+//	Parameters:
+//		+ Assign Subset (bool)
+//		+ Face / Volume (enum)
+//		+ Quality Measure (enum)
 {
 	if(numHistoSecs < 1){
 		UG_LOG("Can't create histogram with " << numHistoSecs << " sections.\n");
@@ -493,11 +498,74 @@ void AssignSubsetsByAspectRatio (
 	UG_LOG(t.to_string() << std::endl);
 }
 
-// void AssignSubsetFromRaster(
-// 			Mesh* obj,
-// 			const char* rasterFileName)
-// {
-	
-// }
+
+template <int dim, class elem_t>
+void AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL (Mesh* obj, const char* rasterFileName)
+{
+	typedef Raster<number, dim> raster_t;
+	typedef typename Grid::traits<elem_t>::iterator	iter_t;
+
+	Mesh::position_accessor_t& aaPos = obj->position_accessor();
+	Grid& g = obj->grid();
+	SubsetHandler& sh = obj->subset_handler();
+
+	raster_t raster;
+	raster.load_from_asc(rasterFileName);
+
+	typename raster_t::Coordinate coord(0);
+
+
+	for(iter_t ielem = g.begin<elem_t>(); ielem != g.end<elem_t>(); ++ielem)
+	{
+		vector3 c = CalculateCenter(*ielem, aaPos);
+		for(int i = 0; i < dim; ++i)
+			coord[i] = c[i];
+		int si = (int)raster.interpolate(coord, 0);
+		sh.assign_subset(*ielem, si);
+	}
+}
+
+template <int dim>
+void AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL(
+			Mesh* obj,
+			const char* rasterFileName,
+			bool vertices,
+			bool edges,
+			bool faces,
+			bool volumes)
+{
+	if(vertices)
+		AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL<dim, Vertex> (obj, rasterFileName);
+	if(edges)
+		AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL<dim, Edge> (obj, rasterFileName);
+	if(faces)
+		AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL<dim, Face> (obj, rasterFileName);
+	if(volumes)
+		AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL<dim, Volume> (obj, rasterFileName);
+}
+
+void AssignSubsetsFromRaster(
+			Mesh* obj,
+			const char* rasterFileName,
+			int rasterDimension,
+			bool vertices,
+			bool edges,
+			bool faces,
+			bool volumes)
+{
+	switch(rasterDimension){
+		case 1:	AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL<1> (obj, rasterFileName, vertices,
+		                                         edges, faces, volumes);
+			break;
+		case 2:	AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL<2> (obj, rasterFileName, vertices,
+		                                         edges, faces, volumes);
+			break;
+		case 3:	AssignSubsetsFromRaster_IMPL<3> (obj, rasterFileName, vertices,
+		                                         edges, faces, volumes);
+			break;
+		default: UG_THROW("Unsupported dimension '" << rasterDimension << "'"
+		                  << "in AssignSubsetFromRaster."); break;
+	}
+}
 
 }}//	end of namespace
diff --git a/tools/subset_tools.h b/tools/subset_tools.h
index 24d9840..d14adba 100644
--- a/tools/subset_tools.h
+++ b/tools/subset_tools.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #define	TOOLTIP_COPY_SUBSET_INDICES_TO_SIDES "Copies subset indices of selected elements to sides of those elements."
 #define	TOOLTIP_ASSIGN_SUBSETS_BY_ELEMENT_TYPE "Assigns elemets to subsets based on their concrete type."
 #define TOOLTIP_ASSIGN_SUBSETS_BY_ASPECT_RATIO "Assigns subsets according to a aspect ratio histogram"
+#define TOOLTIP_ASSIGN_SUBSETS_FROM_RASTER "Assigns the subset index for each element from the raster-cell in which the center of the element lies."
 
 namespace ug{
 namespace promesh{
@@ -142,6 +143,15 @@ void AssignSubsetsByAspectRatio (
 			Mesh* msh,
 			int numHistoSecs,
 			bool eraseOldSubsets);
+
+void AssignSubsetsFromRaster(
+			Mesh* obj,
+			const char* rasterFileName,
+			int rasterDimension,
+			bool vertices,
+			bool edges,
+			bool faces,
+			bool volumes);
 /// \}
 
 }}// end of namespace