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This document provides an overview of integrating Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) files into ArcGIS. It discusses CAD file formats and characteristics, methods for adding CAD files to ArcMap including using a CAD feature dataset or drawing, and options for displaying, filtering, and georeferencing CAD layers. The document also covers extracting features from CAD files into geodatabase format and advanced CAD editing tools available within ArcMap.

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01 Cad Integration Slides

This document provides an overview of integrating Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) files into ArcGIS. It discusses CAD file formats and characteristics, methods for adding CAD files to ArcMap including using a CAD feature dataset or drawing, and options for displaying, filtering, and georeferencing CAD layers. The document also covers extracting features from CAD files into geodatabase format and advanced CAD editing tools available within ArcMap.

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Integrating CAD in ArcGIS

Topic Overview

What is CAD?
Computer Aided Drafting / Design
Autodesk AutoCAD software
AutoCAD
AutoCAD Map 3D
(GIS Capabilities, including import and display of shapefiles)

Modes of drawing
Model Space vs. Paper Space
Scaled for plotting

CAD file characteristics


File Formats:
*.dwg drawing file
*.dxf data exchange / interchange format
*.dgn microstation design format

Layers user defined


Entities point, line, polygon?
Blocks
Attributes

Scale & Units


Georeferenced?

Adding CAD files to ArcMap


Two methods to add data
CAD feature dataset manipulate display and geographic
analysis
CAD drawing expand the feature dataset above to display
feature class options.

NOTE: all are shown, even if not present in the CAD file

Drawing Layers
Layer (ArcGIS) Properties dialog

Symbology
Additional options for display

Filter Layers
Improve display by changing symbology

CAD Feature Dataset


Separates entities
Annotation
MultiPatch
Point
Polygon
Polyline

How ArcGIS reads polyline / polygon data

Note on Topo / Contour Layers


CAD drafting tool for paper maps
Labeling topo lines

CAD dataset attribute table


Default fields
Shape PolylineZ if values entered in elevation
field

Methods to Georeference
Layer Properties Transformations tab

Georeferencing toolbar in ArcMap


View Link Table

Coordinate Sources
GPS
Orthophotography
Geodetic Control Points
Annotation layer / label
NCGS Searcher program
http://www.ncgs.state.nc.us/

Data Conversion
Convert CAD data to GIS format
CAD to Geodatabase
Export
Geodatabase feature class
Shapefile

Toolbox
Feature Class to Feature Class Tool

CAD Functionality in ArcMap


Rotate, Move, Trim, Extend
Snapping
Traverse Tool (COGO Tool)
Advanced editing toolbar
Data entry from site survey or deed description
(metes & bounds)

Export to CAD

Thank You

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