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New functionality The following new functionality has been added to this release: Image layer processing templates- Imagery layers you add to the drawing may have processing templates that you can select between to change the visual display of the imagery and the included information layers. For example, some information layers may include raster functions for vegetation indices, elevation products (such as slope, aspect and hillshade), or image classification results. Configurable symbol layer- You can now specify which AutoCAD layer is used for web feature layers. The specified AutoCAD layer will determine where web features will be draw on and the layer that is tracked when edits are made. Prior to this release all web feature layers were drawn and tracked on AutoCAD layers dictated by ArcGIS for AutoCAD based on the web feature name; prefixed with "esri_". This is still the default behavior, but can now be overridden using the Change Symbol Layer configuration option of the new Web Feature Layer Properties user interface. Query Expression - This is the query you would like to apply to the service when we request features to be drawn. (ex: STATENAME = "TEXAS", in order to only draw features from the state of Texas) You can modify the web feature layer's query expression when you use the Change Query Expression configuration option of the new Web Feature Layer Properties user interface Web feature layer property templates- The various configurable options of a web feature layer can be stored within the current drawing and, or a standard AutoCAD template drawing to jump start these desired properties within new drawings. These properties can be persisted with the drawing and will be used anytime the corresponding web feature layer is added the drawing. Web feature layer property templates are created and saved when you use the Add to Layer Templates configuration option of the new Web Feature Layer Properties user interface Expanded portal authentication support- Standard OAuth, SAML, PKI, IWA, KERBEROS options have been tested successfully. User interface changes New user interfaces and changes to existing interfaces have been made to provide you with control to new capabilities and improvements to using the software as follows: Attachments preview window- has been updated to use webview2 as the preview engine for attachments. This give us better tools to view photos and now lets us preview additional file types such as PDF files. Files that cannot be previewed will be downloaded to your machine. Credential Persistence- You can now save your login credentials so that you don't have to input your login info every time you work with a portal in ArcGIS for AutoCAD. Credentials are stored in an encrypted file in your user folder. Signing out of a portal will clear this file from your machine. Attribute Editor user interface- A combo box has been added to switch between feature layers for a more compact layout. The dialog box now also supports the dark theme setting. Suppressing the splash screen- You now have the option to suppress the display of the splash screen using the application settings JSON file, or using the new Esri_Config command. New ArcGIS for AutoCAD AutoLISP functions and commands New commands and AutoLISP functions have been added to help you in the automation and customization of ArcGIS for AutoCAD as follows: Esri_Config- You now have the option to suppress the ArcGIS for AutoCAD splash screen when the application is loaded and override the creation of curved features when synchronizing curves with a web feature layer. Quality improvements and significant bug fixes Add Data- This release fixes an issue when searching within a group. The groups are now presented in the user interface alphabetically. Table of contents- The layers are now organized alphabetically. Branch versions- You can now add branch web layers that do not include a version management server. These layers are now added as non-branch layer. Check it out on the ArcGIS Online Blog: What's New in ArcGIS for AutoCAD (January 2025) ... View more

What you need: Autodesk® (AutoCAD®, Civil 3D® or Map 3D®) ArcGIS for AutoCAD   User story: Within your organization, someone must perform a QC (quality control) check on CAD submissions from contractors to ensure compatibility with CAD/GIS standards requirements.  Contractors can use ArcGIS for AutoCAD to edit (add, update) entities in AutoCAD® (or Civil 3D®, Map 3D®) to specific layers containing blocks and attributes. Prepared input to existing GIS layers or feature classes can then be synchronized to ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise and even used in ArcGIS Pro. This editing of GIS from within CAD eliminates the need for working with formats such as shapefiles. as the drawing file contains and organizes the CAD entities into GIS ready layers (tables) with specific attribute values and blocks as needed.   Preparing the drawing: The key in preparing CAD drawings for contractors is to use Document Feature Layers from within ArcGIS for AutoCAD. One approach is to manually create these types of layers from CAD by specifying the geometry, building up the schema and linking the two together. For example, for drawings already containing blocks, see this workflow that uses Block to Feature Layer. Alternatively, consider the approach discussed below, where the GIS team creates and shares GIS-ready layers for use by contractors working in CAD. This alternative approach involves Web Feature Layers, which are Hosted Feature Layers and or Feature Services from ArcGIS Online and or ArcGIS Enterprise. These feature layers are published from ArcGIS Pro and can contain Domains and even Subtypes. Once the web feature layers are published, the CAD team in your organization carries out the following steps: Add web feature layer(s) to the CAD drawing by using the Add Data UI from the ArcGIS for AutoCAD ribbon. For each web feature layer of interest right-click the layer to open the context menu. Select Extract.   Each extracted web feature layer now resides under the document feature layers section of the Esri Contents pane for ArcGIS for AutoCAD. These layers contain the specific geometry, attribute fields, domains, as well as any subtypes. The CAD drawing is also set to a specific Coordinate System, which if not already assigned, was automatically set when the first web feature layer was added.   Now what? CAD files configured in this way adhere to your organization’s CAD standards, but also uphold the linkage between CAD geometry and associated GIS attributes. Supply this drawing file to your contractors for work on the specific project. The contractors perform their normal CAD work, operating on the layers configured in the supplied drawing file. Once complete, contractors submit the drawing to your organization in the usual way.   NOTE: Contractors will need to install ArcGIS for AutoCAD. Otherwise, the document feature layers and their rich GIS content will not be visible.   Back at the office: For drawing files populated and submitted by the contractor, a member of the CAD team can perform QC, with the desired level of emphasis on checks to both geometry and attributes. Additionally, the GIS team can also participate in the QC process for submitted drawings using ArcGIS Pro without having to build up the associated schema to the geometry post-submission. This is because the document feature layers are recognized as Feature Classes within ArcGIS Pro. Once QC is complete, the attributed geometry is published to ArcGIS Online and or ArcGIS Enterprise.   Learn more: Many patterns like the one described above are available right now for CAD and GIS team collaborations. Check out these resources to learn more. Streamline CAD-GIS workflows Collaborate with ArcGIS for AutoCAD ArcGIS for AutoCAD: An Overview ... View more