https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-3-6-external-compenent-has-thrown-an/m-p/1673338#M100858 <P><A href="https://support.esri.com/en-us/bug/in-arcgis-pro-36-attempting-to-open-the-attached-dwg-fi-bug-000181502" target="_blank">BUG-000181502 for ArcGIS Pro</A></P><P>with an unwelcome workaround if this is it</P> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:45:00 GMT DanPatterson 2025-12-16T15:45:00Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-3-6-external-compenent-has-thrown-an/m-p/1673332#M100857 <P>After updating to ArcGIS Pro 3.6, I can no longer add AutoCAD .dwg files as data to a project. I get an error saying that an external component has thrown an exception. The CAD to geodatabase tool also experiences an error for missing parameters. Anyone else having issues with this?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:07:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-3-6-external-compenent-has-thrown-an/m-p/1673332#M100857 WadePiersonCEI 2025-12-16T15:07:51Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-3-6-external-compenent-has-thrown-an/m-p/1673338#M100858 <P><A href="https://support.esri.com/en-us/bug/in-arcgis-pro-36-attempting-to-open-the-attached-dwg-fi-bug-000181502" target="_blank">BUG-000181502 for ArcGIS Pro</A></P><P>with an unwelcome workaround if this is it</P> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:45:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/arcgis-pro-3-6-external-compenent-has-thrown-an/m-p/1673338#M100858 DanPatterson 2025-12-16T15:45:00Z