topic Can you add CAD (.dwg) files to ArcGIS Pro? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Can you add CAD (.dwg) files to ArcGIS Pro?

FayeWyatt — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:44:20 GMT

Hello,

I am checking out the ArcGIS Pro Beta, and I'm looking for a way to add CAD files. I can't see the option to add CAD files when I add data using the add data button, and dragging and dropping won't work either. Does ArcGIS Pro support CAD files or will I have to use Desktop to save them as shapefiles before using them in ArcGIS Pro.

Many thanks

Faye

Re: Can you add CAD (.dwg) files to ArcGIS Pro?

AletaVienneau — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:36:03 GMT

Yes, you can add individual feature classes in a DWG dataset to a map. You can't add the entire dataset to the map at once at this time.

Re: Can you add CAD (.dwg) files to ArcGIS Pro?

YigalMuntner — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 09:17:15 GMT

I'm trying to add CAD annotations of a CAD file with no success. I can load points and polylines from the CAD file, but not annotations. Also I don't see a way to filter CAD layers. Definition query is not an option. I have hundreds of layers in the CAD file.

Re: Can you add CAD (.dwg) files to ArcGIS Pro?

AletaVienneau — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:19:40 GMT

In PreRelease you won't be able to add CAD annotation to the map. In the PreRelease Update, CAD annotation will be handled as a point feature class that can be labeled like any other point feature in the map.