https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/shp-to-dwg-cad-export-issues/m-p/1253160#M64817 <P>Hi community,</P><P>I am using ArcPro 3.0.3, and am often asked by engineers/surveyors to send my ecological data (shapefiles - point, line and polygons) in a dwg format. I find once I carry out the transformation under Analysis-&gt;Export to CAD (output coordinate system the same as my shp files being NZGD Mt Eden Circuit 2000) exporting to DWG Version 2018 often gives the engineer/surveyor skewed or completely distorted data.&nbsp;</P><P>I don't use CAD software so have no way to test why it's not working or how I can get a workaround solution around this issue - given that my work is often intensely detailed (i.e. watercourse and wetland delineation) of course the surveyor or engineer will not be wanting to redraw my features from just a georeferenced pdf or jpg file as it'd often take them hours or days to do it. I have no problem importing DWG files and successfully georeferencing them in ArcPro, so the issue is definitely with the way I export my shp to dwg.&nbsp;</P><P>Any advice? I have previously tried exporting the shp files to an earlier DGW version (2013) and this often is a bit of a hit and miss (depending on the engineers software they use for their CAD work). I really need a workaround solution, I never had this issue with CAD exports from ArcMap, it only started once I migrated to ArcPro and can't find anything on the interwebs that would help me figure this one out! Any help much appreciated!</P> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 01:15:17 GMT madxwild 2023-01-31T01:15:17Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/shp-to-dwg-cad-export-issues/m-p/1253160#M64817 <P>Hi community,</P><P>I am using ArcPro 3.0.3, and am often asked by engineers/surveyors to send my ecological data (shapefiles - point, line and polygons) in a dwg format. I find once I carry out the transformation under Analysis-&gt;Export to CAD (output coordinate system the same as my shp files being NZGD Mt Eden Circuit 2000) exporting to DWG Version 2018 often gives the engineer/surveyor skewed or completely distorted data.&nbsp;</P><P>I don't use CAD software so have no way to test why it's not working or how I can get a workaround solution around this issue - given that my work is often intensely detailed (i.e. watercourse and wetland delineation) of course the surveyor or engineer will not be wanting to redraw my features from just a georeferenced pdf or jpg file as it'd often take them hours or days to do it. I have no problem importing DWG files and successfully georeferencing them in ArcPro, so the issue is definitely with the way I export my shp to dwg.&nbsp;</P><P>Any advice? I have previously tried exporting the shp files to an earlier DGW version (2013) and this often is a bit of a hit and miss (depending on the engineers software they use for their CAD work). I really need a workaround solution, I never had this issue with CAD exports from ArcMap, it only started once I migrated to ArcPro and can't find anything on the interwebs that would help me figure this one out! Any help much appreciated!</P> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 01:15:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/shp-to-dwg-cad-export-issues/m-p/1253160#M64817 madxwild 2023-01-31T01:15:17Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/shp-to-dwg-cad-export-issues/m-p/1253171#M64818 <P>Can you post a sample shape with associated dwg export?</P><P>Regards,</P><P>Tom</P> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:49:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/shp-to-dwg-cad-export-issues/m-p/1253171#M64818 ThomasHoman 2023-01-31T03:49:25Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/shp-to-dwg-cad-export-issues/m-p/1254009#M64949 <P>Hi Tom,&nbsp;</P><P>Attaching an example project with an example of zipped shp files and their associated shp to dwg export (CAD2013 version).</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:57:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/shp-to-dwg-cad-export-issues/m-p/1254009#M64949 madxwild 2023-02-01T18:57:38Z