topic CAD file Drawing Layers - Choose which drawing layers will be visible. in ArcGIS Pro Questions

CAD file Drawing Layers - Choose which drawing layers will be visible.

JamesRains — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:11:30 GMT

I am trying to view a CAD file in ArcGIS Pro, similar to how I did it in ArcMap. I open the .dwg in Catalog and bring in the Polyline and Annotation to my map.

From an ArcMap perspective, I would then open the properties, go to the Drawing Layers tab and check only the desired layers from the CAD file for both the Polyline and Annotation features.

Back in ArcGIS Pro I am trying to replicate this same process because these CAD files inevitably have way too much turned on than I need to see. So far I have not been able to find anywhere I can do this in Pro. If someone could point me in the right direction to accomplish this, I would be very much appreciative.

Re: CAD file Drawing Layers - Choose which drawing layers will be visible.

DanPatterson — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:19:10 GMT

There are some help topics that you may not have seen that describes working with cad in Pro

CAD data as ArcGIS Pro layers—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Re: CAD file Drawing Layers - Choose which drawing layers will be visible.

JamesRains — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:54:00 GMT

@DanPatterson Thanks for the link! I was able to find info under CAD Data File Properties regarding the Layers or Levels properties out of Catalog. While you aren't able to alter the visibility from Catalog, they do give a note on how to control visibility:

It's a definitely a different way of doing it from ArcMap, but that's what I'm finding out more and more the longer I'm in Pro.

Thanks again!