topic Using Scripts (Python) to convert .dwg to .shp in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-scripts-python-to-convert-dwg-to-shp/m-p/444821#M25410 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have some .dwg files and I would like to do the following:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>1.&nbsp; Convert .dwg files into .shp</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2.&nbsp; Then extract only the contours from the polyline feature class.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I would like to using python or scripts to do conversion but I'm not sure how.&nbsp; Any scripts (python) samples would be great!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Winnie</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:55:17 GMT WinnieLau 2013-04-22T15:55:17Z Using Scripts (Python) to convert .dwg to .shp https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-scripts-python-to-convert-dwg-to-shp/m-p/444821#M25410 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have some .dwg files and I would like to do the following:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>1.&nbsp; Convert .dwg files into .shp</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2.&nbsp; Then extract only the contours from the polyline feature class.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I would like to using python or scripts to do conversion but I'm not sure how.&nbsp; Any scripts (python) samples would be great!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Winnie</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:55:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-scripts-python-to-convert-dwg-to-shp/m-p/444821#M25410 WinnieLau 2013-04-22T15:55:17Z Re: Using Scripts (Python) to convert .dwg to .shp https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-scripts-python-to-convert-dwg-to-shp/m-p/444822#M25411 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Your over thinking it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Simply open the dwg in arcgis.&nbsp; use the selection dialog to select the layer you want from the dwg (contours) then right click and export features and save as a shape file.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>IF you have a whole bunch of drawings that have the contour layer you can open them all in autocad at the same time.&nbsp; if they come in as blocks you can explode them and then do an export and use the query to only export the contours.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Chances are you the dwg will not be clean anyway and there will be some contours in a different layer and there will be some other things in the contours layer. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">I have some .dwg files and I would like to do the following:<BR /><BR />1.&nbsp; Convert .dwg files into .shp<BR />2.&nbsp; Then extract only the contours from the polyline feature class.&nbsp; <BR /><BR />I would like to using python or scripts to do conversion but I'm not sure how.&nbsp; Any scripts (python) samples would be great!<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR />Winnie</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:54:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-scripts-python-to-convert-dwg-to-shp/m-p/444822#M25411 RobertBorchert 2013-04-22T18:54:58Z