topic Re: Cad inserted in layout in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759830#M8157 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:09:43 GMT ManuelRodriguez2 2013-09-03T20:09:43Z Cad inserted in layout https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759829#M8156 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a Autocad dwg titleblock that I need to use in Arcmap can any one tell me how to import it into the layout view so I can use the dwg titleblock</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:13:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759829#M8156 hollyserge 2012-09-07T13:13:28Z Re: Cad inserted in layout https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759830#M8157 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:09:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759830#M8157 ManuelRodriguez2 2013-09-03T20:09:43Z Re: Cad inserted in layout https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759831#M8158 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you have the .dwg file, you can load it into ArcMap.</P><P>Set your page layout size and orientation as per the dwg.</P><P>Then convert the relevant titleblock pieces (i.e. the polylines) to graphics by right clicking on the feature in the Table of Contents. </P><P>In Data View, turn off the original dwg layer, select all the graphics and click copy.</P><P>Go into Layout View and paste outside of the data frame.&nbsp; The features should appear close to the page extents.</P><P>Some minor tweaking may be required to fit the features to the page.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 05 Mar 2016 07:26:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759831#M8158 JustinOdell 2016-03-05T07:26:07Z Re: Cad inserted in layout https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759832#M8159 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It may be easier to create a new data frame, insert your cad file and overlay the 2 data frames in your layout view</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:41:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/cad-inserted-in-layout/m-p/759832#M8159 WesMiller 2016-03-05T14:41:47Z