topic Re: Extracting Layer from AutoCAD file and converting into featureclass in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/extracting-layer-from-autocad-file-and-converting/m-p/48113#M3816 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Ahmed,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Try using the 'Select Layer by Attribute' and then the 'Feature Class to Feature Class' function.&nbsp; Ex:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">wClause = '"Layer" = \'line2\'' arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management("alignment.dwg Polyline", "NEW_SELECTION", wClause) arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion("alignment.dwg Polyline", r"F:\Projects\New File Geodatabase.gdb", "Line2")</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:49:02 GMT JakeSkinner 2013-09-17T09:49:02Z Extracting Layer from AutoCAD file and converting into featureclass https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/extracting-layer-from-autocad-file-and-converting/m-p/48112#M3815 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Good day,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is there a way to extract one layer from AutoCAD drawing, and convert it into a featureclass in a GeoDatabase?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm trying to following code in the Python window inside ArcGIS, but it only produces everything in the drawing in the new featureclass.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">wClause = '"Layer" = \'line2\'' cur = arcpy.SearchCursor("alignment.dwg Polyline", wClause) arcpy.CADToGeodatabase_conversion("alignment.dwg",r'F:\Projects\New File Geodatabase.gdb' , "Line2","1500")</PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Ahmed</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:14:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/extracting-layer-from-autocad-file-and-converting/m-p/48112#M3815 Ahmed_Wagih_Abdel-LatifAzab 2013-09-17T07:14:35Z Re: Extracting Layer from AutoCAD file and converting into featureclass https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/extracting-layer-from-autocad-file-and-converting/m-p/48113#M3816 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Ahmed,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Try using the 'Select Layer by Attribute' and then the 'Feature Class to Feature Class' function.&nbsp; Ex:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">wClause = '"Layer" = \'line2\'' arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management("alignment.dwg Polyline", "NEW_SELECTION", wClause) arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion("alignment.dwg Polyline", r"F:\Projects\New File Geodatabase.gdb", "Line2")</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:49:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/extracting-layer-from-autocad-file-and-converting/m-p/48113#M3816 JakeSkinner 2013-09-17T09:49:02Z Re: Extracting Layer from AutoCAD file and converting into featureclass https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/extracting-layer-from-autocad-file-and-converting/m-p/48114#M3817 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thank you Jake, it worked fine as per your listing.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:42:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/extracting-layer-from-autocad-file-and-converting/m-p/48114#M3817 Ahmed_Wagih_Abdel-LatifAzab 2013-09-20T10:42:34Z