Import CAD annotation fields

[wayfaringrob]

I was following along with the instructions at How To: Convert AutoCAD DWG files to a GIS-compatible file geodatabase in Pro pretty well until I got to step 7 under Converting CAD annotation to geodatabase. In Pro, this is the 2nd page of the wizard, and the Import dialog doesn't allow for selecting the Annotation CAD feature class like ArcCatalog does.

Pro - the .dwg does not appear:

ArcCatalog - shows the DWG and components.

[ShiraEllenson1]

Did you ever figure this out? I have the same issue

[wayfaringrob]

@ShiraEllenson1  no, I've just been using ArcCatalog.

[Anonymous User]

Hi all, 

Tool unavailable. I also posted a question and an idea about this. Links below.

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/appendices/unavailable-tools.htm 

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/import-cad-annotation-tool/m-p/1275802#M67627 

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/add-cad-dwg-file-to-arcgis-pro-match-the/idc-p/127564...

[MichaelDavidsonPM]

Hi @wayfaringrob 

Thanks for posting this idea. 

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 was released in Nov. 2023 and included enhancements for both organization and performance when reading in CAD datasets. Now, by default, the feature classes from CAD datasets include Point, Polyline, Polygon, Annotation, and Multipatch.

[Carlos_Nunez]

Hi @wayfaringrob 

In ArcGIS 3.3 you can simply export CAD annotations to a file geodatabase, the annotation feature class retains all the attributes of the CAD annotations.