Can you add CAD (.dwg) files to ArcGIS Pro?

[FayeWyatt]

Hello,

I am checking out the ArcGIS Pro Beta, and I'm looking for a way to add CAD files.   I can't see the option  to add CAD files when I add data using the add data button, and dragging and dropping won't work either. Does ArcGIS Pro support CAD files or will I have to use Desktop to save them as shapefiles before using them in ArcGIS Pro.

Many thanks

Faye

[AletaVienneau · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can add individual feature classes in a DWG dataset to a map. You can't add the entire dataset to the map at once at this time.

[YigalMuntner]

I'm trying to add CAD annotations of a CAD file with no success. I can load points and polylines from the CAD file, but not annotations. Also I don't see a way to filter CAD layers. Definition query is not an option. I have hundreds of layers in the CAD file.

[AletaVienneau]

In PreRelease you won't be able to add CAD annotation to the map. In the PreRelease Update, CAD annotation will be handled as a point feature class that can be labeled like any other point feature in the map.