What happened to the CAD option in the ArcGIS Pro options?

[AdrianWelsh]

Prior to Pro 3.0, there was a CAD option in the options list. Where did that go and is there a way to add it back?

[AyanPalit · Accepted solution]

@AdrianWelsh 

You can find the reference to CAD option at Pro 2.9 documentation:

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/2.9/help/data/cad/cad-options.htm 

The option was deprecated at ArcGIS Pro 3.0 as a fix to BUG-000113773 ('Automatically convert the CAD file to a set of geodatabase feature classes' option does not work). Suggest using CAD To Geodatabase

[AdrianWelsh]

Hmm, that is a bummer! The former functionality is far different than what that tool does. This tool is super simplified whereas the former option broke down each level/layer into a separate feature class. I suppose it's not worth mentioning as an idea since it was once existing and now extinct.

Thanks for letting me know.

[AyanPalit]

If the proposed GP tool does not provide parity with the deprecated CAD option - please add an Idea to enhance missing features.

[AdrianWelsh]

Thanks @AyanPalit . I just added this idea:

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/bring-back-ability-to-convert-cad-feature-classes/idi...