I'm trying to spatially adjust some new CAD data (DWG file) to align with some existing CAD data in a file geodatabase, and I keep running into roadblocks. Neither data set has a defined spatial reference. The main problem is that the extents of the new data only partially overlaps the existing data.
I merged copies of both datasets to get a feature class with the combined extents. Then I created new feature classes for each geometry type, importing the extents from the merged feature class. I loaded the CAD data into the empty feature classes. No problem... except annotations, for which the Load option was greyed out. I used the Import CAD Annotation tool, and imported the extents from the merged FC using the General tab under Environments.
I ran the spatial adjustment on all the new CAD FCs using the 'Transformation - Similarity' option, and got the following error: Adjust Failed. The coordinates or measures are out of bounds.
Checking the properties in ArcCatalog, all feature classes/geometry types have the same extent (spatial domain) as the merged feature class from which they were copied. However, checking properties in ArcMap shows different (smaller) extents for each FC, which look like the extents of the actual data.
Any suggestions for what should be a relatively simple task?
Jeff Stark
