Shapefiles and AutCAD 2013

[TimHayes]

Can someone tell me how to import an ESRI Shapefile into AutoCAD 2013 (Note: I do not have AutoCAD 3D, AutoCAD Map, or AutoCAD Civil)?

[JuanLuera]

Hola Timothy,

I was able to locate the following, which seems to allow you to import a shapefile into AutoCAD 2013. Gracias, Timothy!


import shapefile into autocad 2013
http://softwaretopic.informer.com/import-shapefile-into-autocad-2013/

[michaelcollins1]

Here's a silly question, Timothy: do you have ArcGIS?

If so, export the shapefile to CAD.

[JuanLuera]

Hola Michael,

Yes, I do have ArcMap, I work for Esri here in Support Services. Is their something we can assist you with, with regard to shapefile to cad.
Gracias!

[KarenHodge]

Lucky you...AutoCAD 2013 has no problem reading earlier AutoCAD files.

Export to CAD won't create a 2013 file, but it will create a 2010 file which can be easily read by AutoCAD 2013.

--Karen

Can someone tell me how to import an ESRI Shapefile into AutoCAD 2013 (Note: I do not have AutoCAD 3D, AutoCAD Map, or AutoCAD Civil)?

[MannyHeja]

Hola Michael,

Yes, I do have ArcMap, I work for Esri here in Support Services. Is their something we can assist you with, with regard to shapefile to cad.
Gracias!

Hi, I exported a layer from ArcMap10 to Autocad LT 12, but text is not shown ! Ca you give detail suggestion? thank you

[KarenHodge]

Yup...I can help with that.

I bet your text is from labels?  ExportCAD will create CAD text from geodatabase annotation.  So create annotation from your labels and export the resultant annotation feature class, appending to your existing CAD file.

--Karen

Hi, I exported a layer from ArcMap10 to Autocad LT 12, but text is not shown ! Ca you give detail suggestion? thank you