Extracting Layer from AutoCAD file and converting into featureclass

[Ahmed_Wagih_Abdel-LatifAzab]

Good day,

Is there a way to extract one layer from AutoCAD drawing, and convert it into a featureclass in a GeoDatabase?

I'm trying to following code in the Python window inside ArcGIS, but it only produces everything in the drawing in the new featureclass.

wClause = '"Layer" = \'line2\'' cur = arcpy.SearchCursor("alignment.dwg Polyline", wClause) arcpy.CADToGeodatabase_conversion("alignment.dwg",r'F:\Projects\New File Geodatabase.gdb' , "Line2","1500")

Regards,
Ahmed

[JakeSkinner · Accepted solution]

Hi Ahmed,

Try using the 'Select Layer by Attribute' and then the 'Feature Class to Feature Class' function.  Ex:

wClause = '"Layer" = \'line2\'' arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management("alignment.dwg Polyline", "NEW_SELECTION", wClause) arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion("alignment.dwg Polyline", r"F:\Projects\New File Geodatabase.gdb", "Line2")

[Ahmed_Wagih_Abdel-LatifAzab]

Thank you Jake, it worked fine as per your listing.