1. Using the ArcGIS for AutoCAD Plug-In Application
Don Kuehne & Karen Hodge

2. You are GIS Champions 60% Haven’t Tried ArcGIS for AutoCAD…Yet.
60% need to find a way to prepare CAD data for use in GIS
30% want to see their maps in CAD
The rest? Checking it out
How do you use CAD?
60% Planning and Design
50% Utility Networks
60% Landbase is in CAD
What’s important to you?
Putting CAD in your Maps: 70%
Creating GIS Content in CAD: 50%
Editing CAD in ArcGIS: 40%
Editing GIS in AutoCAD: 30%

3. ArcGIS for AutoCAD is … Plug-In Application to AutoCAD
2007, 2008, 2009
AutoCAD and AutoCAD Map 3D
Available NOW as Free Download
Designed for CAD User to:
Access Maps
Prepare Data for Use as GIS Content

4. CAD in ArcGIS

5. How ArcGIS Uses CAD Files

6. CAD Data as GIS Content Best Practices

7. Creating CAD Feature Layers

8. Defining Feature Layers with ArcGIS for AutoCAD
Feature Classes Defined by…
Geometric Type
Definition Query
ArcMap as Feature Layers

9. Attribution in AutoCAD

10. Adding Feature Attributes to Entities

11. Adding Attributes to CAD Entities
Feature Classes have Schemas
Entities have Properties

12. Using CAD Data Prepared as GIS Content Best Practice Data Sharing12

13. Built-In Productivity Tools: Defining Feature Classes
DWT files
Define feature classes in your DWT
Import Schema
Define once, re-use as needed
Layer to Feature Class
Automated Feature Class Generation
No Schema
ExportCAD?

14. Export To CAD Default Behavior to AutoCAD
Best Practice Productivity
Default Behavior to AutoCAD
Feature Layers as Input
Creates MSD Feature Classes
Data Models
Manual “Long Transaction” Workflows
Creates CAD Layer by Feature Layer
Industry Data Models/Templates
Your Own Schemas in AutoCAD

15. Building Value for CAD Users
Extensible API
.NET
AutoLisp
Mapping Specification for DWG
Sample Code and Utilitites
Code Gallery at:

16. CAD Productivity

17. ArcGIS for AutoCAD Best Practices and GeoDesign Gateway
ArcGIS Server
Geodatabase
ArcGIS Desktop
CAD Feature Layers
CAD Files

18. ArcGIS Online in AutoCAD

19. ArcGIS Server Optimization Tuning for ArcGIS for AutoCAD Users

20. My Maps in CAD

21. Using Map Services ArcGIS Online Georeferenced Enterprise Basemaps
Projections On-The-Fly
Cartographic GIS Symbology
Dynamic/ On-Demand Display
Scale-Dependent Display
Database access: IDENTIFY Map Service Features

22. ArcGIS for AutoCAD Future… Best Practices and GeoDesign Gateway
Geoprocessing
Feature
ArcGIS Server
Map
Geodatabase
ArcGIS Desktop
CAD Feature Layers
CAD Files

23. Summary GIS Submittals Using CAD
Best Practice ArcGIS Data Sharing for AutoCAD
GeoDesign Gateway for Decision-Support
Geographic Context

24. Additional Resources

25. ArcGIS for… Information, Context, Analysis, Visualization, Decisions, Design … AutoCAD

26. Using the ArcGIS for AutoCAD Plug-In Application
Don Kuehne & Karen Hodge

28. Adding CAD Feature Layers to ArcMap
Grouped by geometry
Layer Definition Query
Layer Name
Color
Text Size, etc
Time consuming
Repeat for each DWG
Assumes knowledge of CAD Standard