shrug-l: CAD drawing to Geodatabase?

[Tripp Corbin]

Doug,

Yes there are several ways to bring in CAD data so that the attributes
are maintained in the GIS. A lot will depend on the software being used
by the Surveyor. To be successful, you first need to understand the DWG
format. We have an article posted on our website on the GIS Links page
which explains many of the ins and outs of the DWG format which should
help you out. Using things like the layer name and blocks can make it
easy to import attributes.  There are other ways data can be stored in a
DWG such as object data which can be exported from higher versions of
CAD such as Civil 3D and Map3D. 

 

You might want to consider signing up for the Using AutoCAD data in
ArcGIS class which is being offered in conjunction with the SHRUG
conference. If you can't wait that long, it is also available as a self
paced DVD ROM class. Hope this helps some.  

 

Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP
Vice President, GIS/IT
ESRI Authorized Instructor
CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer
Keck & Wood, Inc. <http://www.keckwood.com/> 
(678) 417-4013
(678) 417-4055 fax




 

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[mailto:shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Doug A.
Skurski
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 6:02 PM
To: shrug-l at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: shrug-l: CAD drawing to Geodatabase?

 

Does anyone have experience converting a CAD drawing into a geodatabase,
and maintaining attribute information across platforms?  If the intended
product is to convert infrastructure information of a parcel, collected
by traditional survey, into a GIS inventory of that parcel's
infrastructure, is there a good way to set up the surveyor's data
collection such that the data they provide will be easily incorporated
into a geodatabase, or does this process involve a lot of manual data
entry of attributes, to assign all the CAD lines, polygons, and points
with the appropriate "information" associated with each feature, like I
fear it might?

 

Thanks,

 

Doug

 

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