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    Default DWG Import into ArcGIS 10.1

    I have a dwg that needs to be imported into ArcGIS. In doing so, the entities within the dwg are currently located in the correct coordinates. I have stripped out the coordinate information provided by Civil 3D.

    Is there a setting or step when importing into ArcGIS that needs to specify the coordinate system for the dwg?
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    Default Re: DWG Import into ArcGIS 10.1

    Nope, You need to export to a shp file(s) from Civil3D if you want the coordinate system to beread. One thing you can do in ArcGIS is use the move/rotate/scale like you would in AutoCAD for an image, but ESRI doesn't know that dwg has a CS assigned.

    Edits: Just like AutoCAD the versions and add-on or modules as they call then, may play a difference on importing a DWG format file. If they have the full CAD module there is a reproject tool that can be used during the import or right after wards, look for the reproject tool in the help.
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    Default Re: DWG Import into ArcGIS 10.1

    Quote Originally Posted by Jmurphy View Post
    Nope, You need to export to a shp file(s) from Civil3D if you want the coordinate system to beread. One thing you can do in ArcGIS is use the move/rotate/scale like you would in AutoCAD for an image, but ESRI doesn't know that dwg has a CS assigned.

    Edits: Just like AutoCAD the versions and add-on or modules as they call then, may play a difference on importing a DWG format file. If they have the full CAD module there is a reproject tool that can be used during the import or right after wards, look for the reproject tool in the help.
    That's the problem. I don't even have access to the GIS software. I only have access to Civil 3D.

    Are you saying the reproject tool is in ArcGIS or AutoCAD?
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    Default Re: DWG Import into ArcGIS 10.1

    There is one in ArcGIS as long as they have the module for it. It's more of a "align" than the reprocect tools in Civil3d/Map3D.

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