An Esri® Technical Paper * January 2011 ArcGIS® for AutoCAD® 250 @esri se, 380 Nev York St, Rend, CA 92573-8100 USA. ‘TEL 909-793-2853 » FAX 909-793-5953» E-MAIL infoean.com > WEB etricomCopyright © 2011 Esti All tights reserved, Printed in the United States of America, ‘The information contained in this document is the exclusive property of Esti. This work is protected under United States copyright law and other international copyright treaties and conventions. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as expressly permitted in writing by Esri. All requests should be sent to Attention: Contracts and Legal Services Manager, Esti, 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92373-8100 USA, ‘The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Esti, the Esri globe logo, AreGIS, AreMap, esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products, ‘mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.ArcGIS for AutoCAD 250 An Esri Technical Paper Contents Introduction.....ssssusttesnstnntnstntnsienitaitintnsnntnseeseet ‘Who Uses ArcGIS for AutoCAD?, Using GIS Maps in CAD Creating GIS Data in CAD... Benefits of ArcGIS for AutoCAD Connecting to the "Right" GIS «0... A Common Operating Picture Streamlined Data Flow Key Features of ArcGIS for AULOCAD ....nsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsenns Maps and Imagery for Context... Authoritative Maps for Design Constraints Interoperability between ArcGIS and AutoCAD..... Using Map Services. Coordinate Systems... Assigning Coordinate Systems Finding Maps... AreGIS Online Adding Maps. Query Map: Map Behavi0t...nssnnsnsnn ‘Maps and Transparency ‘Take Map Snapshots. Creating GIS Layers History: CAD in ArcGIS Desktop. Creating CAD Files with ArcGIS ....csssnnnnnnnne Creating GIS Layers in ArcGIS for AutoCAD... ‘Working with Attributes GIS Data Models... CAD Standards Esti Industry Data Models... [Es Technical Paper AN e be RYEND