Importing AutoCAD.dwg file?

[mwadkins12]

Okay, there is a good possibility that I am over looking something...but is there not a way to import an AutoCAD *.dwg file into Civil 3D?

Basically, I have set up a template with the required blocks and other information; I want to keep that information loaded and available no matter which drawing I open. I realize that I can just open a .dwg in Civil; but I do not want to lose or have to reload my blocks, etc. everytime I work on a customer drawing.

Are you even able to import a .dwg into a Civil template? 

[Citadel2012]

Try inserting your template drawing with your blocks and such into the correct civil 3d .dwt template file, saving and closing.

[mwadkins12]

The template is fine; I just want to import a customer drawing into the 'template'.

[Citadel2012]

Try:

1. Open blank drawing from your civil 3d template with blocks, styles, settings, etc.

2. Insert customer drawing

3. Save and close file.

Let me know if this works.

[Murph_Map]

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@Citadel2012 wrote:

Try:

1. Open blank drawing from your civil 3d template with blocks, styles, settings, etc.

2. Insert customer drawing

3. Save and close file.

Let me know if this works.

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To add a little more, After you insert the customers dwg with the insert command, explode it once so its not a block.

Save the template file with a new name, I.E. Customer1.dwt. and place it in the same folder as your other dwts. 

[mathewkol]

And don't forget to purge the block after exploding. You don't want to bloat the file unnecessarily.