AECC alignment object properties export to ESRI shapefile

[Moreveggies]

I am transforming water system components from Autocad dwg files (created in Civil 3d 2013 I think) to a personal (or file) geodatabase in ArcGIS 10.1. I am not familair with using Civil 3d.

I would like to know if there is some way I can export (as ESRI shapefile) AECC alignment objects (waterlines) as lines/polylines and preserve  associated data (flow direction and station label info) as field attributes associated with the lines/polylines.  I am not sure if there is elevation data associated with the alignments, but would want to preserve that data too if it is available.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

there exists the command _AECCEXPORTTOSDF, that can create GIS-data from some Civil3D objects.

The next step is to convert the alignment-data in the SDF to a SHP (or if you have to an ArcSDE connection)

Steps like _MAPCONNECT the SDF data and then run bulkcopy to get it converted to a SHP .. or use _MAPIMPORT to get the data from the SDF into AutoCAD (as AutoCAD objects with objectdata) and back to a SHP with _MAPEXPORT.

HTH & good luck, - alfred -

[Moreveggies]

Thank you kindly Alfred, I will give your clear instructions my best
attempt...when I can get back to my Autocad space (snowed in at home space
at this time).
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Adrienne