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Civil3D/ArcGIS compatability

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htr_anderson
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Civil3D/ArcGIS compatability

Why is it when I bring a drawing into ArcGIS the labeling will not come with it?  Instead I get a blank box where there should be annotation

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Neilw_05
in reply to: htr_anderson

Civil 3D labels are custom objects that are not supported in vanilla Autocad or applications that read dwg files without object enablers. AFAIK, ArcGis does not support object enablers.

Neil Wilson (a.k.a. neilw)
AEC Collection/C3D 2024, LDT 2004, Power Civil v8i SS1
WIN 10 64 PRO

http://www.sec-landmgt.com
Message 3 of 13
htr_anderson
in reply to: Neilw_05

Is there something I can do to my CAD drawing to make it carry labels into GIS?

Message 4 of 13
Neilw_05
in reply to: htr_anderson

Use the Export to AutoCAD tool to create a drawing that has all the C3D objects exploded. You'll still have problems with multileaders though since they don't get converted.
Neil Wilson (a.k.a. neilw)
AEC Collection/C3D 2024, LDT 2004, Power Civil v8i SS1
WIN 10 64 PRO

http://www.sec-landmgt.com
Message 5 of 13
htr_anderson
in reply to: Neilw_05

That worked to get rid of the boxes, but still no labels w the points? I'm just looking for simple descriptions for points...(pt.#, elev, desc.)  etc...

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Neilw_05
in reply to: htr_anderson

I don't know what happens to point labels when exported to ACAD. Like multileaders, they may not get converted. Do you see the labels in the exported file? You may have to experiment to find a way to get them to export as generic text.
Neil Wilson (a.k.a. neilw)
AEC Collection/C3D 2024, LDT 2004, Power Civil v8i SS1
WIN 10 64 PRO

http://www.sec-landmgt.com
Message 7 of 13
htr_anderson
in reply to: Neilw_05

just points now, no text with them...I'm bringing an AutoCAD dwg into an ArcGIS map, everything but the labels come in just fine?

Message 8 of 13
Neilw_05
in reply to: htr_anderson

Since the labels aren't converting I don't have a solution. You can try searching the forum for workarounds or submit a support request.

Just about everything we do in C3D requires time troubleshooting and researching workarounds

Neil Wilson (a.k.a. neilw)
AEC Collection/C3D 2024, LDT 2004, Power Civil v8i SS1
WIN 10 64 PRO

http://www.sec-landmgt.com
Message 9 of 13


@htr_anderson wrote:

just points now, no text with them...I'm bringing an AutoCAD dwg into an ArcGIS map, everything but the labels come in just fine?



With Civil 3d 2013 we had the same issue with points and point labels on a drawing we were trying to export to Autocad.

 

I check the points were not locked, the layers were on and thawed, etc. with no luck.

 

We ended up just exploding all the points and then exporting the result to Autocad format.

 

I have not followed it up as it was not something we normally do, so I am unsure if it is a drawing issue or civil 3d's.



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Andrew Puller
Maitland, NSW, Australia
Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit
Intel core i7 11800 @ 2.30 GHz with 32GB Ram
Civil 3d 2021
Message 10 of 13

exploding the drawing helped somewhat, I was able to bring in part of the symbols from CAD (hydrants, gate valves etc...) but none of the text associated with them have made the transfer to GIS.

Message 11 of 13
Neilw_05
in reply to: htr_anderson

If you post a clip of your exported drawing with the problem text I'll run some tests to see if I can determine the problem.

Neil Wilson (a.k.a. neilw)
AEC Collection/C3D 2024, LDT 2004, Power Civil v8i SS1
WIN 10 64 PRO

http://www.sec-landmgt.com
Message 12 of 13
dgalentine
in reply to: htr_anderson

you could try "Burst" to explode the attributes to text.
Message 13 of 13
AllenJessup
in reply to: htr_anderson

You could covert your points to blocks. That may get you your text. I don't have ArcGIS so I can't test it.

 

Allen



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

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