ArcGIS Pro reads CAD files as CAD feature datasets that contain read-only CAD feature classes. The following table identifies the supported CAD entities from AutoCAD and MicroStation and the corresponding ArcGIS feature class geometry types.
Note:
Content stored in AutoCAD paper space is not translated, and it is not viewable in ArcGIS Pro.
ArcGIS CAD feature class | AutoCAD entity | MicroStation element |
---|---|---|
Annotation (point feature type)
| Text | Text |
Multiline text | ||
Block attributes defined as visible | ||
Point |
External reference | |
Block reference
| Cell header | |
Point | ||
Polyline | 3D face |
Shape |
3D polyline |
Complex shape | |
Arc |
Arc | |
Circle |
Curve | |
Ellipse |
Ellipse | |
Block reference (supported entities only) |
Cell header | |
Line | Line | |
LWPolyline | Line string | |
MLine | Multiline | |
Polyline |
Complex chain | |
Solid | Surface | |
Spline | ||
Trace | ||
Polygon | 3D face |
Shape |
3D polyline (closed) |
Complex shape | |
Circle | ||
Ellipse |
Ellipse | |
Block reference (supported entities only) |
Cell header | |
LWPolyline (closed) | ||
MLine (closed) | ||
Polyline (closed) | ||
Solid | Solid | |
Spline (closed) | ||
Trace | ||
Multipatch | 3D face | |
3D polyline (closed) |
Complex shape | |
Block reference (supported entities only) |
Cell header | |
LWPolyline (closed) | ||
MLine (closed) | ||
Polyline (closed) | ||
Solid | Solid | |
3D Solid | ||
Mesh | Mesh |