
What is ArcGIS for AutoCAD?
Learn how ArcGIS for AutoCAD fosters collaboration between CAD and GIS


A CAD Drawing enhanced with ArcGIS for AutoCAD
ArcGIS for AutoCAD solves common collaboration problems
Those of you who work with both GIS and CAD know the difficulty of exchanging data between them. You have a GIS department that needs data from CAD and you struggle sending it back and forth. You have a CAD department that needs GIS data to enhance their designs but must wait for it to be sent to them. What you’d like is to edit and work with the same data using the tools you’re familiar with. ArcGIS for AutoCAD is a free plug-in from Esri that does just that. With ArcGIS for AutoCAD , you can use Autodesk AutoCAD or Autodesk Civil 3D to edit and work with GIS data using web feature layers as CAD data. Edits in CAD can be pushed to ArcGIS, and edits in ArcGIS can be pushed to CAD.
You can use ArcGIS for AutoCAD to do the following:
Geoposition CAD drawings
Place your CAD file in the right location using coordinate systems, maps, and location services.
Enhance your designs with maps and data from ArcGIS
Add map image layers, imagery layers, and web feature layers to an AutoCAD drawing from ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online.
Edit and synchronize GIS layers from within AutoCAD
Add and edit web feature layers in AutoCAD. Use AutoCAD editing tools to work with GIS data. Changes made in AutoCAD are synchronized with ArcGIS, and changes made in ArcGIS are synchronized with AutoCAD.
A better way to share CAD with GIS
Share your CAD designs to ArcGIS. ArcGIS for AutoCAD lets you organize your existing CAD drawings for easy use in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Field Maps and More.
Using ArcGIS for AutoCAD, the CAD designer is a trusted GIS data editor using their CAD expertise to maintain GIS data.