You can bring ArcGIS datasets into your Civil 3D drawings using the Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS, save back edited content, and publish and export Civil 3D data for use in ArcGIS.
Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS: Bring ArcGIS data into your
Civil 3D drawings using the Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS. Sign in to ArcGIS and then specify an area of interest, a dataset to use, and the Civil 3D object types to create from the ArcGIS data. For more information, see
To Bring ArcGIS Data into Civil 3D.
Bringing ArcGIS data into your drawing does not require an ArcGIS account. If you don't have an ArcGIS account, you can access public data. If you have an ArcGIS account, you can also access data from your organization and your groups, as well as data that you have created.
Data Source Manager: Save edited
Civil 3D objects back to ArcGIS and remove datasets. For more information, see
To Manage ArcGIS Datasets in a Drawing.
Saving datasets back to ArcGIS requires an ArcGIS account with editing privileges. For more information, see About Roles and Privileges Required to Exchange Data with ArcGIS.
Publish to ArcGIS: Publish
Civil 3D objects to ArcGIS. Sign in to ArcGIS and then specify the Civil 3D objects to publish, define layers, add tags, and specify the publishing location. You can also specify whether to share the published content with your ArcGIS groups and whether it is editable. For more information, see
To Publish Civil 3D Objects to ArcGIS.
Publishing requires an ArcGIS account with publishing privileges. For more information, see About Roles and Privileges Required to Exchange Data with ArcGIS.
After you publish content, it is available from your Content location in ArcGIS after you sign in.
Export to FGDB: Export
Civil 3D objects to a file geodatabase (FGDB) that can be used in ArcGIS. Specify the Civil 3D objects to export and then specify the name and location for the file geodatabase. For more information, see
To Export Civil 3D Objects to File Geodatabase (FGDB) Format.
The Export to FGDB command saves the file geodatabase to a specified folder and it does not require an ArcGIS account or publishing privileges.
Working with coordinate systems
- To work with ArcGIS command in a drawing, the drawing needs to have a coordinate system assigned to it. If a coordinate system is required and the drawing does not have one assigned to it, you will be prompted to assign one.
- Before bringing ArcGIS data into a drawing with the Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS, install the ArcGIS Projection Engine Data. The Projection Engine Data prevents a coordinate offset from occurring when you bring ArcGIS data into a drawing.
- To prevent a coordinate offset issue from occurring when you save back to ArcGIS, use a coordinate system that has an EPSG code.
- To publish to ArcGIS and to export objects to a file geodatabase (FGDB), the drawing must use a supported coordinate system. For information about coordinate systems that are not supported by these commands, see Coordinate Systems Not Supported when Exchanging Data with ArcGIS.