If you bring ArcGIS data into a Civil 3D drawing and then modify the objects, you can use the Save Back option in the Data Source Manager to update ArcGIS with your changes.
To save back changes to ArcGIS, you need to have editing privileges, and the dataset needs to be editable. For more information, see About Roles and Privileges Required to Exchange Data with ArcGIS.
The Data Source Manager dialog box is displayed.
A message dialog box is displayed so you can confirm if you want to save the content back and overwrite the existing data on ArcGIS.
Support for saving back changes to ArcGIS
Some object types that are created by importing an ArcGIS dataset cannot be saved back to the original ArcGIS layer. If you want to be able to save back changes later, you can choose to create the Civil 3D object types that support Save Back when you bring an ArcGIS dataset into a drawing.
ArcGIS Feature Type | Imported as Civil 3D Object | Save Back Support |
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Point | Structure | Yes |
Point | COGO Point | Yes |
Polygon | Parcel | Yes |
Polygon | Feature Line | No |
Polygon | COGO Point | No |
Line | Alignment | Yes |
Line | COGO Point | No |
Line | Gravity Pipe | Yes
Note: Pipes with more than two vertices cannot be saved back to ArcGIS.
|
Line | Feature Line | Yes |
Raster data | Image or surface | No |