Importing LandXML Drawing Data

Importing LandXML data into AutoCAD Civil 3D is a two-step process:

1. Specify the import settings that prepare the data for import. For more information, see Viewing and Editing LandXML Settings.
2. Select the files and the specific data in the file to import.

The LandXML import functionality automatically handles the conversion between the units specified in the LandXML file and the current drawing units.

To import LandXML data

1. Click Insert tabImport panelLandXML.At the Command prompt, enter LandXMLIn.
2. In the Import LandXML dialog box, select or browse to the LandXML (*.xml) file you want to import. Click Open.
3. In the Import LandXML dialog box, select sites for the alignments and parcels. See LandXML and Sites for more information.
4. The data tree displays each of the major data collections in the LandXML file. Use the data tree to:
   • Navigate a data collection and view its subcomponents.
   • Expand the collections. Select or clear the check boxes to filter the data types that you want to import into the drawing. By default, all data components are selected for import.
   Note

   The check boxes have a tri-state display. If only some objects are selected under a collection, the check box is shaded . If all the items are selected, the check box is selected . If all the items below the collection are cleared, the check box for the collection is cleared .

5. Click OK to import the LandXML file or click Browse to select another LandXML file.

   After you click OK, the data is imported into the drawing. The data components are added to the drawing’s applicable data collections in the Prospector tree.

   Note

   As each object is imported, the Event Viewer Vista dialog box can display the status of each operation. For more information, see The Event Viewer Vista.