Summary
The Describe function returns the following properties for CAD Drawing Datasets. Dataset Properties are also supported.
A CAD Drawing Dataset returns a dataType of "CadDrawingDataset".
Properties
| Property | Explanation | Data Type |
| is2D (Read Only) | Indicates whether a CAD dataset is 2D | Boolean |
| is3D (Read Only) | Indicates whether a CAD dataset is 3D | Boolean |
| isAutoCAD (Read Only) | Indicates whether a CAD dataset is an AutoCAD file | Boolean |
| isDGN (Read Only) | Indicates whether a CAD dataset is a MicroStation file | Boolean |
Code sample
CAD Drawing Dataset properties example (stand-alone script)
The following stand-alone script displays properties for a CAD Drawing Dataset.
import arcpy
# Create a describe object
#
desc = arcpy.Describe("C:/data/arch.dgn")
# Print Cad Drawing Dataset properties
#
print "%-12s %s" % ("is2D:", desc.is2D)
print "%-12s %s" % ("is3D:", desc.is3D)
print "%-12s %s" % ("isAutoCAD:", desc.isAutoCAD)
print "%-12s %s" % ("isDGN:", desc.isDGN)