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Using Python to load CAD data

You can use Python scripts to load CAD data into a geodatabase. This Python sample demonstrates how to load polylines from multiple CAD drawings into a single feature class using the Merge tool.

# Name: ImportCADandMerge.py
# Description: Imports and merges polylines from one workspace into a single feature class

# Import system modules
import arcpy 
from arcpy import env

env.workspace = "c:/data/columbia"

# Create a value table that will hold the input feature classes for Merge
vTab = arcpy.ValueTable()

# Step through each dataset in the list
for fd in arcpy.ListDatasets("*", "CAD"):
    layername = fd + "_Layer"
    # Select only the Polyine features on the drawing layer b-railroad
    arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(fd + "/Polyline", layername, "\"Layer\" = 'B-RAILROAD'")
    vTab.addRow(layername)

# Merge the CAD features into one feature class
arcpy.Merge_management(vTab, "c:/data/columbia/Columbia.gdb/Railroads")

Related topics

  • Using the Merge tool
  • Essential Python vocabulary

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