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CATEGORY:TABLE.FIELD
Where
Type of data, for example "OD" for object data, or "LT"
for link template (linked external database).
CATEGORY
Object data table name or database table name.TABLE
Data field name.FIELD
Import dialog box
Use this dialog box to specify options and settings for imported files.
To import data from other formats (page 381)
To specify an area to import (page 418)
To specify an AutoCAD layer during import (page 419)
To assign an object class to an input layer (page 421)
To assign a coordinate system to the current drawing (page 147)
To specify the data to import (page 426)
To specify how to import points (page 428)
Click Home tab ➤ Data panel ➤ Import From Files.
NOTE Data you import becomes AutoCAD drawing objects in your map. To
connect to the data in its original format, see
Overview of Bringing In GIS Features
(page 305). To convert the drawing objects to a geospatial format, see Overview
of Converting and Exporting
(page 1405).
In the table, you can specify properties for each input layer (sometimes called
a schema, level, or file).
To import an input layer, select its check box. To change other settings for an
input layer, click in the field to change. Click the down arrow to choose from
a list of choices, or click
for additional choices.
To sort on a specific column, right-click the column heading. Click Sort
Ascending or Sort Descending.
To copy the contents of a field, right-click in the field. Click Copy. Right-click
in the target field. Click one of the Paste options. To copy the contents of a
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