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Workflow
■ Add DWG Data to an Existing Feature
Source
GIS Skill
■ Create new features from existing Auto-
CAD objects.
Related topics
■
Overview of Working with Features
(page 684)
■ Checking In Features (page 693)
■ Using AutoCAD Commands on Fea-
tures (page 713)
NOTE This procedure is for geospatial features only. For information about creating
drawing objects, see the AutoCAD Help.
To create a new feature from geometry
1 In the
Display Manager (page 2060), right-click the layer to which you want
to add the feature. Click New Feature from Geometry.
2 When prompted, select the object or objects to convert to features. Press
Enter.
All selected objects are converted into a single feature. To create multiple
features, perform this operation on one object at a time.
3 When prompted to erase the drawing object, do one of the following:
■ Click Yes to erase the original drawing object.
■ Click No to keep the drawing object in the drawing.
Keep the object if you plan to use it to create other features. You can
store drawing objects on a separate layer and turn off visibility for the
layer.
To add information to the feature, see
Editing Features using the Data
Table
(page 711).
4 Check in the new features.
For more information, see Checking In Features (page 693).
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