This post lists the current conversion capability of different versions of AutoCAD and ArcGIS (ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo). To see how to do this, read our guide: Guide to convert ArcGIS to AutoCAD
The following are the versions of AutoCAD that I am certain will import into ArcGIS (older versions may also work, I just have not experimented:
AutoCAD 2008 (Release 22)
AutoCAD 2007 (Release 21)
AutoCAD 2006 (Release 20)
AutoCAD 2005 (Release 19)
AutoCAD 2004 (Release 18)
AutoCAD 2002 (Release 17)
AutoCAD 2000i(Release 16)
AutoCAD 2000 (Release 15)
The following are the versions of ArcGIS that, for sure, support importing
ArcGIS 9.2 ArcGIS 9.1 ArcGIS 9.0 ArcGIS 8.3 ArcGIS 8.2
See our Guide: how to convert ArcGIS to AutoCAD
