This article contains information about DXF and DWG files in ArcGIS, (ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo). The info is easy to access and is in point form.
- can’t edit with editor tools
- have weird symbology
- consist of a layer set with 5 layers
o annontation
o point
o polygon
o polyline
o multipatch
- eacgh of these layers can be turned on/off, used for symbology, assigned a coordinate system and any other data type options
- they can be exported as a shapefile
- in the CAD properties menu, different CAD layers can be turned on/off, but not in the table of contents. Here they remain as symbology only
