You may also need to zoom to the extent if there doesn't seem to be any data in the CAD window.WinZip's main interface has a similar look as Microsoft Office programs. That is fine - you still want to open it. Common errors when opening the DWG file in AutoCAD: When viewing the file in AutoCAD or other CAD software for the first time, beware that you may get an error that essentially informs you that the file was not created in CAD software.The newly created DWG file will be in the output folder you specified.

Once FME is finished the translation it will say “Translation was SUCCESSFUL….Translation finished”.

Press OK once you're done to start the translation.

dwg files to output to and give the file a name.

In the “Writer Dataset”, click on the “…” button to open a file directory and navigate to the location where you want the.

If the option is not in the dropdown menu, just start typing it in and it will fill in the rest.

In the “WriterFormat” use the drop down menu to select “Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF”.

In the “Reader Dataset” click on the “…” button to open a file directory and navigate to the.

In the “Reader Format” use the drop down menu to select “ Esri Shape”.

Use the following parameters in the 'Set Translation Parameters' dialog box:.

Open FME Quick Translator, which can be found on the desktop of the GIS workstations in the library.

Click the Run button at the bottom of the Geoprocessing panel.

The default location is the ArcGIS Pro project folder and that's usually buried in a folder structure, so it's best to browse to where you want to save the CAD file.

In Output File, click the folder to browse to the location you want to save the CAD file.

Select the output type (DWG 2018 is the most up-to-date available).

shapefiles) that you want to convert to CAD.

Click on the Export to CAD Conversion Tool in results.

In the Geoprocessing panel that appears, search for 'Export to CAD'.Select all the files of type SHP and drag them into the Map window in ArcGIS Pro.Open ArcGIS Pro and login ( the process is here if it's the first time you've used ArcGIS Pro).You can unzip by right-clicking on the zipped folder and selecting Extract (or using a program like WinZip or 7-Zip). Ensure that the data you have is unzipped (e.g.: not in a zipped or compressed folder).

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