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Workflow Processes:

• Import ArcGIS Data

  Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS allows you to bring ArcGIS data into your Civil 3D drawings. Sign in to ArcGIS and then specify an area of interest, a dataset to use, and the Civil 3D object types to create from the ArcGIS data.
  Bringing ArcGIS data into your drawing does not require an ArcGIS account. If you don’t have an ArcGIS account, you can access public data. If you have an ArcGIS account, you can also access data from your organization and your groups, as well as data that you have created.
  This Process lays out the tasks to import ArcGIS datasets into your Civil 3D drawings. Depending on the type of data that is imported, you can define the schema to map ArcGIS attributes to Civil 3D object properties. The different types of Civil 3D objects that can be created with the ArcGIS data include:
  Alignments
  Feature Lines
  Parcels
  Pipe Networks
  Points

  Upon importing the ArcGIS data into Civil 3D the attribute data can be viewed in the Properties palette, on the Extended Data tab. To remove and refresh ArcGIS datasets, use the Data Source Manager.

• Edit & Update ArcGIS Data

  The Data Source Manager allows you to save edited Civil 3D objects back to ArcGIS and remove datasets. Saving datasets back to ArcGIS requires an ArcGIS account with editing privileges. For more information, see About Roles and Privileges Required to Exchange Data with ArcGIS.
  This Process steps through the tasks to edit and/or create new features to update the ArcGIS dataset. To edit the Civil 3D objects you can use the respective Civil 3D tools. To edit the attribute data, you can use the Extended Data panel. After editing the Civil 3D objects, save it back to the Dataset. For new objects that are created, you’ll need to move them to the ArcGIS layer before saving back to ArcGIS online.

• Publish ArcGIS Data

  Publish Civil 3D objects to ArcGIS requires that you sign in to ArcGIS and then specify the Civil 3D objects to publish, define layers, add tags, and specify the publishing location. You can also specify whether to share the published content with your ArcGIS groups and whether it is editable. Publishing requires an ArcGIS account with publishing privileges. For more information, see About Roles and Privileges Required to Exchange Data with ArcGIS. After you publish content, it is available from your Content location in ArcGIS after you sign in.
  This Process steps through the tasks to create a new ArcGIS dataset. If you have not already done so, you’ll need to assign a coordinate system to your drawing and confirm that your coordinate system is compatible with ArcGIS Online. Once that has been established, you can Create New Features and Publish to ArcGIS Online. Once the new features have been published as a new dataset in ArcGIS online, you’ll need to import the new dataset for further editing of the ArcGIS data in Civil 3D.

• Export Civil 3D Objects to File Geodatabase (FGDB) Format

  Another method that you can use to create and share Civil 3D object data in ArcGIS is to create a file geodatabase (FGDB). The Export to FGDB command saves the file geodatabase to a specified folder and it does not require an ArcGIS account or publishing privileges.

  You can use the Export to FGDB command to export the following Civil 3D objects to a file geodatabase that can be used in ArcGIS or in another application:
  Alignments
  Feature lines
  Parcels
  Pipe networks
  Points