Create a Map from CAD Data

Create a Map Using Feature Sources

Create a Map Start to Finish

Create a Utility Map

Attach AutoCAD drawings, align them properly, attach attribute data, style the drawing objects, create metadata, and add a legend to your map.


Open or create a map file		Open or create a new drawing using a map template

Attach the drawings to use		Make objects in existing drawings available to the map by attaching the drawings

Align attached drawing objects properly		Assign a coordinate system or specify scale, rotation, and offset

Create seamless joins across the attached drawings		Clean up the edges so objects from different maps align to each other

Attach data to the map		Attach any external attribute databases you plan to use

Examine objects in attached drawings		Use Quick View to preview the contents of active source drawings

Select drawing objects to style		Select objects based on their layer, object class, location, properties, or attached data

Style the drawing objects		Specify how the selected drawing objects will look

Theme the drawing objects		Vary the style of drawing objects based on object properties or data associated with them

Add metadata		Add information about the file

Add a legend		Identify items in your map by style

Publish the map		Output the styled map (or its data) to a variety of destinations