In ArcMap at 9.2 there are a number of ways to do this. It needs to be transformed into geographic space. The CAD feature dataset is not in the same coordinate space as the Centre County basemap data layers. Click OK if you get a message that the layer is missing spatial reference information. Drag the SCBWA_PGM.dwg CAD feature dataset into ArcMap's map display area.
The symbology you see is the same as that defined in the drawing.
You see all of the features within all of the layers of the drawing. Preview the CAD drawing in ArcCatalog.The CAD data consists of a CAD drawing file and a CAD feature dataset. This folder should now contain the CAD drawing from lesson 1 and shapefiles for Centre County, PA.Open ArcCatalog and navigate to your Lesson5_6 folder.The CAD drawing is the same data that you downloaded in Lesson 1, but it has been renamed to SCBWA_PGM.Problems can arise if you are not using ArcView 9.3 or do not have the service packs up to date for 9.2 (Sp3 required).More information before you start is available at the Esri Support Site: Transforming CAD Data and Projecting CAD Data Make sure that the projection is set for the base map data and that it is not in "Geographic Projection." CAD data cannot be aligned with non-projected data because CAD data is flat, so must the data that is used for the transform be also flat.These data are already defined as NAD 1983 State Plane Pennsylvania North (Feet). In ArcMap, add the buildings and streets layers to the data frame. The basemap data are the reference layers to which we want to transform the CAD data.We will be adding data from many different sources (e00 file, xy data from a GPS, Mapinfo Data by import), and first we will be transforming CAD data to the coordinate space of the Centre County basemap data. The data in this exercise are used by permission of the State College Borough Water Authority, Centre County GIS, and Meridian GeoSystems Inc.
Registered Students download from ANGEL the Lesson 5/6 data (lesson5_6files.zip) to a new folder (e.g., C:\MGIS\GEOG488\Lesson5_6).