PROBLEM

CAD data spatial references are lost

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Description

ArcCatalog loses all spatial reference information for CAD data after properties are specified.

Cause

CAD spatial reference information defined in ArcCatalog must be saved to a projection file (.prj).

Solution or Workaround



Click Save As in the Spatial Reference Properties dialog box and save the definition as a .prj file.

To define a spatial reference for CAD data, see the ArcGIS Desktop Help topic within Contents > ArcCatalog > Working with CAD data > "Defining a CAD layer’s coordinate system."

Article ID:000003284

Software:
  • ArcMap 8 x

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