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ArcGIS for AutoCAD is a free application that provides access to dynamic georeferenced ArcGIS Server map services and allows CAD users to visualize and query GIS data without conversion in AutoCAD. As a CAD user, you can work directly with ArcGIS map services to add full GIS context to your AutoCAD session.

ArcGIS for AutoCAD leverages the ESRI toolset and geodatabase. The cartographic and computing power of ArcGIS is provided to you without the overhead of data management or the need for special data connections, symbology mapping, conversion, or translation when utilizing the ArcGIS for AutoCAD application. All vector, raster, and imagery formats that ArcGIS Server supports can be viewed in the CAD environment.

With ArcGIS for AutoCAD, you can

• View live GIS maps, displaying GIS symbology of all underlying GIS data structures in CAD.
• Include the results of GIS analysis in your CAD designs.
• Include GIS basemaps in your CAD products.
• Access feature attributes in CAD directly from the underlying GIS databases using the Identify tool.
• Define the coordinate system within AutoCAD to automatically project maps on the fly without transforming CAD drawings or converting GIS data.

ArcGIS for AutoCAD requires AutoCAD 2007 or 2008 and ArcGIS Server 9.2 map services.