{"id":2602192,"date":"2024-11-25T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T18:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2602192"},"modified":"2024-11-26T09:08:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:08:15","slug":"whats-new-for-cad-and-bim-in-the-november-2024-release-of-arcgis-pro","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/whats-new-for-cad-and-bim-in-the-november-2024-release-of-arcgis-pro","title":{"rendered":"What’s new for CAD and BIM in the November 2024 release of ArcGIS Pro"},"author":335622,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[310972,35131,770742,760762,176662],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-2602192","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-aec","tag-autodesk","tag-bim-cad","tag-ifc","tag-revit","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":335622,"user_firstname":"Michael","user_lastname":"Davidson","nickname":"Michael Davidson","user_nicename":"mdavidson","display_name":"Michael Davidson","user_email":"mdavidson@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2023-03-20 21:32:25","user_description":"As a Product Manager, Michael pushes the boundaries of interoperability across GIS, CAD, and BIM as well as ArcGIS for AutoCAD. Michael possesses more than 10 years of experience in civil engineering software development, including past focuses on BIM for bridges and geostatistics. He has a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida and is a licensed PE in Florida.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"ArcGIS Pro 3.4 makes easy work of publishing CAD, positioning Revit models in scenes, and federating BIM elements with other project info.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

ArcGIS Pro<\/a> brings together CAD, BIM, and GIS, enabling spatial analysis, visualization, and collaboration with project stakeholders. You can direct-read and georeference designs authored in Autodesk\u00ae Revit\u00ae (.rvt), Industry Foundation Classes (.ifc), Autodesk AutoCAD\u00ae, Civil 3D\u00ae (.dwg), and more. Access collections of CAD and BIM files from local project folders or connect to cloud environments like Autodesk Construction Cloud\u00ae using BIM Cloud Connection<\/a>. Represent\u00a0CAD<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0BIM<\/a> datasets as feature classes. Federate them with other project information for making comprehensive insights across the ArcGIS system.<\/p>\n

The November 2024 release of ArcGIS Pro, version 3.4, introduces updates that boost workflows for GIS teams in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), transportation, and other industries. Check out the latest features below, including direct publishing of CAD datasets and updated support for BIM datasets, such as those authored in Revit 2025.<\/p>\n

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Release highlights<\/h2>\n

New features for CAD and BIM integrations in ArcGIS Pro 3.4<\/a> ease the pain points for some of your most common tasks. Directly share CAD layers to web maps and scenes in ArcGIS Online<\/a> and ArcGIS Enterprise<\/a>. Additionally, projected coordinate system information from Revit models is now automatically detected, saving you time in georeferencing.<\/p>\n

You can also take advantage of broadened and updated integrations for Revit (through Revit 2025) and IFC elements. This includes direct-read of built components such as steel reinforcement.<\/p>\n

Access the\u00a0release notes<\/a>\u00a0to find detailed documentation on all new features in ArcGIS Pro, as well as other product resources to support your work.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Direct publishing of CAD to the web<\/h3>\n

ArcGIS Pro 3.4 allows direct publishing of CAD to web maps and web scenes. Now, you can add features from CAD directly to a map or scene and then share the layers<\/a>. Adding CAD content as feature classes to a geodatabase prior to publishing is no longer required.<\/p>\n

Sharing CAD content this way better preserves symbology relative to the original drawing and reduces the number of required steps in publishing workflows. This functionality adds new avenues to the sharing process, makes CAD data more readily available in a web mapping context, and further boosts collaboration.<\/p>\n

Check out the video below, where the pre-publishing step of adding CAD content to a geodatabase is now optional.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_mt8osrh2","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Read-in of projected coordinate system information from Revit<\/h3>\n

ArcGIS Pro 3.4 streamlines georeferencing tasks for BIM datasets authored in Revit, with support for file formats from Revit 2020-2025. For Revit models assigned a standard coordinate system, such as those backed by an EPSG code, georeferencing tasks are improved. Coordinate system information stored in Revit files is automatically detected and carried forward when feature classes from Revit models are added to scenes.<\/p>\n

GIS teams no longer have to create auxiliary<\/a> files (.prj) for these Revit models or play detective as they try to decipher coordinate system information themselves. Rather, geospatial information stored in the Revit file is leveraged so that features display with the coordinate system intact.<\/p>\n

By integrating upstream location details from Revit models into the workflow, you can stay focused on analysis and visualization efforts without getting bogged down in georeferencing BIM datasets.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_87ef4iv5","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Direct-read of reinforcement from Revit and IFC<\/h3>\n

Built components modeled in Revit and expressible in the IFC standard<\/a> increasingly encompass a greater portion of the built environment. Likewise, this release of ArcGIS Pro brings broader direct-read support for BIM elements from Autodesk Revit and buildingSMART International\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0open exchange BIM format.<\/p>\n

In ArcGIS Pro 3.4, direct-read support now includes reinforcement data from Revit and IFC files. You can create scenes that represent detailed reinforcement geometry and attributes along with surrounding structural members. Including reinforcement in scenes brings new opportunities for supporting activities such as asset tracking and condition assessments. It also tightens the integration between BIM and GIS technologies by allowing for a more holistic understanding of building structures and their context.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_9zs3fddr","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Esri continues to innovate and redefine the possibilities of incorporating project information into spatial analysis and visualization workflows. Stay tuned for more developments on CAD and BIM integrations in ArcGIS Pro.<\/p>\n

Ask the ArcGIS experts<\/h3>\n

Engage the ArcGIS Pro CAD and BIM product team today to make these integrations even stronger. Post questions and contribute to discussions on the Esri Community<\/a>. Share your requests for new capabilities and enhancements in future releases in the\u00a0product ideas<\/a>\u00a0space.<\/p>\n

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Download ArcGIS Pro 3.4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Attribution: Revit model, Brownsville, PA<\/em><\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":2344032,"post_author":"335622","post_date":"2024-06-17 07:45:48","post_date_gmt":"2024-06-17 14:45:48","post_content":"","post_title":"What's new for CAD and BIM in ArcGIS Pro 3.3","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"whats-new-for-cad-bim-in-arcgis-pro-3-3","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-25 11:06:18","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-25 19:06:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2344032","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"show_article_image":false,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/card-2.png","wide_image":false},"yoast_head":"\nArcGIS Pro 3.4: Integrating CAD and BIM for Spatial Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover what's new in ArcGIS Pro 3.4 for CAD and BIM workflows, allowing you to directly read datasets from Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, and Industry Foundation Classes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/whats-new-for-cad-and-bim-in-the-november-2024-release-of-arcgis-pro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ArcGIS Pro 3.4: Integrating CAD and BIM for Spatial Analysis and Collaboration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Experience seamless CAD and BIM integration in ArcGIS Pro 3.4. 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