com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.conversiontools
Class CadToGeodatabase

java.lang.Object
  com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool
      com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.conversiontools.CadToGeodatabase

All Implemented Interfaces:

GPTool

public class CadToGeodatabase
extends AbstractGPTool

Reads a CAD dataset and creates feature classes of the drawing. The feature classes are written to a geodatabase feature dataset. The CAD to Geodatabase tool is contained in the Conversion Tools tool box.

Usage tips:

• This tool creates a new feature dataset in an existing geodatabase. When run from ArcMap the results are added as a group layer.
• This tool creates feature class annotation from CAD text.
• The input features must be a CAD file. The CAD file will contain all the available homogenous geometries.
• The input parameter will accept CAD data from multiple formats (DWG, DXF, and DGN) in one operation.
• If a DWG is used as input it may contain additional CAD-defined feature classes that conform to the ESRI specification document. These are subsets of the original homogenous geometries with entity-linked attributes that also import to the geodatabase as feature attributes.
• Feature class names must be unique for the entire geodatabase or the tool will fail.
• All inputs are combined into a single output CAD dataset which will contain the standard point, line, polygon, annotation cad feature classes.
• This tool only outputs a dataset to any geodatabase along with ArcSDE instances.
• If a projection file exists for the input CAD file, it will automatically populate the spatial reference parameter with the projection information. If multiple CAD files are used as inputs, the spatial reference will be taken from the first CAD file that has a valid projection information.
• If a universal projection file exists for a CAD file in a directory, the projection information will be taken from the universal projection file.
• If a DGN file has multiple models, be sure the first model has the largest domain. This tool calculates the domain for the entire DGN file from the first model. If this is not the case, be sure to expand the domain in your first model to be large enough so all will fit.
• Choose a reference scale that is roughly equal to the scale at which the annotation will normally be displayed.
• Should you only require a single feature class from the CAD feature classes, then use a geoprocessing tool, such as .

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

vals

Constructor Summary

CadToGeodatabase()
Creates the CAD to Geodatabase tool with defaults.

CadToGeodatabase(Object inputCadDatasets, Object outGdbPath, String outDatasetName, double referenceScale)
Creates the CAD to Geodatabase tool with the required parameters.

Method Summary

Object	getInputCadDatasets() Returns the Input CAD Datasets parameter of this tool .
Object	getOutDataset() Returns the Output Feature Dataset parameter of this tool (Read only).
String	getOutDatasetName() Returns the Dataset parameter of this tool .
Object	getOutGdbPath() Returns the Output Geodatabase parameter of this tool .
double	getReferenceScale() Returns the Reference scale parameter of this tool .
Object	getSpatialReference() Returns the Spatial Reference parameter of this tool .
String	getToolboxAlias() Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolboxName() Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolName() Returns the name of this tool.
void	setInputCadDatasets(Object inputCadDatasets) Sets the Input CAD Datasets parameter of this tool .
void	setOutDatasetName(String outDatasetName) Sets the Dataset parameter of this tool .
void	setOutGdbPath(Object outGdbPath) Sets the Output Geodatabase parameter of this tool .
void	setReferenceScale(double referenceScale) Sets the Reference scale parameter of this tool .
void	setSpatialReference(Object spatialReference) Sets the Spatial Reference parameter of this tool .

Methods inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

getParameterValues, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CadToGeodatabase

public CadToGeodatabase()

Creates the CAD to Geodatabase tool with defaults.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the default values specified when the tool was created.

CadToGeodatabase

public CadToGeodatabase(Object inputCadDatasets,
                        Object outGdbPath,
                        String outDatasetName,
                        double referenceScale)

Creates the CAD to Geodatabase tool with the required parameters.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the values as specified for the required parameters and with the default values for the other parameters.

Parameters:

inputCadDatasets - the collection of CAD files to convert to geodatabase features.

outGdbPath - the ArcSDE, file, or personal geodatabase where the Output Feature Dataset will be created. The target geodatabase must already exist.

outDatasetName - the name of the feature dataset to be created.

referenceScale - enter the scale to use as a reference for the annotation. This sets the scale to which all symbol and text sizes in the annotation will be made relative.

Method Detail

getInputCadDatasets

public Object getInputCadDatasets()

Returns the Input CAD Datasets parameter of this tool . This parameter is the collection of CAD files to convert to geodatabase features. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Input CAD Datasets

setInputCadDatasets

public void setInputCadDatasets(Object inputCadDatasets)

Sets the Input CAD Datasets parameter of this tool . This parameter is the collection of CAD files to convert to geodatabase features. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

inputCadDatasets - the collection of CAD files to convert to geodatabase features.

getOutGdbPath

public Object getOutGdbPath()

Returns the Output Geodatabase parameter of this tool . This parameter is the ArcSDE, file, or personal geodatabase where the Output Feature Dataset will be created. The target geodatabase must already exist. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Output Geodatabase

setOutGdbPath

public void setOutGdbPath(Object outGdbPath)

Sets the Output Geodatabase parameter of this tool . This parameter is the ArcSDE, file, or personal geodatabase where the Output Feature Dataset will be created. The target geodatabase must already exist. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

outGdbPath - the ArcSDE, file, or personal geodatabase where the Output Feature Dataset will be created. The target geodatabase must already exist.

getOutDatasetName

public String getOutDatasetName()

Returns the Dataset parameter of this tool . This parameter is the name of the feature dataset to be created. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Dataset

setOutDatasetName

public void setOutDatasetName(String outDatasetName)

Sets the Dataset parameter of this tool . This parameter is the name of the feature dataset to be created. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

outDatasetName - the name of the feature dataset to be created.

getReferenceScale

public double getReferenceScale()

Returns the Reference scale parameter of this tool . This parameter is enter the scale to use as a reference for the annotation. This sets the scale to which all symbol and text sizes in the annotation will be made relative. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Reference scale

setReferenceScale

public void setReferenceScale(double referenceScale)

Sets the Reference scale parameter of this tool . This parameter is enter the scale to use as a reference for the annotation. This sets the scale to which all symbol and text sizes in the annotation will be made relative. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

referenceScale - enter the scale to use as a reference for the annotation. This sets the scale to which all symbol and text sizes in the annotation will be made relative.

getSpatialReference

public Object getSpatialReference()

Returns the Spatial Reference parameter of this tool . This parameter is the spatial reference of the output feature dataset. If you wish to control other aspects of the spatial reference (i.e., the xy, z, m domains, resolutions, tolerances), use the relevant environments. This is an optional parameter.

Returns:

the Spatial Reference

setSpatialReference

public void setSpatialReference(Object spatialReference)

Sets the Spatial Reference parameter of this tool . This parameter is the spatial reference of the output feature dataset. If you wish to control other aspects of the spatial reference (i.e., the xy, z, m domains, resolutions, tolerances), use the relevant environments. This is an optional parameter.

Parameters:

spatialReference - the spatial reference of the output feature dataset. If you wish to control other aspects of the spatial reference (i.e., the xy, z, m domains, resolutions, tolerances), use the relevant environments.

getOutDataset

public Object getOutDataset()

Returns the Output Feature Dataset parameter of this tool (Read only). This is an derived parameter.

Returns:

the Output Feature Dataset

getToolName

public String getToolName()

Returns the name of this tool.

Returns:

the tool name

getToolboxName

public String getToolboxName()

Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box name

getToolboxAlias

public String getToolboxAlias()

Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box alias