CAD Drawing Dataset properties
Summary
The Describe function returns the following properties for CAD drawing datasets. The Dataset property group is also supported.
For a CAD drawing dataset, the Describe dataType property returns a value of "CadDrawingDataset".
Properties
| Property | Explanation | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
|
activeWorldFilePath (Read only) |
Path to WLD3 file being used to adjust the spatial coordinates of features in the file. |
String |
|
angleUnitType (Read only) |
The units of angular measures reported in the file: Decimal Degrees, DMS, Grads, Radians, or Surveyor's Unit. |
String |
|
author (Read only) |
CAD user-entered file author's name. |
String |
|
cadLayers (Read only) |
A string list of CAD layers in the file. |
String |
|
civilCSDescription (Read only) |
The coordinate system description from Civil 3D in the file. |
String |
|
civilCSName (Read only) |
The coordinate system name from Civil 3D in the file. |
String |
|
client (Read only) |
CAD user-entered name of the client for whom the file was created. |
String |
|
comments (Read only) |
CAD user-entered comment within file. |
String |
|
company (Read only) |
CAD user-entered company name for the file. |
String |
|
externalSources (Read only) |
A list of files referenced within this file as a JSON array of a JSON object. |
String |
|
is2D (Read only) |
Indicates whether a CAD dataset is 2D. |
Boolean |
|
is3D (Read only) |
Indicates whether a CAD dataset is 3D. |
Boolean |
|
isAutoCAD (Read only) |
Indicates whether a CAD dataset is an AutoCAD file. |
Boolean |
|
isCivil3D (Read only) |
Indicates whether a CAD dataset is an AutoCAD Civil 3D file. |
Boolean |
|
isDGN (Read only) |
Indicates whether a CAD dataset is a MicroStation file. |
Boolean |
|
keywords (Read only) |
CAD user-entered keywords that can be used as search criteria for the file. |
String |
|
lastSavedBy (Read only) |
CAD user-entered name of the last person who last saved the file. |
String |
|
lengthUnitType (Read only) |
The units of linear measures used in the file: Decimal, Architectural, Engineering, Fractional, or Scientific. |
String |
|
manager (Read only) |
CAD user-entered name of the manager responsible for the file. |
String |
|
subject (Read only) |
CAD user-entered subject of the content of the file. |
String |
|
title (Read only) |
CAD user-entered document title of the file. |
String |
|
version (Read only) |
CAD authoring application file version. |
String |
Code sample
CAD drawing dataset properties example
The following stand-alone script displays properties for a CAD drawing dataset:
import arcpy
# Create a describe object
desc = arcpy.Describe("C:/data/arch.dgn")
# Print Cad Drawing Dataset properties
print("%-12s %s" % ("is2D:", desc.is2D))
print("%-12s %s" % ("is3D:", desc.is3D))
print("%-12s %s" % ("isAutoCAD:", desc.isAutoCAD))
print("%-12s %s" % ("isDGN:", desc.isDGN))