Licensing options for this format begin with FME Professional Edition.
The AutoCAD® Civil 3D Reader module allows FME to read data used by Autodesk® Civil 3D and compatible systems. AutoCAD drawing files consist of drawing settings and configuration, as well as a series of entities, or graphic elements, organized into layers.
AutoCAD drawing files used by Autodesk Civil 3D extend the entities and configuration of CAD drawing, enabling them to contain objects useful for Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC).
FME provides broad support for many AutoCAD and entity types and options and for reading and writing AutoCAD file versions up to and including 2014, as described in the Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF Reader/Writer format documentation.
The AutoCAD Civil 3D Reader is additionally capable of reading AEC information from these drawing files; however, there are different version requirements.
More specifically, AEC information could be categorized into data, data relationship information, settings, and project information. Of these, only data and some data relationship information is supported by the AutoCAD Civil 3D Reader. This AEC data may further be categorized into objects, labels, and styles. Of these, only objects are supported by the AutoCAD Civil 3D Reader. The particular objects supported are listed in Feature Representation.
The value for the Reader Dataset is the path to a DWG/DXF File(s).
Esri Product Coordinate System Information
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Reader Parameters