Clackamas Community College - Need Classes in Civil 3D, GIS, AutoCAD? Try Portland, Oregon

We get frequent requests for information on CAD training programs and like to pass along any any leads that come our way.


Clackamas Community College, in Portland Oregon offers convenient and affordable weekend classes for professionals at their Autodesk Training Center. Spring classes start in April.

AutoCAD I (4 days - weekend or 8 evenings)
AutoCAD II (4 days - weekend or 8 evenings)

Recomended - These skills are in demand:

AutoCAD Map
Civil 3D (3 Days - weekend) for Civil Engineering Design Projects
ArcGIS I (2 Days -weekend) GIS Fundamentals

For PDF's on Class Content + Registration Forms contact the Drafting Technology Dept. at
503-657-6958 x2379 or email LynetteS@clackamas.edu

MXD to DWG - Import Shape Files to AutoCAD MAP

You cannot bring an Arcmap drawing into AutoCAD. Arcmap is composed of a series of shape files.

If you have AutoCAD Civil 3D 2007, you can import shape files into CAD but not the actual MXD.

Click on the MAP menu then click on Tools then click on Import.

A dialog box prompts you to navigate to the shape file you want. Then you get another dialog box that prompts you to select from various settings before you bring your shape file into the CAD drawing.

You need some knowledge of GIS and shape files to figure this out but with trial and error you can resolve it. You will have to reconstruct the Arcmap drawing, shape file by shape file. If there are many shape files, you have to import each one individually.

Using this same procedure you can also bring in files from other applications like Microstation and Mapinfo.