You can configure the validation settings used by ArcGIS Indoors for AutoCAD to check the active CAD drawing for potential data issues. Validation tools can be accessed from the Validation group on the Indoors tab in ArcGIS Pro. You can use the configuration tools to specify the layers you want to validate, set tolerances for various validation checks, and more.
The elements identified in the image above are described in the following table:
| Element | Image | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | Configure | Open the Configure Validation pane or the Import Configuration pane using the drop-down options. |
2 |  | Check | Run validation checks with the current validation settings. |
3 |  | Show Results | Open the Validation Results pane to display results from the most recent run of validation checks. |
4 |  | Help | Open the Indoors for AutoCAD help documentation. |
5 |  | Resources | Open the ArcGIS Indoors product Resources page for access to documentation, tutorials, and blog articles about Indoors. |
6 |  | About | Open the About pane for the Indoors for AutoCAD extension. |
Open the Configure Validation pane
To make a new configuration
or edit an existing configuration, click Configure
in the Validation group on the Indoors tab.
The Configure Validation pane appears.
The elements identified in the image above are described in the following table:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
1 | Indoors information types are organized on tabs in the Configure Validation pane. |
2 | Visual representation of the information type. |
3 | Description of the information type and related validation checks. |
4 | Options for selecting, creating, or editing the ArcGIS for AutoCAD feature layer that defines which entities in the CAD drawing represent the information type. |
5 | Additional options based on the selected tab and information type, including tolerances, block attributes, text parsing, and standard values. |
Import an existing configuration
To save time when preparing multiple CAD floor plans with similar characteristics, you can import the ArcGIS Indoors for AutoCAD extension configuration from a configured CAD drawing file (.dwg) or template (.dwt).
- Start Autodesk AutoCAD and open a new or existing project.
- Open the CAD drawing where you want to import the configuration.
- Select the opened CAD drawing to make it active, if necessary.
- On the Indoors ribbon, in the Validation group, click the Configure drop-down arrow and choose Import Configuration.
- Select the .dwg or .dwt file that has the Indoors for AutoCAD configuration you want to import.
- Click Open.
When you import an Indoors for AutoCAD configuration, missing CAD layer definitions, missing block definitions, and feature layer definitions are also imported. If an existing feature layer has the same name, the prefix old_ is added to the name of the existing layer when the new layer is imported.