Add a web feature layer

You can add web feature layers to your drawing from web sources such as ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise as well as a stand-alone ArcGIS Server using the Add Data and Add Data by URL options.

To limit the number of features that will be added to the drawing, set the project area from the main ribbon. If you fail to set the project area, or if the area you set will result in the addition of more than 15,000 features, you are warned that the feature count exceeds the recommended maximum and you are presented with the option to cancel or continue adding the features for that layer. Another way to further limit the number of features is to specify a definition query to limit features by values, or ranges of feature attribute values. Web features can be published with definition queries that will be honored by ArcGIS for AutoCAD. You can override these existing definition queries published on web feature layer items by specifying your own.

Add Data

To add a web feature layer using the Add Data window, complete the following steps:

1. On the ribbon, click the Add Data button.
2. Sign in to the organization that contains the layer you want to add.
3. Find the layer in the Add Data window, and click the upper portion of the layer thumbnail image.

   The web feature layer is added to your drawing.

Add data by URL

To add a web feature layer using the Add Data by URL option, complete the following steps:

1. On the ribbon, click the Add Data drop-down button.
2. From the split menu, click the Add Data by URL button.
3. In the Add data by URL window, provide a URL that points to the layer, enter an optional branch version name and or definition query, and click the Add button.
   

   The web feature layer is added to your drawing.