Think of the suffragettes in the U.S., who protested for almost 100 years before the 19 thamendment was ratified in 1920, giving women across the US the right to vote.

Women have been fighting for their rights to own property, to work, to vote. But I want to give all women a boost of confidence because women have been challenging the status quo for centuries! When we think about what the status quo is-the existing order of things present customs, practices, and power relations the current state of affairs-it’s no wonder it can be daunting to offer a challenge. It’s not easy to be the person who speaks up when everyone else is silent. Many of us find it daunting to think of challenging the status quo.

Add the AutoCAD drawing file to ArcMap to modify features.“Nothing is more terrifying to me, really, than the status quo.” –Twyla Tharp, American dancer, choreographer and author.

Navigate to Layer Manager, and turn on, unfreeze, or unlock any layers which are turned off, frozen, or locked.

Take note of the units used to create the file.

Navigate to Insert > External References, and detach any external references attached to the file.

If the name contains spaces or hyphens, substitute both characters with underscores.

Save a copy for the drawing file in AutoCAD with a name that does not contain spaces or hyphens.

If possible though, use of Object data in AutoDesk files which are brought into ArcGIS Desktop should be avoided. If these files are opened and re-saved in AutoCAD, some of the Object data may be converted to entities that draw in ArcMap or convert to a geodatabase. Note: ArcGIS Desktop does not support features created in AutoCAD Civil 3D or AutoCAD Land Desktop using Object data. The following steps are useful when applied to an AutoCAD drawing file in the native application, before adding the file to ArcMap. This article provides instructions for adding AutoCAD drawing files to ArcMap, identifying problems that may prevent the data from drawing, and tips on correcting these issues in AutoCAD.

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