cadintx Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I have used AutoCAD in the past to design mechanical parts. For my new position, I will be drawing site plans: laying out buildings, drawing metes and bounds (N 88d57'27"E 258.25'), importing streets in shx files, and hopefully making 3D renderings of fairly simple (rectangular) buildings. I have a trial version of AutoCAD Architect, but it seems that Architect has trouble importing drawings from shx files. Which version of AutoCAD would work best for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 That "version" still has the plain version of AutoCAD included. Go to Add/Remove programs and you can edit the installation to include the plain AutoCAD profile. This process should be self explanatory once you click the application and click "Uninstall/Change" and it will prompt you to make the changes you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I might be off base here but it sounds like a job for Civil 3D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph_map Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 If the shx you are referring to is/are GIS data (shp, shx, dbf) then like Rob stated Civil3D or min Map3D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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