RONK79 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 we have autodesk map-5 and land desktop 3... autocad 2002... client sent us a shape file and all the other files that correspond to it... how do i open this file and use it as a dwg to modify Quote
SLW210 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) LOAD to load the shx file then SHAPE on the command line. Edited February 25, 2011 by SLW210 Quote
RONK79 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Posted February 25, 2011 i tried.. we have .shp, .shx, and all the other files... doesnt work... when i key in LOAD, it asks for the shape file and i select it.. but it tells me .shx is a normal text font file, not a shape file. and does not give me the option to select the .shp file Quote
RONK79 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Posted February 25, 2011 just now.. bunch of jibberish i dont understand... ' ÿÿþp n A;ˆ_ý A }/žñ¤ A;òî A %´M–¾ Quote
BlackBox Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I don't know if this command is available for such old versions, but have you tried the MAPIMPORT command? That is how I import all of my GIS Shapefiles into my drawings. Quote
SLW210 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I don't know if this command is available for such old versions, but have you tried the MAPIMPORT command? That is how I import all of my GIS Shapefiles into my drawings. I totally forgot GIS uses a different type of shape file. Should open with MAP. Quote
BlackBox Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I totally forgot GIS uses a different type of shape file. No worries. Should open with MAP. ... or Land desktop. :wink: Quote
RONK79 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Posted February 25, 2011 sweet jesus it worked... thanks guys i had tried that MAPIMPORT once already, but didnt pay attention to changing the file type at the bottom to a shape file...there are also other files in the zip we got... .dbf .prj .sbn .sbx do they work with the shape file, or do we do something different with them Quote
BlackBox Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Simply open a new drawing, execute the MAPIMPORT command, and select your Shapefile (.shp)... be mindful of the end result you need, as you may need to bring in the Object Data during subsequent Window options. Otherwise, you should be good. Quote
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