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Shape les (.shp) are a common le format in the GIS world, the le format is often used to exchange
data between ESRI software and AutoCAD. Because each software package structures data
di erently, translating it into something useful can be challenging. For example, shape le vectors are
always 2D. Though if they are contours, they should have an attribute that represents their elevation.
In this post, I’ll go through importing an ESRI shape le containing contours, and moving those
contours up to the appropriate elevation.
AutoCAD Map, Civil 3D, Land Desktop, and Topobase all have the ability to import a shape le. You’ll
need the .shp, .shx, and .dbf les in order to import and perform the translation.
3. Make sure Files of type is set to ESRI Shape le, select the le, and click Open.
When the le is done importing, zoom extents to see the results. Select a contour line and look at the
Properties Palette. Notice that the AutoCAD Elevation property is 0, but that we also have an “OD”
category in Properties. This is the object data that we brought in with le. Note which eld contains
your elevation data, then save and close the le.
2. If the Map Task Pane is not currently showing, type MAPWSPACE at the command line and select On.
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1. In the Task Pane on the Map Explorer tab, expand Query Library, right-click Current Query and click De ne.
3. Click OK.
7. In the Property Alteration Expression dialog, expand Object Data, expand the object data table and select the eld
that contains the elevation data
8. Click OK.
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