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How to import a text file with XYZ coordinates to AutoCAD points?

You can use the ASCPOINT free utility - see Download.

ASCPOINT reads a comma- or space-delimited txt file into 3D points, polylines or block copies.

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11.11.1999 51505×

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD Map 3D ·

See also:
Tip 14093:	3D terrain model of any place in Czechia - elevation data by the Czech Land Survey Office (CUZK) into Civil 3D.
Tip 14075:	Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2025 (import/export/AnyCAD).
Tip 14059:	Import coordinates from CSV files into Fusion profiles.
Tip 13766:	Edit the Fusion 360 CAM tool library using Excel.
Tip 13622:	Bulk import pages from a multi-page PDF into AutoCAD.

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