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ESRI Import for AutoCAD - ESRI Shapefile import plug-in for AutoCAD

ESRI Import for AutoCAD is a plug-in for AutoCAD. ESRI Import for AutoCAD gives AutoCAD the ability to import geometric data from ESRI files.

ESRI Import for AutoCAD reads points, polylines and polygons from ESRI shapefiles and creates corresponding points, polylines and polygons in the active AutoCAD drawing. 

ESRI Import for AutoCAD is very easy to use. Once installed, it must be loaded into the AutoCAD environment. There are simple instructions for this in the ReadMe file. Once loaded it adds new commands to AutoCAD's existing commands and a new submenu called "ESRIImport" to the AutoCAD menu containing these newly added commands.

ESRI Import for AutoCAD comes with detailed documentation as well as a tutorial to get you started in the shortest possible time.

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The ESRI File Format

The ESRI Shapefile or simply a shapefile is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information systems software. It is developed and regulated by ESRI as a (mostly) open specification for data interoperability among ESRI and other software products. A "shapefile" commonly refers to a collection of files with ".shp", ".shx", ".dbf", and other extensions on a common prefix name (e.g., "lakes.*"). The actual shapefile relates specifically to files with the ".shp" extension, however this file alone is incomplete for distribution, as the other supporting files are required. Shapefiles spatially describe geometries: points, polylines, and polygons. These, for example, could represent water wells, rivers, and lakes, respectively. Each item may also have attributes that describe the items, such as the name or temperature.