Editing .shx files

[Chris Gallagher]

I had a program that used to convert .shx files to .dxf files that
worked with ACAD 12 .... this program no longer works! Does anyone know
if there is a similar program that works with ACADMap R2 that allows
editing of .shx files???

Secondly, what is the difference between a .shx and a .shp file???

Thanks in advance, Chris

[Marion Pietsch [Autodesk]]

Chris,

if you're talking about shx in terms of ESRI's ArcView the difference
between shx and shp is that shx files contain the index, shp files contain
the objects themselves.
I never heard of a program that can convert shape files only by having the
shx file. For entire shapes you might try the free evaluation version of
FME on http://www.safe.com.

Marion Pietsch
WW Support & Services
Autodesk GIS Product Support

[Chris Gallagher]

Yes .... sorry about that! I forgot about Arcview shape files! The files that
I am talking about are .shx that contain and index of blocks for autocad.
These files were produced in 1992 so they are quite old and may infact be
outof date.

I am designing linetypes and I use the blocks contained in the .shx files,
but some of the blocks are corrupt and I would like to edit them. Is there a
way to do this?

The manual tells me to use the "compile" command to edit the .shx file,
but the only extensions available for editing are .shp and postscript!??

Please help,

Thanks, Chris

[Jim Borries]

Chris,

Here are a couple of utilities that are in Express Tools...

DUMPSHX is a DOS command line utility. With this tool, you can convert
(decompile) existing shx files to equivalent shp files.

SHP2BLK Shapes are a compact way of showing a symbol in your drawing, but
their flexibility is limited. Often it is better to use blocks. What do you
do if you have a shape but you want it to be a block? With the Shape to
Block tool you can select any shape in your drawing and instantly convert it
to a block.

These will probably do what you want. You can download them at
http://www.autodesk.com/products/acadtool/#dlinfo

Jim B.

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