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If you need to import a number of XYZ points from Excel or a CSV file to your AutoCAD drawing, you can use e.g. using the Xls2Curve utility. Select the block option for import.

If the imported block has a proper automatic (dynamic) attribute, it will display "its own" elevation (Z-coordinate) as a text label.

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Tip 6692 (Xls2Curve)
Z-point block sample

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