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Reading and displaying 3D point matrix from a CSV file.
A - answer The CSV2PTS utility (free from www.cadstudio.cz/download) can import an Excel (.CSV) file with Z-coordinates of a regular point matrix (rectangular grid, e.g. an array of measured data). You can represent the points data in 3D, optionally converting them to a 3D surface e.g. with Civil3D tools or with DTM.

A sample .csv file is included in the download. Load the CSV2PTS LISP utility with APPLOAD and start the CSV2PTS command. Specify the .csv filename (comma-delimited) and the cell size (X,Y). Make sure you set the PDMODE and PDSIZE variables to display the imported points (after REGEN).

For smaller grids (<256 rows and colums) you can also create a 3D Mesh from the CSV data.


See also PtMesh, with a more general input file format - www.cadstudio.cz/download.
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See also:
Tip 10709:How to create a profile from imported XYZ points in Fusion 360?
Tip 9698:Data formats supported in Autodesk InfraWorks 360.
Tip 8496:Import a XYZ-coordinate file as AutoCAD points with labels.
Tip 8325:Importing CSV file into an AutoCAD table.
Tip 7465:How to import XYZ coordinates as DWG points with elevation labels?
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