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Viewing AEC objects when opening a CAD file created in Civil3D (or similar)

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jamesQG2BQ
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Viewing AEC objects when opening a CAD file created in Civil3D (or similar)

I often need to open a CAD file which has AEC objects (surface labels, spot heights, manholes etc).  I don't need to edit or do anything to those AEC items, I only need to make 2D edits to the sheet (text boxes, add circles, add poly lines etc - real basic stuff that AutoCAD for Mac can do) and replot the drawing. 

BUT AutoCAD for MAC (2025) does not even show the AEC objects - just a clumsy AECC object box in the place of rendering the file useless  - meaning I can't even view the CAD file, let alone make a NON AEC edit.

 

There surely must be an object viewer enabler - I have achieved this on AutoCAD (or AutoCAD LT) previously - but damned if I can find it for the Mac version. Seems like a fundamental thing for Autodesk to provide so that people can at least view files with AEC objects in them.

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maxim_k
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Hi @jamesQG2BQ ,

 

Unfortunately there is no object enabler for Civil 3D objects for AutoCAD for Mac.

 


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paullimapa
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One alternative to consider is to invest in Parallels and you can install and run the Windows version of AutoCAD on your Mac. Then you can continue to use all the features you’re used to available only on Windows. 


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jamesQG2BQ
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Alas Autodesk does not support ARM processors yet, rendering all modern ARM computers (windows or Mac) useless if you need to use AutoCAD.

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