.xyz file extension

[Anonymous]

I have .xyz file extension and i want to open it with AUTOCAD but i can't. Please advice me how to open it.

[Kent1Cooper]

What kind of file is that?  If it's actually an AutoCAD-compatible drawing file whose filetype extension has simply been changed, you can change it back to .dwg in the file explorer, and then AutoCAD will open it.  If it's some other kind of file, you will probably need to use the program that created it to convert it or export it to .dwg or .dxf format.

[Anonymous]

The file is not AUTOCAD file but it work by cad. It doesn't work by simply
changing the file extension as .dwg. Some one suggest me first to change it
to .rcp file extension the trial is good but have some issue.

[Michiel.Valcke]

an .xyz file is just a text file outlining coördinates (hence x y z) delimited with a comma.

it usually comes from 3D scanners.

There is a free program "DXF2XYZ" to extract the data from a DXF file and export it to a XYZ file.

For the other way around I would suggest you open the file in notepad and use the info in there to write a script that will map out the coördinates for you in AutoCAD. If you're not sure whether they need to be points or a polyline you can use MULTIPLE >>> POINT. If you want to have a single polyline, but there are actual z values in your file you would preferably use 3DPOLY.

EDIT:

If you are working with geo-referenced data, make sure you know beforehand which coördinate system your file is referring to and set your corresponding Autocad file to the same coördinate system.