.SHX File Extension
AutoCAD Compiled Shape File
| Developer | Autodesk |
| Popularity |
3.6 | 83 Votes |
What is an SHX file?
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Compiled shapes enable users to save smaller building blocks and fonts that are frequently inserted in drawings. This allows users to save time and not have to re-create often-used shapes and fonts.
After a SHP shape file or PFB font file is compiled, the resulting SHX file can be inserted into a drawing. The user can then specify the location, scale, and rotation of the imported shape.
NOTE: Autodesk AutoCAD is a 2D and 3D design and engineering application.
Programs that open or reference SHX files
Motorola Flash Superfile
| Developer | Motorola |
| Popularity |
3.0 | 22 Votes |
Encrypted file used to "flash" the firmware of a Motorola cell phone, such as as a Razr or Rokr; often used for customizing or "modding" the interface of Motorola cell phones.
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To flash the memory of a cell phone, you must connect the phone to a PC via USB and run a program like PST or RSD, which can open the flash superfile.
SHX files are based on the .HS flex file format.
Programs that open SHX files
Shapefile Index File
| Developer | ESRI |
| Popularity |
2.8 | 19 Votes |
Index of ESRI Shapefiles (.SHP files) that stores index and offset information from the main Shapefile; allows for direct access to records in the main file; consists of a 100-byte header followed by 8-byte, fixed-length records that define the SHP files referenced by the index file; often saved along with a corresponding dBASE (.DBF) database file.