AutoCAD is one of the most popular programs used by architects, engineers and other professionals in the design and construction industries for delivering computer-aided design and drafting. In case you are one of its users, you may have come across DXF (Drawing Interchange Format) files — a format introduced in the 1980s for increasing the interoperability of AutoCAD files. DXF files were meant to reproduce DWG files and had subsequent releases in the following years.

In case you found or were sent a DXF file but do not have AutoCAD installed and you don’t know how to open it, conversion to PDF is the best option. It only takes a few clicks with reaConverter.

Install reaConverter

How does it work?

Load one or more DXF files you intend to convert. Add them manually to the program’s main window or use the handy drag-and-drop tool.

Choose PDF as output format

Pick the format and location of the output files. Click on the PDF button conveniently placed in the lower part of the screen (or, in case you don’t see it there, press the Plus button and select it from the available list of formats).

Saving location

Next, go to the Saving options tab for choosing the location of the PDFs. reaConverter allows you to save both online and offline, in a local folder.

After this is done, simply press the Start button and your new PDFs will soon be ready.

PDF security options

Optionally, you can add security settings to your output PDFs by clicking Menu → Saving settings → Format saving settings and then clicking on the PDF tab.

Here you can insert a password for opening the output document, as well as one for granting permission to copy, edit or print it.

Automation

In the Menu tab you can also opt for configuring the Watch Folders features, allowing you to automatically convert all DXF files placed in a specific folder to PDFs, thus avoiding repetitive operations.

In case you are a developer, you can also include the secure DXF to PDF conversion process in your own customized software solution by using accessing reaConverter’s command-line feature.

Video Tutorial

You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.

If you are an architect or an engineer, you probably use AutoCAD a lot. This popular computer-aided design (CAD) software is also used by project managers, designers and several other professionals involved in designing and constructing buildings.

Since its initial release in 1982, AutoCAD has launched a large number of subsequent upgraded versions throughout the years. Because of this, you may have encountered the situation where a DWG or DXF file — two of the extensions commonly used in association with AutoCAD — created with an older version of AutoCAD are not compatible with the current version you are using.

Converting DWG and DXF images from a particular AutoCAD version to a required one (newer or an older) is now possible with no more than a few clicks using reaConverter’s latest edition.

Download reaConverter

Download and install reaConverter from reaconverter.com and then follow the simple steps of the conversion process.

Install reaConverter

Load your AutoCAD files

Add one or more DWG or DXF files you intend to convert. Load them manually or use the drag-and-drop tool.

Choose AutoCAD version

Pick the preferred format for your output files from the buttons placed in the lower part of the screen. In case DWG and DXF are not there, click the Plus button and you will find the full list of supported output formats. Then click the Settings icon from the upper left corner of the selected button and pick the preferred AutoCAD version from the list that appears in the new window.

You can reach the same window by following this path: Menu → Saving Settings → Format Saving Settings

For example, if you want to convert a DWG created with AutoCAD 2004-2006 to Autocad 2010-2012, you will have the same input and output file format, and pick the last option from the list that appears in this window. Alternatively, if you want to convert a DWG to a DXF file, you will use a different input and output format, as shown in the video tutorial below.

Save the result

Finally, pick the location of the output files by selecting the Saving Options tab. You can save them locally, in an existing or a new folder, or to your cloud storage account.

Next, simply press Start and you are done!

Video Tutorial

Advanced users can convert AutoCAD documents using command line interface or DLL in manual, automated or scheduled mode. You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.

Do you have an AI, a CDR or some other type of vector file that you would like to convert to a different vector format? Perhaps you have CAD vector format files, such as DWG, DXF, PLT or Windows Metafiles: EMF/WMF and you would like to convert them to another accessible vector formats such as SVG or PDF? In any situations above, reaConverter allows you to process this operation fast and easy through its vector to vector direct conversion feature.

How does it work?

Download and Install reaConverter from www.reaconverter.com

Start reaConverter and load all the desired vector files into reaConverter from the Add files button, or use the handy drag-and-drop tool.

Direct conversion from vector to vector allows you to quickly change to format of your vector files without editing the image. Only in case you opt for converting from vector to raster format, you can also change the loading settings of the input files by clicking the Menu, and then Loading settings → Vector formats loading settings

A list of all vector formats supported by reaConverter is available at this address: https://www.reaconverter.com/features/formats.html

Use the Saving options tab to choose where you want to save your output files. Finally, pick a new extension for your vector files. Click on + Plus button in the lower part of the screen to find more options of vector output formats.

After choosing the desired format and the destination folder for the output files, simply press the Start button and your newly converted vector files will be quickly available.

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Advanced users can convert vector images via command line interface or DLL in manual, automated or scheduled mode. You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.