PDF to DWG converter
Lines, arcs and text from a vector PDF become an AutoCAD drawing you can edit.
The 2018 format: opens in AutoCAD 2018 and every newer release.
- ScaleReal sizes when the PDF was plotted to scale
- 1 :The scale the PDF was plotted at
- Which pagesEach page becomes its own drawing
- LayersThe PDF's own layers, else one per colour
- TextText you can edit
- Lines, arcs and circlesPolylines and real circles you can snap to
- Layers keptThe PDF's own layers, or one per colour
- Text stays textOr drawn as lines, for CNC and laser
Lines, arcs and text come from the PDF's own drawing. A scanned PDF is a picture: its lines cannot be read yet.
PDF to DWG
Pick the version and scale, then drop the PDF
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How to convert PDF to DWG
Choose the version and scale
Pick the AutoCAD that has to open the file, and the scale the PDF was plotted at, such as 1:100, so lengths come out real.
Add your PDF
Drop it in the box or pick it from your computer. Each page you pick becomes its own drawing.
Save the DWG
It is written in this tab and saved to your downloads folder. Several pages download together as a ZIP.
Common questions
What comes across from the PDF, how to get real sizes, and what stays private.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything runs inside your browser, so the PDF is read and the drawing is written on your own computer. Nothing is sent to a server.
Which PDFs work?
Vector PDFs: the kind AutoCAD, Revit, ArchiCAD, SolidWorks and other CAD programs plot, or any PDF whose lines stay sharp however far you zoom in. A scanned PDF is a picture of a drawing, with no lines to read, and the result says so.
How do I get real sizes?
Pick the scale the PDF was plotted at, for example 1:100 for a plan where 1 cm on paper is 1 m. Lengths then come out in millimetres at full size. Pick 1:1 to keep the paper size in millimetres, or Other for any scale. To check, measure a length you know in the drawing.
What layers does the drawing get?
If the PDF kept its CAD layers, as AutoCAD plots do, the drawing gets the same layer names. Otherwise every colour gets its own layer, so you can turn groups of lines on and off. You can also put everything on layer 0.
Is the text editable?
Yes: text in the PDF becomes text in the drawing, at its size and angle. Pick Drawn as lines to get each letter's outline instead, which CNC, laser and engraving programs can cut. Text that AutoCAD plotted as lines (SHX fonts) stays lines.
What is left out?
Pictures inside the PDF and colour gradients are left out, and dashed lines come out solid unless the PDF draws each dash. Anything outside the page or hidden by the PDF is left out too. The result lists what it skipped.
What does R14 leave out?
R14 is from 1997, and its format has no lineweights, true colours, transparency or annotative scales. Lines take the default width, colours become the nearest of the 255 standard ones, annotative objects show at one scale, and objects R14 does not know, such as constraints and the history of 3D solids, are left out. The solids themselves are kept. Pick 2000 if the program that opens the file can read it.