ARD Converter

Extract text from ARD files


Drop or upload your .ARD file
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How to extract text from your ARD file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ARD file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert ARD to another file type

To convert your ARD file to another format, you need Esko ArtiosCAD or other Cad software.

  • ARD to PDF
  • ARD to DWG
  • ARD to DXF
  • ARD to DGN
  • ARD to RVT
  • ARD to RFA
  • ARD to SKP
  • ARD to 3DM
  • ARD to STEP
  • ARD to IGES
  • ARD to SAT
  • ARD to X_T

Convert a file to ARD

To convert other file formats to the "Packaging & CAM" file type, you need software like Esko ArtiosCAD or a similar tool.

  • SLDASM to ARD
  • DGN to ARD
  • PRT to ARD
  • IAM to ARD
  • X_B to ARD
  • CATPRODUCT to ARD
  • SLDPRT to ARD
  • RVT to ARD
  • ASM to ARD
  • DWG to ARD
  • CATPART to ARD
  • DXF to ARD

About ARD files

The .ARD extension typically denotes a specialized CAD file created by Esko ArtiosCAD, the global standard for structural packaging design. These files contain intricate 2D die lines, 3D folding data, and layout information used to manufacture cardboard boxes and displays. A secondary but significant use is for AlphaCAM drawing files, utilized in CNC woodworking and metalworking by software now owned by Hexagon.

Users often encounter friction with .ARD files because they are strictly proprietary. Opening an ArtiosCAD workspace requires an expensive license for the ArtiosCAD suite or the free Esko Viewer plugin, creating a bottleneck when sharing designs with clients, printers, or stakeholders who lack this specific software. Similarly, AlphaCAM files are locked to the Alphacam ecosystem. To overcome these compatibility hurdles, it is best to convert .ARD files to PDF for universal viewing and proofing. For structural data exchange with other engineering tools like AutoCAD or Illustrator, converting to DXF, DWG, or AI (Adobe Illustrator) is the standard workflow. If the file refuses to open in CAD software, it may be a Siemens SINUMERIK CNC archive; try treating it as a compressed archive.

Convert.Guru analyzes your ARD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted ARTPROJ, PDF, DXF, ADR, A3D, AED, AFD, MFG, ZIP, ARW, EPS, JPG and SNAG files.



The ARD Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our ARD converter.