Convert PCB drawings (CAD) online for free
The converter easily converts your CAD drawings to various formats - free and online. No AutoCAD or or other Cad software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "CAD / PCB Drawing File" file type, you need software like AutoCAD or a similar tool.
A .CAD file is a generic extension primarily used for Computer-Aided Design data, most commonly representing PCB (Printed Circuit Board) boardview data via the IPC-2511 GenCAD standard, or 2D/3D drawings created in software like CadStd and AutoCAD. Due to its generic name, the extension is utilized by dozens of distinct, mutually incompatible applications. These include CADe SIMU for electrical circuit simulation, Hexagon PC-DMIS for metrology inspection, and CadIS for Bulgarian cadastral mapping.
The extreme fragmentation of the .CAD format creates severe interoperability problems. A file generated by M.E.P.CAD AutoSPRINK (which is actually a ZIP-compressed archive) cannot be read by BobCAD-CAM, Cadkey, or Mentor Graphics. Many of these formats require expensive, niche enterprise software licenses to open and lack native support in modern operating systems or web browsers. This makes sharing designs with clients or manufacturing partners incredibly frustrating.
To resolve these limitations, convert the file to an open or widely accepted standard based on your goal. For universal viewing and printing, convert .CAD to PDF. For cross-platform vector editing and interoperability with mainstream CAD engines, convert to DXF or DWG. For web deployment, SVG is ideal for lossless scaling. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your CAD file.
Users also converted DWG, PDF, BOB, BRD, Q2D, DXF, STP, JPG, SLDASM, GCD, DCD, PCB and STL files.
If you want to convert CAD file to PKR, PHP, DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP or IGES, you can use AutoCAD or similar software from the "Computer-Aided Design Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to CAD, try AutoCAD or another comparable tool in the "Computer-Aided Design Storage" category.
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 CAD converter.