Extract text from protected CAD drawings (DWX)
To convert DWX CAD drawings to another format, you need CAD Decor PRO or other Cad software.
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary CAD Model" file type, you need software like CAD Decor PRO or a similar tool.
The .DWX file extension is fragmented across several distinct, highly specialized software applications. Most commonly, it serves as a 3D interior design model for CAD Decor PRO or a protected, encrypted CAD drawing created by CADLock. It is also utilized by Autodesk Design Review as a Design Web Format XPS file, and by Telit deviceWISE for XML-based project exports.
Users frequently encounter serious challenges when handling .DWX files due to their proprietary nature. Standard image viewers, web browsers, and even generic CAD programs fail to open them. For example, CADLock explicitly encrypts these files to prevent unauthorized editing, while CAD Decor PRO requires an expensive commercial license. This is a major drawback when attempting to share designs with clients or third-party contractors.
Ideally, 3D design files should be converted to universal formats like OBJ or FBX, while CAD drawings are best exported to DWG or PDF. However, exporting complex constraints or decrypting protected geometry is rarely possible without the original software.
Because this file format is difficult to open or convert, standard online tools will typically fail. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects an underlying standard structure - like the embedded ZIP archive in Autodesk's variant or the XML data in Telit exports - viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DWX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted DXF, DWG, DWF, DWFX, PDF, JPG, ZIP, LBK, O2C and VLM files.
If you want to convert DWX file to DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT, X_T or X_B, you can use CAD Decor PRO or similar software from the "CAD and 3D Model Data" 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 DWX, try CAD Decor PRO or another comparable tool in the "CAD and 3D Model Data" 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 DWX converter.