LAY Converter

Convert LAY files online for free


Drop or upload your .LAY file
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How to convert your LAY file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LAY file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert LAY to another file type

The converter easily converts your LAY file to various formats - free and online. No Word or extra software needed.

  • LAY to PDF
  • LAY to TMP
  • LAY to TEMP
  • LAY to CACHE
  • LAY to LOG
  • LAY to BAK
  • LAY to OLD
  • LAY to NEW
  • LAY to PART
  • LAY to DOWNLOAD
  • LAY to CRDOWNLOAD
  • LAY to LOCK

Convert a file to LAY

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Cad formats to LAY with high quality output.

  • DEVICE to LAY
  • CACHE to LAY
  • SOCK to LAY
  • SYMLINK to LAY
  • PID to LAY
  • MOUNT to LAY
  • FIFO to LAY
  • LOG to LAY
  • PIPE to LAY
  • TMP to LAY
  • JUNCTION to LAY
  • TEMP to LAY

About LAY files

A .lay file is primarily associated with ABACOM Sprint-Layout, a popular software tool used for designing printed circuit boards (PCBs). These files contain the complete board geometry, including tracks, pads, component positioning, and layer data required for electronics manufacturing. Users often have trouble when trying to share these designs with fabrication houses or colleagues who do not own the software, as the .lay format is proprietary and not natively supported by standard CAD tools or web browsers. Additionally, the extension is famously ambiguous; it is also used by Tecplot 360 for scientific plot layouts, MAME for arcade emulator screen overlays (often XML-based), and Nemetschek Allplan for architectural drawings.

To overcome compatibility barriers, converting .lay files is essential. For PCB manufacturing, the standard procedure is converting the source file to Gerber (RS-274X) and Excellon formats. For documentation, archiving, or client reviews without requiring the standalone viewer, converting to PDF or high-resolution PNG is recommended. If mechanical integration is needed, exporting to DXF allows the board outline to be imported into software like AutoCAD or SolidWorks. For MAME users, the file is often a simple text-based XML file that can be edited in any text editor, whereas Tecplot users may need to render their layouts to raster images for reports.

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

Users also converted LAY6, RAR, ZIP, SPL7, PDF, SPL, LAYOUT, JPG, LYT, GBR, PDSPRJ, BRD and SIG files.



The LAY 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 LAY converter.