Extract text from CAD drawings (ICD)
To convert ICD CAD files to another format, you need Fujitsu iCAD SX or other Cad software.
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary CAD Drawing File" file type, you need software like Fujitsu iCAD SX or a similar tool.
The .ICD file extension is highly fragmented and serves completely different purposes depending on its origin. Most commonly, it represents a proprietary 2D or 3D CAD drawing used by either Fujitsu iCAD SX or IronCAD. In the utility and energy sector, it functions as an IED Capability Description file under the IEC 61850 standard, storing device configurations for electrical substations. Historically, the extension was also used as an encrypted game executable wrapped in Macrovision SafeDisc DRM.
The primary disadvantage of .ICD CAD files is aggressive vendor lock-in. Neither Fujitsu nor IronCAD formats are natively supported by default operating systems, web browsers, or mobile devices. Opening these files usually requires an expensive, specialized software license. The IEC 61850 variants are easier to read since they use an XML structure, but they still confuse standard applications. Meanwhile, SafeDisc DRM .ICD game files are effectively dead; modern Windows systems actively block them due to kernel-level security vulnerabilities.
To bypass these restrictions, conversion is necessary. For standard CAD editing in other programs, convert IronCAD or iCAD SX .ICD files to DXF or DWG. For sharing, printing, or long-term archiving, convert them to vector PDF documents. If you are dealing with a substation device description, convert it to XML or JSON to parse the raw data.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ICD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert ICD file to CPT, DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT or X_T, you can use Fujitsu iCAD SX or similar software from the "CAD Drawing & Device Configuration" 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 ICD, try Fujitsu iCAD SX or another comparable tool in the "CAD Drawing & Device Configuration" 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 ICD converter.