Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PID file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PID to another file type
To convert PID Diagrams to another format, you need SmartPlant P&ID or other Cad software.
Convert a file to PID
To convert other file formats to the "Engineering Diagram" file type, you need software like SmartPlant P&ID or a similar tool.
About PID files
The .PID file extension is most commonly associated with Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams created by Intergraph SmartPlant P&ID. Engineers use these files to map out complex industrial plant designs and process flows. Another major use is for XRD Peak Identification Reports generated by MDI JADE software during X-ray diffraction analysis. In general computing, a .PID file is universally known as a Process Identifier file, used by Unix and Linux systems to store the numerical process ID of a running daemon. Dealing with specialized .PID files is notoriously frustrating. SmartPlant P&ID files rely on a proprietary Microsoft Compound internal structure. You cannot open or view them without an expensive, enterprise-tier software license from Hexagon. They are practically impossible to share with clients or contractors who do not use the exact same software ecosystem. Similarly, MDI JADE reports are locked into niche scientific software, making raw data sharing a headache. To collaborate on engineering diagrams, you should convert .PID to PDF for universal viewing or DWG for editing in standard CAD software like AutoCAD. If you are handling an XRD data report, convert it to CSV or TXT to safely analyze the data in spreadsheet tools. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser. We identify the precise internal format - whether it is CAD, SQLite, JSON, or plain text - and give you the most practical conversion options immediately.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PID file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PID file to HEX, PDF, SID, SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT or CMD, you can use SmartPlant P&ID or similar software from the "Piping & Instrumentation Diagram" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to PID, try SmartPlant P&ID or another comparable tool in the "Piping & Instrumentation Diagram" category.
The PID 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 PID converter.