Convert CAD raster images (RLC) online for free
The converter easily converts your RLC raster images to various formats - free and online. No Allplan or or other Raster Image software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Monochrome Compressed Image" file type, you need software like Allplan or a similar tool.
The .RLC file format is primarily a Run Length Compressed raster image. It is most commonly used by CAD software like Nemetschek Allplan to store 1-bit monochrome graphics, such as reinforcement steel schedules and blueprint overlays. In secondary use cases, it acts as a package or integration engine route for IBM Rhapsody (stored under the hood as a ZIP archive) or a plain text linker script for Renesas microcontrollers.
Opening .RLC image files is highly frustrating for modern users. It is an outdated, highly proprietary document imaging format that native OS tools like Windows Photos or macOS Preview cannot read. It is completely incompatible with web browsers. If you receive an .RLC file from a CAD engineer, you are effectively locked out unless you purchase expensive CAD software or use a dedicated viewer.
To make this file usable, you must convert it. For archiving and high-quality document sharing, convert .RLC to TIFF or PDF. For web viewing and quick sharing, convert it to PNG. If you need to edit the geometry inside another CAD program like AutoCAD, you will need a tool that can trace and vectorize the raster image into a DXF format. 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 RLC file.
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If you want to convert RLC file to SHP, KML, KMZ, GPX, GEOJSON, TOPOJSON, ECW, SID or DEM, you can use Allplan or similar software from the "CAD Raster Image Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to RLC, try Allplan or another comparable tool in the "CAD Raster Image 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 RLC converter.