Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SLDDRT file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert SLDDRT to another file type
To convert SLDDRT sheet formats to another format, you need SolidWorks or other Cad software.
Convert a file to SLDDRT
To convert other file formats to the "Drawing Template File" file type, you need software like SolidWorks or a similar tool.
About SLDDRT files
The .SLDDRT file extension is a proprietary SolidWorks Sheet Format file used to store 2D drawing templates, such as title blocks, borders, sheet sizes, and company logos. Built on a Microsoft Compound (OLE) internal structure, these files form the foundation of standardized engineering drawings. SolidWorks, an industry-leading 3D CAD software developed by Dassault Systèmes, is the primary application used to create, edit, and apply these formats to new technical drawings. The main disadvantage of the .SLDDRT format is its highly restrictive, closed ecosystem. The file cannot be opened in standard web browsers, generic image viewers, or basic text editors. Natively interacting with these files requires a costly, specialized CAD license, creating an annoying bottleneck when sharing designs with clients, manufacturers, or non-engineering staff. Additionally, the file relies on complex parametric relationships that break if moved incorrectly or opened in incompatible software. To solve these accessibility issues, users typically need to convert .SLDDRT files into universal 2D formats like PDF for document viewing, or DXF and DWG for cross-platform CAD sharing. However, because this is a closed, proprietary format, standard online converters almost always fail to process it. Usually, only the original SolidWorks engine can properly interpret the parametric framework and export the data cleanly. Our system will analyze the internal Microsoft Compound storage to extract readable metadata or embedded previews, giving you instant insight into the file's contents even without a CAD license.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SLDDRT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SLDDRT file to DWG, SVG, AI, EPS, PDF, JPG, CDR, WMF, EMF, SWF, FLA or XFL, you can use SolidWorks or similar software from the "CAD Drawing Template Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert AFPUB, EPS, FIG, VSD, SKETCH, VDX, AFPHOTO, PDF, AFDESIGN, SVG, VSDX or AI files to SLDDRT, try SolidWorks or another comparable tool in the "CAD Drawing Template Storage" category.
The SLDDRT 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 SLDDRT converter.