VWX Converter

Extract text from VWX files

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How to extract text from your VWX file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VWX file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert VWX to another file type

To convert your VWX file to another format, you need Vectorworks or other Cad software.

Convert a file to VWX

To convert other file formats to the "BIM Project File" file type, you need software like Vectorworks or a similar tool.

About VWX files

A .VWX file is the primary proprietary project file format used by Vectorworks software for 2D drafting, 3D modeling, and Building Information Modeling (BIM). These complex files encapsulate geometry, textures, lighting data, and database worksheets essential for architectural and landscape design.

Because .VWX files are strictly proprietary to the Nemetschek ecosystem, they pose significant accessibility challenges. Opening a .VWX file typically requires a paid license for Vectorworks or the specific Vectorworks Viewer. This "vendor lock-in" makes collaboration difficult with stakeholders who use AutoCAD or Revit, or with clients who simply need to view the design without specialized software. Furthermore, version incompatibility is common; older software versions often cannot open files saved in newer iterations.

To overcome these barriers, conversion is often necessary:

For Client Review & Printing: Convert to PDF. This flattens the complex layers into a universally viewable document, ensuring the design looks the same on any device.
For CAD Collaboration: Convert to DWG or DXF. This allows engineers and architects using AutoCAD to edit the 2D/3D line work.
For BIM Interoperability: Convert to IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) to share intelligent model data with other BIM tools like Revit or ArchiCAD.
For Visualization: Convert to 3DS or OBJ for rendering in third-party software like 3ds Max.

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

Users also converted VMX, DWG, VWX 2, VWXP, PDF, ZIP, MCD, VWXW, VGX, VCX, VW, PNG and WVX files.

FAQ

If you want to convert VWX file to DWG, PDF, SKP, DXF, FBX, OBJ, DGN, RVT, RFA, 3DM, STEP or IGES, you can use Vectorworks or similar software from the "CAD/BIM Project Storage" 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 VWX, try Vectorworks or another comparable tool in the "CAD/BIM Project Storage" category.

The VWX 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 VWX converter.