ZX Converter

Extract text from Schematics and projects (ZX)

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How to extract text from your ZX file

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

Convert ZX to another file type

To convert ZX Schematics to another format, you need TubesT or other Cad software.

Convert a file to ZX

To convert other file formats to the "CAM Project & Boardview" file type, you need software like TubesT or a similar tool.

About ZX files

The .zx extension is shared by two distinct proprietary formats used in specialized engineering fields: Friendess TubesT projects and ZXW Tools schematics.

1. Friendess TubesT Project (Industrial Laser Cutting):
This is the most common use (approx. 41%). It serves as a 3D nesting and machining file for the TubesT software, widely used with FSCUT laser cutting controllers. These files store tube geometry, toolpaths, nesting layouts, and machine parameters.

Practical Constraints: It is a proprietary format designed solely for Friendess/Bochu control systems. You cannot open it directly in standard CAD software like SolidWorks or AutoCAD without exporting it first.
Internal Structure: Uniquely, this file is often a ZIP archive in disguise. Renaming the extension from .zx to zip may allow you to extract internal XML data or thumbnail previews, though full geometry usually requires the original software.
Conversion Goals: Users typically need to convert these to DXF or IGS for editing in other CAD tools, or to GCODE/NC for different machine controllers.

2. ZXW Boardview (Electronics Repair):
A schematic format associated with ZXW Tools (Zillion x Work), the industry standard for component-level repair of iPhones, iPads, and Samsung devices.

Friction Points: These files are heavily encrypted and locked to a hardware dongle or an active annual subscription. There is no "free viewer."
Conversion Goals: Techs often seek to convert these to PDF or High-Res Images to view schematics on tablets or share them without requiring a licensed dongle.

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

Users also converted XZ, DMP, ZIP, DVB, SHX and FAS files.

FAQ

If you want to convert ZX file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use TubesT or similar software from the "Laser Cutting & PCB Repair" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to ZX, try TubesT or another comparable tool in the "Laser Cutting & PCB Repair" category.

The ZX 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 ZX converter.