What is a .DXF file?
DXF is an open CAD drawing-exchange format readable by almost every CAD program. Created by Autodesk.
- Did you know
- Autodesk created DXF in 1982 as an open way to move drawings between CAD programs.
- DXF stands for Drawing Interchange Format and debuted with AutoCAD 1.0 as a neutral mirror of the proprietary DWG.
- Since AutoCAD Release 10 a binary DXF variant has existed that is roughly a quarter smaller and several times faster to read.
- What Analyser shows you
- Render 2D vector diagrams and CAD drawings to a preview: draw.io / diagrams.net (DRAWIO) files - decoding the mxGraph model, inline or compressed - AutoCAD DXF drawings (parsing the ASCII ENTITIES section), and binary AutoCAD DWG/DWT drawings, parsed by LibreDWG (WebAssembly) into their entities and rendered to an SVG, with an entity and layer breakdown.
- Open a .DXF file
- Drag a .DXF file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It opens entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.
- Related formats
- .DRAWIO · .DWG · .DWT. See all supported file types.