Open a text DXF
Choose a 2D DXF exported from your CAD application, or try the sample drawing.
Convert DXF to SVG Online
Bring 2D CAD outlines into your vector workflow. Confirm the drawing units, choose layers and download an SVG with explicit physical dimensions. Your file stays in this browser.
Free · No sign-up · No credits · Files stay on your device
Start with your DXF
Drop a DXF drawing here or choose a file.
Text DXF up to 5 MB · 2D outlines · no server uploadSVG preview
Your SVG appears here after a supported DXF and its units are ready.
Preview lines are emphasized for visibility; downloaded geometry and line widths stay unchanged. Drag to pan and use the buttons to zoom. Dark preview adjusts contrast only.
- Geometry width
- —
- Geometry height
- —
- SVG paths
- —
Outline SVG with dimensions in millimeters. Preview zoom does not change the exported size. Groups preserve layer names; CAD editing features are not retained.
How to convert DXF to SVG
Confirm units and layers
Check the drawing units and choose the visible layers you need. Review every unsupported-object notice before exporting.
Preview and download SVG
Inspect the outline and physical dimensions, then download the SVG or copy its code. Check the scale again in your destination application.
What changes when DXF becomes SVG?
DXF (Drawing Interchange Format) stores CAD entities such as lines, arcs and block references. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) describes vector artwork for browsers and design applications. This tool converts supported DXF outlines into SVG paths and groups; it does not preserve the full CAD document or editing model.
Why use SVG for a CAD outline?
SVG is useful when your next tool expects vector artwork: a browser, Inkscape or a craft workflow. You can inspect outlines without a CAD editor and reuse them at different display sizes. For cutting, also check open paths, dimensions and the machine-specific settings.
What can you do with the SVG?
These original DXF examples are rendered through the converter. The illustrations emphasize the outlines; download the source to test your own settings.
Panels and cut outlines
Keep a panel outline and its mounting holes together. Check the physical size and open paths in the cutting application before setting up a job.
Download DXF example
Separate design layers
Export only the layers needed for a design task. SVG groups retain names, although individual applications may handle groups differently from CAD layers.
Download DXF example
Craft and web graphics
Reuse simple circular designs in a vector editor or on a website. Craft-software import and cutting results still depend on that application's interpretation and your chosen size.
Download DXF exampleSupported geometry and conversion limits
| Drawing content | How it is handled |
|---|---|
| Lines, polylines and curves | LINE, 2D POLYLINE, LWPOLYLINE including bulge arcs, CIRCLE, ARC and ELLIPSE. Open and closed contours stay distinct. |
| Blocks and inserts | Supported objects inside bounded nested BLOCK/INSERT references, with base points, translation, rotation, scaling and mirroring. External references are excluded. |
| Units, layers and colors | Confirm mm, cm, m, in or ft. Choose visible modelspace layers and keep basic colors, or export dark outlines. Hidden and frozen layers are excluded. |
| Objects that need preparation | Text, hatches, dimensions, splines, wide polylines, 3D geometry and non-XY planes are not converted. Review the listed omissions or prepare those objects in CAD first. |
This is an outline converter, not a complete CAD renderer. It uses uniform fine strokes and does not reproduce CAD lineweights, fills, constraints or paper layouts.
DXF to SVG questions
Units, layers, compatibility and what to check after conversion.
What is the difference between DXF and SVG?
DXF stores CAD entities and drawing structure. SVG stores vector graphics for browsers and design tools. Converting supported outlines does not preserve the full CAD document, constraints or editing history.
Will my drawing keep its size?
The converter uses the drawing unit you confirm and writes explicit millimeter dimensions into the SVG. Preview zoom does not resize the geometry. Verify a known measurement after import because the destination application can interpret SVG dimensions differently.
Why do I need to select units?
Some DXF files have no usable unit setting. The tool reads INSUNITS when available; otherwise you must choose the intended unit. Metric or imperial display settings alone cannot establish the physical length of the coordinates.
Are layers preserved?
You can choose visible modelspace layers. Their names are stored as titles on SVG groups. These are SVG groups, so applications may not expose them as editable CAD layers. Hidden and frozen layers are excluded.
Do circles and curved polylines stay curved?
Supported circles, arcs, ellipses and polyline bulges are written as SVG arc geometry rather than a coarse screenshot or straight connecting lines. Unsupported spline entities are listed separately and require preparation in CAD.
Can I convert blocks and mirrored parts?
Blocks can contain supported outline entities. The converter applies their base point, insertion position, rotation and scale, including mirroring and bounded nesting. Missing blocks, external references and unsupported objects are reported rather than silently omitted.
Why are text, hatches or dimensions missing?
Those objects are outside this converter's supported outline set. Font-dependent text cannot be reliably turned into matching outlines without the original font. Convert the needed objects into supported geometry in CAD, then export the DXF again.
What does a partial conversion mean?
The drawing contains objects the tool cannot represent. Download stays unavailable until you exclude their layers or explicitly accept an SVG containing only supported objects. Read the omission list before using the result for cutting or production.
Can I import the SVG into Cricut or Inkscape?
The output is a standard outline SVG intended for vector workflows. Check your application's import result, dimensions and open paths before cutting. Compatibility with every version of craft software or every machine has not been established.
How do I use the SVG on a website?
Download the SVG and use it as an image, or copy its code into your page. The viewBox lets it scale for display. If using JSX, adapt SVG attribute names as needed. Display scaling does not change the dimensions recorded in the original download.
Do you support DWG or binary DXF?
This page reads text DXF. DWG and binary DXF are rejected with a preparation hint. Export a text DXF from your CAD application first. Renaming a file extension does not convert its format.
What if a layer name looks garbled?
The reader uses the DXF version and recognized code-page declarations to decode Unicode and older text files. If decoding fails, export a Unicode text DXF. Unsupported encodings are reported instead of quietly producing replacement characters.
Is this free, and are my files uploaded?
Conversion is free, with no account or credits required. Parsing and SVG generation run in your browser. Confirmed direction switches use a temporary local handoff. If you opt in to a local draft, this browser saves one DXF and its settings for recovery within 24 hours; expired drafts are cleaned on your next visit. Disabling drafts or clearing the tool deletes the saved draft. File contents are not sent to a conversion server or put in URLs.
What are the file and processing limits?
Text DXF input is limited to 5 MB. Group records, entities, expanded geometry, layers, nesting and SVG output are also bounded. Jobs stop after 20 seconds. A small but deeply nested drawing can exceed these budgets; split it or simplify it in CAD.
Can I switch between DXF to SVG and SVG to DXF?
Use the direction link to open the other converter. If you choose the opposite file format, the tool asks before transferring it. If browser storage is blocked or unavailable, choose the file again on the other page. A round trip does not restore CAD features excluded in the first conversion.
Are colors, fills and lineweights preserved?
You can keep basic entity and layer colors or choose dark outlines. Adaptive CAD white/black is shown as a dark outline. The output uses uniform fine strokes, no fills and no automatic path closure; CAD lineweights and complex linetypes are not reproduced.
Need a CAD file from SVG?
Use the reverse converter to turn vector artwork into DXF outlines for CAD and cutting workflows.