How to Convert PDF to Editable DWG / DXF Online
Many architectural plans are shared as PDFs to lock the design, but what if you need to edit them? Our tool extracts the vector paths from a PDF and reconstructs them into an editable DWG file.
Why is this needed?
Tracing a PDF plan manually in AutoCAD can take hours. Using an automated vector extractor gives you a head-start with 1-to-1 scale accuracy.
!Step-by-Step Instructions
Upload your PDF
Select the vector-based PDF containing the architectural or engineering drawings.
Extract Geometry
Our engine will process the PDF drawing commands and convert them into standard CAD entities (lines, curves, polygons).
Download DWG
Receive a pure binary DWG file (or DXF) ready to be opened in any CAD software.
Pro Tips
- •This tool works best on 'Vector' PDFs mathematically generated by CAD software. Scanned images (raster PDFs) will not yield editable geometry.
- •Multi-page PDFs will be safely stacked top-to-bottom within the CAD Modelspace.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the conversion preserve layers?
Currently, all geometry is flattened onto a single layer for maximum compatibility.
Scanned documents did not work, why?
Scanned PDFs are just photographs of paper. This tool requires true vector math data inside the document to recreate CAD shapes.