Conversion
Free
- Every mode, 5 files and 3 downloads a day
- Real lines, arcs, circles and texts, traced by code
- Layers by colour and type, the scale you set
Convert PDF to CAD online
To convert a PDF to CAD, drop it below: we look at the page first. If it holds vector lines, they are taken exactly, with their texts and layers; if it is a scan, it is traced into one line per stroke and its texts are read. You see which one it was, compare the drawing with your PDF, and download a DWG and a DXF, free.
Free conversion, 3 a day. Max AI names the layers and reads the title block — free to try, $10 to export.
PDF, PNG, JPG or TIFF · up to 50 MB · Every mode free, 3 downloads a day · No 3D, no BIM. Texts turned into outlines in the PDF stay lines.
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✦ Max AI
Free to try · $10 to export
- Layers named by meaning: walls, doors, dimensions…
- The title block read into a sheet you check
- The scale written on the plan, proposed
Started by you, never on its own. It reads; the code draws. Scan to CAD with Max AI · AI blueprint reader
How it works
- Drop your filePick what you have: a PDF from CAD, a scan, a photo of a sheet or a sketch. Up to 50 MB, no account.
- CompareSlide between your file and the CAD drawing, check the counts of lines, arcs and texts. Change the detail, the corners or the frame and run it again. Set the scale if you know it.
- DownloadA zip with the DXF and the DWG, free in every mode, 3 times a day.
About the formats
- Two kinds of PDF hold a plan. A CAD export stores vector paths, so the drawing is read as it is, layers included. A scan stores a picture of the sheet, so the drawing is traced. The converter tells them apart on its own.
- DWG
- The native format of AutoCAD, the one most offices exchange. Written as DWG R2000 so the widest range of software reads it; very large drawings (over 50,000 objects) come as the DXF only.
- DXF
- The open twin of DWG, read by almost every CAD and GIS program, free ones included (LibreCAD, QCAD, FreeCAD, QGIS). Take it if your software is not AutoCAD.
Prices — free conversion, no account, no subscription
| Preview | Free | Every mode: the drawing next to your file, 5 files a day. |
|---|---|---|
| Vector plan | Free | Lines and texts taken exactly, the PDF's layers kept. Texts turned into outlines in the PDF stay lines. |
| Scanned plan | Free | One centre line per stroke, real lines, arcs and circles, a crooked page put straight, texts read (English, French, Spanish). Unreadable texts stay drawn as lines. |
| Photo of a plan | Free | The sheet put flat from its 4 corners, shadows removed, then traced like a scanned plan. The whole sheet must be in the photo. |
| Detail / sketch | Free | Strokes straightened to 0 / 45 / 90°, perfect circles, closed outlines. Texts stay drawn as lines. |
| DWG / DXF to PDF | Free | A vector PDF, colours and line weights kept: one page per layout, or the model space fitted to an A3 sheet. |
| Downloads | Free | 3 zips a day (DXF + DWG), files up to 50 MB. |
| Max AI | Free to run | Layers named by meaning, the title block read, the scale found: results on the page, the picture watermarked. Once per file, 3 drawings a day. |
| Max AI export | $10 | Per drawing: the drawing with the layers you kept renamed and the title block as CSV and JSON, no watermark. Once Max AI has run on a file, this is its download. |
| Examples | Free | The DXF of each mode's example, to open in your own software first. |
FAQ
How do I know if my PDF is vector or scanned?
Zoom in a lot: vector lines stay sharp, a scan turns into pixels. You don't have to check: the converter looks at the page and says which mode it used.
Which CAD software can open the result?
AutoCAD, BricsCAD, DraftSight, LibreCAD, QCAD and FreeCAD, and QGIS for maps: the DWG and the DXF are both R2000, a version they all read.
Does it work on a hand-drawn plan in PDF?
Yes, once scanned: it is traced like any scan. For a freehand sketch, pick Detail / sketch to get straight lines, round circles and closed outlines.
What happens to my files?
Your files are deleted after 24 hours and never used for AI training. They are only used to make your conversion.
Who owns the converted drawing?
You do. You keep the ownership of your file and of the DXF and DWG made from it, commercial use included.
Do I need an account?
No. Drop a file, check the preview, download. The job page keeps your result for 24 hours.
What is in the download?
A zip with a DXF and a DWG (both R2000); a vector PDF from the DWG and DXF to PDF pages. Drawings over 50,000 objects come as the DXF only, with a note: save it as DWG in your software.
Is the drawing to scale?
Without a scale, a PDF comes in millimetres of paper and an image in pixels. On the preview, type the scale (1:100) or click two points and give the real distance between them.
Does it make 3D or BIM models?
No: you get a 2D drawing, lines, arcs, circles, fills and texts on layers. No 3D, no walls or rooms as BIM objects.
Are there limits on free conversions?
Free in every mode: 5 files and 3 downloads a day per visitor, files up to 50 MB, one PDF page per file. The counters reset at midnight UTC. Every example's DXF is free too.
What if the file doesn't open?
Write to us with the job page's address: we fix the conversion.