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Convert AI to DXF

Convert AI files to DXF online – Real size in millimetres for CAD and cutting.

or drag them here, or paste with Ctrl+V / ⌘V

Vector graphics (AI, CDR, CGM, DXF, EMF, EPS, ODG, PS, SK, SK1, SVGZ, VSD, VSDX, WMF, SVG) · up to 10 files at once

Conversion options

PDF pages

Leave empty for all, or type e.g. 1-3, 5, 8-

Resolution
PDF document
Page size
Images per page
Image resolution in the PDF
Image
Icon sizes (px)
Video

Lower resolutions reduce file size. The video will not be enlarged.

Audio
Bitrate

Higher means better sound and a larger file. “Auto” keeps the bitrate of the original (at least 128 kbit/s); from lossless files it uses the format’s high-quality setting.

Sample rate
Channels
Cut (optional)

Times such as 1:30 or 0:45.5. Leave empty to keep the whole recording.

Picture

The video shows this picture for the whole length of the sound – for example to upload music or a podcast to YouTube.

Video size
Document
Resolution
Pages to convert

Several pages arrive as a ZIP with one image per page.

Shown by e-readers in the library; leave empty to keep what the document says.

PDF/A-2b embeds all fonts so the file looks the same in many years; required by many courts and public offices.

Scales every sheet so it fits on a single page instead of being split across several.

Sheets

CSV and TSV hold one table: with “Every sheet” each sheet becomes its own file, together in a ZIP.

Separator

Excel in many European languages expects a semicolon; most other programs a comma.

Convert on our server?

If you continue, the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection and converted on our server. You can keep using the site meanwhile. The original is deleted as soon as it is converted; the result is kept for 6 hours so you can download it, and you can delete it at any time. Files are never shared or used for anything else.

Drawings are uploaded only after you accept and are converted on our server. The input is deleted after processing; results are kept for 6 hours. Privacy details

How to use: AI to DXF

  1. 1 Click “Choose files” or drop your AI file onto the page (up to 10 at once).
  2. 2 DXF is already selected as the output; there is nothing else to set.
  3. 3 Click “Convert” and confirm the upload: drawings are converted on our server.
  4. 4 Follow the upload, the place in the queue and the progress – you can keep browsing meanwhile.
  5. 5 Download the DXF file when it is ready; it stays available for 6 hours unless you delete it.

About this tool

AI is the Adobe Illustrator format; since Illustrator 9 an AI file carries a PDF version of the artwork inside. DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) is the AutoCAD exchange format that every CAD program, laser cutter and CNC tool reads.

This converter turns your AI file into DXF, the right choice for AutoCAD and other CAD programs, laser cutting, plotting and CNC machining. Every shape becomes lines, arcs and polylines in millimetres at the real size of the drawing; text becomes outlines, so the DXF opens correctly in any CAD program and on cutting machines. Add up to 10 files at once – each one is converted in the background, so you can keep using the site and download every result as soon as it is ready.

Drawings are converted on our server: the upload starts only after you confirm, the original is deleted after conversion and the result is kept for 6 hours unless you delete it sooner.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert AI to DXF?

Choose or drop your AI file, keep DXF as the output and click Convert. After you confirm the upload, our server converts the file and shows the progress; then you download the DXF file.

Can I convert several AI files at once?

Yes. Add up to 10 files at a time. Each gets its own background job with its own progress, and you can download each result as soon as it is finished.

How large can the file be?

Each file can be up to 100 MB.

What happens to my file?

It is uploaded only after you confirm. The original is deleted as soon as the conversion is finished, and the DXF file is kept for 6 hours so you can download it – you can delete it yourself at any time.

Is the AI to DXF converter free?

Yes. It is free, without sign-up and without a watermark.

Which units and layers does the DXF use?

The DXF is written in millimetres at the real size of the drawing. Shapes become lines, arcs and polylines and text becomes outlines; fills and gradients cannot be stored in DXF, so only the outlines remain.

Which Illustrator files can be opened?

Every AI file saved with “Create PDF Compatible File” (the default since Illustrator 9), and old PostScript-based AI files. A file saved without the PDF part can only be opened by Illustrator itself – save it again with that option turned on.

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