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DWG to PDF converter, without the upload.

Turn DWG drawings into PDF. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

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How to convert DWG to PDF

  1. Add your DWG drawings

    Drop DWG (AutoCAD drawing, AutoCAD file) files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. PDF is already chosen

    Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the PDF, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The DWG to PDF converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your drawings are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

DWG to PDF: what to expect

DWG opens only in CAD software, and a file saved by a newer AutoCAD can fail to open in an older one. PDF looks the same on every device and keeps several pages in one file. DWG is at home in architectural plans, mechanical parts and engineering layouts that are still being edited; PDF is the usual choice for documents that must look the same everywhere, and printing.

The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can choose the page size.

The drawing is shown as its model space, fitted to the extents of what is in it. If model space is empty, the first layout that has objects is drawn instead. Objects on layers that are switched off or frozen are not drawn. It reads AutoCAD DWG files from R13 (1994) to the 2018 format that AutoCAD 2018 to 2025 use; older and newer files are refused with a message. The PDF is a vector page, A4 by default or A4 or US Letter as chosen under Options, turned to suit the drawing. Text set in a TrueType font is real, selectable text; text set in an AutoCAD SHX font is drawn as lines, so it looks right but cannot be selected or searched. The browser has none of the fonts a drawing names, so text is drawn in a built-in font with Latin, Greek and basic Cyrillic letters and the usual symbols (m², Ø, ±, °). Chinese, Japanese and Korean text appears as empty boxes.

DWG vs PDF

DWG

AutoCAD drawing

DWG is the native file of AutoCAD, the program most architects and engineers draw in. It stores lines, arcs, text, dimensions, layers, blocks and the paper layouts of a drawing, and the format has changed with almost every AutoCAD release, which is why a file from a newer version often will not open in an older program. Most people who are sent a DWG only want to look at it or print it.

Opens in AutoCAD, and with import support most other CAD programs, DWG viewers and some free tools

DWG converter
PDF

PDF document

PDF fixes a document's layout so it looks identical on every screen and printer. That makes it the default for forms, invoices and anything sent to print, and also what makes it awkward to edit.

Opens in Every browser, phone and computer

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DWG compared with PDF
DWGAutoCAD drawingPDFPDF document
Stands forAutoCAD drawingPortable Document Format
TypeCAD drawing (vector)Fixed-layout document
CompressionLossless, with a checksum on each partMixed: text is stored as text, images keep their own compression
Introduced1982, by Autodesk1993, by Adobe (an ISO standard since 2008)
Opens inAutoCAD, and with import support most other CAD programs, DWG viewers and some free toolsEvery browser, phone and computer
Best forArchitectural plans, mechanical parts and engineering layouts that are still being editedDocuments that must look the same everywhere, and printing
File extension.dwg.pdf, .ai

Questions

Are my drawings uploaded anywhere?

No. The DWG to PDF conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting DWG to PDF?

Text is kept. Formatting carries over only as far as PDF supports it.

Can I convert several DWG files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert DWG to PDF on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the DWG file, press Convert and save the PDF. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. Drawings up to 128 MB are accepted; a larger one is refused with a message, and a drawing that takes too long is stopped after a time that grows with its size. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.

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