How to view a .DWFX file online
From email attachment to readable drawing in seconds.
Choose your file
Drop your .DWFX file onto the box above, or click to browse for it.
It opens right away
Your .DWFX file is read and drawn right in the page: 2D drawings layer by layer, 3D models and building files as a shape you can orbit.
Explore and measure
Pan, zoom and toggle layers, measure distances, hide walls in a building model, export the drawing as SVG or PNG.
What is a .DWFX file?
Drawings, solids and buildings: three very different kinds of "CAD".
A DWFX file is an Autodesk DWFx design file, a read-only published snapshot of a CAD drawing or 3D model for review, not editing. On Windows, open it free with Autodesk Design Review. On Mac or Linux, upload it to the browser-based Autodesk Viewer. Converting it back to an editable DWG is not faithfully possible.
Programs that open .DWFX files
| Full name | Design Web Format XPS (Autodesk DWFx) |
|---|---|
| Developer | Autodesk (DWF); built on Microsoft's XML Paper Specification (XPS / Open Packaging Conventions) |
| First released | 2007 (DWFx, the XPS-based successor to the original DWF) |
| Category | 3D & CAD |
| MIME type | model/vnd.dwfx+xps |
| Signature | 50 4B 03 04 "PK" - ZIP/OPC (XPS) package header |
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Is my .DWFX file uploaded to your server?
No. Your .DWFX file is parsed and drawn for you.
Can you open DWG drawings?
Yes. We decode AutoCAD DWG files (R13 up to the 2018 format) with LibreDWG and draw the real geometry, layers and text. A few DWGs that use features we don't draw yet fall back to the preview image AutoCAD stores inside the file; for those, saving as DXF (File › Save As › DXF) also works.
How do I measure a distance?
Turn on Measure, click the first point, then the second. The distance is shown in the drawing's units, which we read from the file header.
Some text or hatching is missing. Why?
The online viewer draws lines, curves, text, blocks and solids. Hatch patterns, dimension styles and proxy objects from add-ons are simplified or skipped.
Can I see properties of building elements?
Yes. In an IFC model, click any wall, slab, door or window to see its type, name and GlobalId. Use the element types list to hide whole categories, for example walls, to look inside.
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