DXF · 2D Drawing Viewer
Online DXF Viewer
Drop a .dxf file to see the drawing in your browser — no AutoCAD, no install, no account. Free, instant, and 100% local: the file never leaves your machine.
ASCII DXF only — binary DXF and DWG aren't supported. Draws LINE, LWPOLYLINE, POLYLINE, CIRCLE, ARC, SPLINE and block references.
About the DXF viewer
Drop a .dxf file and the drawing is rendered in the browser — no AutoCAD seat, no viewer to install, and no account. The file is parsed on your device, so a drawing under NDA stays on your machine.
Closed shapes draw in blue and open paths in amber. That distinction matters before you machine or extrude anything: an open path is fine for cutting a line, but it can't bound a solid, and a gap of a hundredth of a millimetre looks identical to a closed loop until something tells you otherwise.
The panel reports what's in the file — closed shapes, open paths, declared units — and names any entity types that weren't drawn, so you know when you're looking at part of a drawing rather than all of it.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I open a DXF file online?
- Drop your .dxf file into the box above. It renders immediately — no AutoCAD, no install, no upload. The file is read locally in your browser.
- Is this DXF viewer free?
- Yes. Free, no signup, no watermark, and no file-size limit beyond 200MB.
- What program opens a .dxf file?
- AutoCAD, LibreCAD, Inkscape, Fusion 360 and most CAM software read DXF — all of them installs, and several need a licence. This page opens the drawing in the browser tab you already have open.
- Can it open DWG files?
- No. DWG is AutoCAD's proprietary binary format and isn't supported; neither is binary DXF. Re-export as ASCII DXF (R12 or later) from whatever tool produced it.
- Which entities does it draw?
- LINE, LWPOLYLINE, POLYLINE, CIRCLE, ARC, SPLINE and 3DFACE, plus block references (INSERT) expanded with their position, scale and rotation. Anything else — hatches, ellipses, dimensions, text — is listed as skipped rather than silently ignored.
- Why are some paths amber?
- Those chains don't close. It's normal for engraving lines and centrelines, but if you expected a cuttable or extrudable outline, an amber path means there's a gap in the drawing.
- Is my drawing uploaded anywhere?
- No. There is no server and no upload — the file is parsed and drawn entirely on your device, and nothing is stored.