.DXF file extension
How to open file with .DXF extension?
.DXF is the file extension developed by Autodesk, Inc. for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .DXF extension belong to the "3D&CAD Files " category. The full name of this type of files is AutoCAD DXF Drawing Exchange Format. Files with the .DXF extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .DXF extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.
AutoCAD DXF Drawing Exchange Format
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 AutoCAD  Pro/Engineer  Corel Presentations  Autodesk Inventor  SolidWorks  Solid Edge  Blender  CATIA  NX Autodesk Design Review DXwin Creo Parametric CIRCAD CARTOMAP CAD PRO Landscape Embroidermodder 2  XnView  DWG TrueView  eDrawings Viewer Myriad CAD Viewer VariCAD Viewer Free DWG Viewer MapViewer  OpenOffice.org Draw ViewMate Pro Any DWF to DWG Converter CrossManager T-FLEX CAD FelixCAD LT VTBuilder CadStd Total GIS Converter PolyTrans-for-CINEMA-4D TunnelCAD Any PDF to DWG Converter Xmap ViaCAD 2D Xenon |
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 AutoCAD WS |
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LX-Viewer |
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 AutoCAD WS for Android |
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 Autocad WS for iOS CARTOMAP CAD for iOS  TurboViewer |
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Micrografx Picture Publisher |
After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .DXF extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .DXF extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .DXF extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.