File Conversion

With ViewCompanion you may convert your files one by one by using save as or batch convert multiple files. You may also use the command line interface to convert files from your own application or a batch file.
Convert your files to PDF, DWF, PNG or SVG for easy distribution on the Internet.
Prepare your files for long-time archiving by converting them to PDF/A, TIFF or CALS file formats.
PLT, CGM, Gerber and DWF files can be converted to Autodesk DXF format which you can open in any major CAD application, for example Autodesk AutoCAD.
ViewCompanion Premium can convert your existing PDF files into PDF/A for long term archiving.

ViewCompanion gives you full control of the conversion of your files and you can set scale, resolution, rotation, color and many other options for either a single file, or for a batch of files.

Annotation elements like text, stamps, barcodes and much more can be included in the conversion, you will find more information about the available markup tools here.

Other powerful conversion tools include a function to combine, or merge, multiple files of different file formats, into a single multi-page PDF or TIFF file, and a function to split a multi-page document into separate files with one or more pages each.

PDF to CAD

ViewCompanion Premium includes a PDF to CAD feature that can convert a PDF file into an editable Autodesk DXF file. Please note that ViewCompanion cannot convert PDF files that only contain image data, for example scanned drawings, back to CAD formats.

ViewCompanion

ViewCompanion is available as three different editions: Standard, Pro and Premium.
Each edition supports a different number of formats, please read more about each edition using the product links below, to find the one that suits your needs best.
You may look at the ViewCompanion family comparison chart for a description of the main feature differences between the editions.
There is a file format chart available that list the file formats supported by each edition.