DGN (Microstation) to SpatiaLite
Convert DGN (Microstation) files to SpatiaLite format
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About DGN (Microstation)
DGN (MicroStation Design) is Bentley MicroStation's native CAD format, widely used in infrastructure, civil engineering, and transportation projects. Like DXF, it stores geometric entities in a coordinate space without an embedded CRS and must be geo-referenced after conversion to be used in a GIS.
You might convert from DGN when you need to bring infrastructure or civil engineering geometry into a GIS, when collaborating with a team that works in GIS rather than CAD, or when you want to publish linework from a MicroStation project on a web map.
Frequently asked questions
Does DGN include coordinate reference system information?
No — like DXF, DGN files store coordinates in an internal drawing unit space without CRS metadata. Use the Assign CRS tool after conversion if you know the intended reference system.
Which DGN geometry types are converted?
Lines, arcs, shapes, and complex chains are converted to their closest GIS equivalents. MicroStation tags and graphic attributes are generally not preserved in the output.
What is the difference between DGN V7 and DGN V8?
DGN V7 is the older format supported by legacy MicroStation versions. DGN V8 is the current format and uses a compound document structure. GDAL supports both versions.
More DGN (Microstation) Conversions
Convert DGN (Microstation) files to other popular formats
to GeoJSON
.geojson
to KML
.kml
to Shapefile
.zip
to CSV
.csv
to GPX
.gpx
to GeoPackage
.gpkg
to FlatGeobuf
.fgb
to JSON-FG
.json
to MVT
.mvt
to PostgreSQL Dump
.sql
to PMTiles
.pmtiles
to MBTiles
.mbtiles
to DXF
.dxf
to PDF
to GML
.gml
to Excel (XLSX)
.xlsx
to OpenDocument Spreadsheet
.ods
to GeoRSS
.xml
to MapInfo TAB
.tab
to File Geodatabase
.gdb.zip
to GeoJSON Sequences
.geojsonl
to S57 Nautical Charts
.000
Convert to SpatiaLite From Other Formats
Convert other geospatial formats to SpatiaLite
from GeoJSON
.geojson
from KML
.kml
from Shapefile
.zip
from CSV
.csv
from GPX
.gpx
from GeoPackage
.gpkg
from FlatGeobuf
.fgb
from JSON-FG
.json
from MVT
.mvt
from PMTiles
.pmtiles
from MBTiles
.mbtiles
from DXF
.dxf
from TopoJSON
.topojson
from GML
.gml
from OpenStreetMap
.osm
from Excel (XLSX)
.xlsx
from OpenDocument Spreadsheet
.ods
from SVG
.svg
from GeoRSS
.xml
from MapInfo TAB
.tab
from File Geodatabase
.gdb.zip
from Esri JSON
.json
from GeoJSON Sequences
.geojsonl
from S57 Nautical Charts
.000
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