Shapefile to DXF
Convert Shapefile files to DXF format
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Shapefile to DXF (SHP to DXF)
GIS teams frequently need to hand data back to a CAD workflow: a Shapefile of parcels, utilities or survey control has to become a DXF that opens cleanly in AutoCAD, Civil 3D or MicroStation. This SHP to DXF converter does exactly that, turning your .shp/.dbf/.prj set into AutoCAD-ready DXF linework in seconds.
Upload the shapefile as a ZIP — or select the .shp together with its sidecar files — and download the DXF. Geometry and layer names carry across. Because CAD works in a flat drawing space, pick the coordinate system that matches your CAD project before converting so the linework lands exactly where it should.
Related: DXF to Shapefile · KML to DXF · All DXF tools
About Shapefile
Shapefile is a mature vector format developed by Esri in the early 1990s and remains one of the most widely supported formats in desktop GIS software. A Shapefile consists of multiple files (.shp, .dbf, .prj and others), typically distributed as a ZIP archive.
You might convert from Shapefile to access features not supported by the format — such as multi-layer storage (GeoPackage), web-native encoding (GeoJSON), or style-preserving exchange (KML). Shapefile also has a 2 GB file size limit and 10-character column name limit that can be limiting for modern datasets.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to upload all Shapefile components?
Upload the files as a single ZIP archive containing at minimum the .shp, .dbf, and .prj files. The .prj file is required to correctly interpret the coordinate system.
Why are my column names truncated in the Shapefile?
The dBASE (.dbf) component of a Shapefile limits column names to 10 characters. Names longer than 10 characters are automatically truncated during conversion.
Can I convert a multi-layer Shapefile?
Each Shapefile ZIP can only contain one layer. If you have multiple layers, convert them separately or use GeoPackage as an intermediate format that supports multiple layers in a single file.
Need to convert multiple Shapefile files?
Use our batch Shapefile to DXF converter to process dozens or hundreds of files in a single run — Pro feature, files never leave your browser.
More Shapefile Conversions
Convert Shapefile files to other popular formats
to GeoJSON
.geojson
to KML
.kml
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 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 SpatiaLite
.sqlite
to GeoJSON Sequences
.geojsonl
to DGN (Microstation)
.dgn
to S57 Nautical Charts
.000
Convert to DXF From Other Formats
Convert other geospatial formats to DXF
from GeoJSON
.geojson
from KML
.kml
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 TopoJSON
.topojson
from GML
.gml
from OpenStreetMap
.osm
from Excel (XLSX)
.xlsx
from OpenDocument Spreadsheet
.ods
from GeoRSS
.xml
from MapInfo TAB
.tab
from File Geodatabase
.gdb.zip
from SpatiaLite
.sqlite
from Esri JSON
.json
from GeoJSON Sequences
.geojsonl
from DGN (Microstation)
.dgn
from S57 Nautical Charts
.000
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