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Open an RLD File Without RDWorks (Beta)

See what is inside an RDWorks .rld project or Ruida .rd job and get it as LightBurn, SVG, DXF and a picture, on Windows, Mac or Linux.

Opens: RLD, RD, LBRN2, LBRN, XCS, XS, SVG
Saves: LBRN2, SVG, DXF, RLD, PNG

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RDWorks project, Ruida job or design
Choose a file… or drop it here
.rld, .rd, .lbrn2, .lbrn, .xcs, .xs, .svg · up to 200 MB
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    An RDWorks project (.rld, V7 or V8) or Ruida job (.rd) to convert to LightBurn, SVG and DXF; or a LightBurn (.lbrn2, .lbrn), xTool (.xcs, .xs) or SVG design to turn into an RDWorks project.

    Options

    For .rld and .rd uploads: all three formats come from the same conversion; pick one if you only need that file. LightBurn, xTool and SVG uploads always become an RDWorks project.

    More options
    Engraved areas in .rd jobs

    A job only holds the scan lines of engraved areas, not their shapes. As a picture they engrave the same way in LightBurn; as lines you get the job's own scan lines. Projects (.rld) are not affected.

    Lists every layer with its settings below the drawing, on its own layer. Delete it before cutting.

    Only for LightBurn, xTool and SVG uploads. xTool and SVG designs keep their distance from the top-left corner of the bed, so pick yours (also for LightBurn projects made for a machine with its origin at the back or on the right).

    The width of your laser's work area, as set in RDWorks.

    The height (depth) of your laser's work area, as set in RDWorks.

    Your files are deleted after processing.

    RDWorks only runs on Windows, and usually only on the PC connected to the laser. When you get an .rld file from a colleague, a design shop or an old backup, this page shows you what is in it and gives you files that open anywhere: on a Mac, on Linux, or on a Windows PC without RDWorks.

    How to open an RLD file

    1. Upload the .rld project (or an .rd job).
    2. Look at the preview of the drawing, the list of layers and the numbers below it.
    3. Download what you need: LightBurn project, layered SVG, DXF, or all three.

    What you see

    • A picture of the drawing with every layer in its colour.
    • A table of the layers in RDWorks' processing order: mode (scan, cut, dot, picture), speed, minimum and maximum power of lasers 1 and 2, scan interval, passes, air assist and whether the layer is switched on.
    • Facts about the file: RDWorks version, work area, number and kinds of objects (curves, text, pictures, groups), size of the design.

    Which files open

    RDWorks V7 and V8 .rld projects, checked with files from RDWorks 7 and RDWorks 8 up to 8.01.72, and .rd jobs (what RDWorks sends to the laser or saves with "Save to UFile"). A file named .rld that is really a job is recognised and converted as one. A few early RDWorks 7 files use an older layout that RDWorks 8 cannot open either; they are refused with an explanation.

    Which program for which file

    • LightBurn (Windows, Mac, Linux): the .lbrn2 file, with layers and settings ready.
    • Inkscape, Illustrator, Affinity: the SVG, in millimetres, with layers.
    • CAD programs and other laser software: the DXF.

    Nothing needs to be installed. The upload is deleted when the conversion finishes and the converted files after 30 minutes.

    More about what this tool reads and writes: RDWorks .rld Converter: LightBurn, SVG, DXF and back.

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