Load your PDF — Drag & drop onto the upload zone, or click ⚡ Upload & Process PDF to pick a file.
Set DPI (optional) — 300 DPI works for most drawings. Raise it for finer detail on dense plans.
Process — After selecting a file, the button uploads and processes in one step. Use the page thumbnails to navigate when done.
Create layers — Enter a name, choose Point / Line / Polygon, and click + Create Layer. Drawing starts automatically on the new layer.
Switch layers — Click any layer row to make it active and start drawing on it (orange halo = active).
Digitize — Click to place points. For lines or polygons, click to add vertices and double-click to finish. Backspace removes the last vertex; Cmd/Ctrl+Z undoes the last feature. Hold Spacebar to pan without interrupting your work.
Select & Delete — Click ↖ Select, then click any feature to select it (highlighted in yellow). Press Delete or Backspace to remove it.
Manage layers — Click ⋯ on any layer to rename or delete it.
Export & Download — Choose a format (GDB, Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML) and click Export & Download. The file downloads automatically.
Session — Expand the Session panel to save your work and resume it later.
💡 Tips & Tricks
Snapping — Vertices snap to nearby existing vertices and edges. Use the ⦾ Snap button to toggle snapping off if it’s interfering with precise placement.
Pan while digitizing — Hold Spacebar to temporarily activate the pan tool. Release to continue digitizing. Works over placed pages too.
Preprocess your PDF — Remove unnecessary pages before uploading. Fewer pages means faster processing and a cleaner workspace.
Auto-optimized — DrawBridge automatically compresses PDFs over 10 MB before processing. No need to flatten or reduce manually.
Choose DPI wisely — Lower DPI processes faster but produces a lower-quality image. Use 300 DPI for most work; bump to 400 only when fine detail matters.
DrawBridge
About DrawBridge
Version1.82
PurposePDF drawings → Esri File Geodatabase
Symbol detectionManual digitizing (Point, Line, Polygon)