File Format | Type | Extension | Import | Export | Version/Notes |
3D Studio | Scene | 3DS | Yes | Yes* | Only 8 character texture paths supported.
*Export: Animation support. |
3D Studio ASCII | Scene | ASC | Yes | Yes | |
3D Studio Max | Scene | Max | Yes | | Requires free Right Hemispere DCOM plugin and Autodesk 3DS Max installed |
3D Studio Max ASCII | Scene | ASE | Yes* | | *Import : Animation support. |
3D Studio Project | Scene | PRJ | Yes | | |
AutoCAD Drawing | Scene | DWG | Yes | | Versions 12, 13, 14, 2000-2004. |
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Object | Scene | DXF | Yes | Yes | |
Caligari trueSpace Object | Scene | COB | Yes | Yes | Binary and ASCII with animation support. |
Caligari trueSpace Scene File | Scene | SCN | Yes | | Binary and ASCII with animation support. |
CINEMA 4D | Scene | C4D | Yes* | | *Import: Version 5.0. |
Creator 3D scene file | Scene | RSN | Yes | Yes | |
DirectX Model | Scene | X | Yes | Yes | Binary and ASCII with animation support. |
Half-Life Model | Scene | MDL | Yes* | | *Imports: animation support for first frame only. |
Homeworld Geometry | Scene | GEO, PEO | Yes* | Yes** | *Import: With LiF textures.
**Export: With LiF/BMP textures. |
Imagine Geometry | Scene | IOB | Yes | | |
LightWave 3D Object | Scene | LWO | Yes* | Yes** | *Import: LightWave 5.6, 6.0, 7.0, 7.5,
and UView files supported.
**Export: LightWave 5.6 + .uv files
and LightWave 6.0 objects only. |
LightWave Binary | Scene | LW | Yes* | Yes** | *Import: UView files supported.
**Export: LightWave 5.6 + .uv files
and LightWave 6.0 objects only. |
LightWave Scene | Scene | LWS | Yes* | Yes | *Import: Animation support. |
Max File | Scene | MAX | Yes | Yes | All versions from 4.0 to 7.1.
Requires 3ds max to be installed.
Requires the DCOM plugin to be installed. |
Maya ASCII Scene | Scene | MA | Yes* | Yes | Versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 6.0.
Requires Maya to be installed.
*Import: NURBs and SubD support. |
Maya Binary Scene | Scene | MB | Yes* | Yes | Versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 6.0.
Requires Maya to be installed.
*Import: NURBs and SubD support. |
Object File Format Vector Graphics | Scene | OFF | Yes | Yes | |
OpenFlight Scene Description Database | Scene | FLT | Yes* | Yes | Version 13.0.
*Import: Multigen API DLLs not
required. |
Open Inventor File | Scene | IV | Yes* | Yes | *Import: ASCII only, partially
supported. |
POV-Ray RAW Triangle Format | Scene | RAW | Yes | Yes | |
Quake Character Models I, II and III | Scene | MDL, MD2, MD3 | Yes* | | *Import: V.6 supported for MDL
files. Animation support for MD2 files. |
Quake Map | Scene | MAP | Yes* | | *Import: Textures not supported. |
Rhinoceros 3D Model | Scene | 3DM | Yes* | Yes | Versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0.
*Import: All NURBS & mesh objects. |
Right Hemisphere Binary | Scene | RH | Yes | Yes | |
SOFTIMAGE|XSI | Scene | XSI | Yes* | Yes** | Animation support.
*Import: Versions 1.0, 3.0, 3.5.
**Export: Versions 3.0. 3.5. |
Stereolithography Rapid Prototyping Data File | Scene | STL | Yes | Yes* | *Export: Binary and ASCII. |
Unreal Character | Scene | PSK | Yes | Yes | |
Universal 3D | Scene | U3D | Yes | Yes | |
VRML Worlds | Scene | WRL, VRML | Yes* | Yes** | *Import: Versions 1 & 2 ASCII only.
**Export: Version 2.0. |
Wavefront Object | Scene | OBJ | Yes | Yes | |
