Supported File Formats
F3D supports the following file formats:
| Name | File Extension(s) | Type of Scene(s) Supported | Animations Supported? | Plugin Supported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy VTK | .vtk | Default | ||
| VTK XML | .vtp, .vtu, .vtr, .vti, .vts, .vtm | Default | ||
| Polygon File Format | .ply | Default | ||
| Standard Triangle Language | .stl | Default | ||
| DICOM | .dcm | Default | ||
| NRRD (“nearly raw raster data”) | .nrrd, .nhrd | Default | ||
| MetaHeader MetaIO | .mhd, .mha | Default | ||
| Tag Image File Format 2D/3D | .tif, .tiff | Default | ||
| EXODUS II | .e, .ex2, .exo, .g | Default | Yes | exodus |
| CityGML | .gml | Default | ||
| Point Cloud | .pts | Default | ||
| Standard for the Exchange of Product Data | .step, .stp | Default | occt | |
| Initial Graphics Exchange Specification | .iges, .igs | Default | occt | |
| Open CASCADE Technology BRep format | .brep | Default | ||
| Alembic | .abc | Default | alembic | |
| Wavefront OBJ | .obj | Default, Full | ||
| GL Transmission Format | .gltf, .glb | Default, Full | Yes | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio | .3ds | Full | ||
| Virtual Reality Modeling Language | .wrl | Full | ||
| Autodesk Filmbox | .fbx | Full | Yes | assimp |
| COLLADA | .dae | Full | Yes | assimp |
| Object File Format | .off | Full | assimp | |
| Drawing Exchange Format | .dxf | Full | assimp | |
| DirectX | .x | Full | Yes | assimp |
| 3D Manufacturing Format | .3mf | Full | assimp | |
| Universal Scene Description | .usd, .usda, .usdc, .usdz | Full | Yes | usd |
| VDB | .vdb | Default | vdb |
*Note: As of version 2.5.0, F3D support for VDB is still experimental.