3D Graphics File Formats

3D graphics

3D graphics are 3D models that allow building models in real-time or non real-time 3D rendering.

• 3DMF – QuickDraw 3D Metafile (.3dmf)
• 3DM – OpenNURBS Initiative 3D Model (used by Rhinoceros 3D) (.3dm)
• 3DS – Legacy 3D Studio Model (.3ds)
• ABC – Alembic (Computer Graphics)
• AC – AC3D Model (.ac)
• AMF – Additive Manufacturing File Format
• AN8 – Anim8or Model (.an8)
• AOI – Art of Illusion Model (.aoi)
• B3D – Blitz3D Model (.b3d)
• BLEND – Blender (.blend)
• BLOCK – Blender encrypted blend files (.block)
• C4D – Cinema 4D (.c4d)
• Cal3D – Cal3D (.cal3d)
• CCP4 – X-ray crystallography voxels (electron density)
• CFL – Compressed File Library (.cfl)
• COB – Caligari Object (.cob)
• CORE3D – Coreona 3D Coreona 3D Virtual File(.core3d)
• CTM – OpenCTM (.ctm)
• DAE – COLLADA (.dae)
• DFF – RenderWare binary stream, commonly used by Grand Theft Auto III-era games as well as other RenderWare titles
• DPM – deepMesh (.dpm)
• DTS – Torque Game Engine (.dts)
• EGG – Panda3D Engine
• FACT – Electric Image (.fac)
• FBX – Autodesk FBX (.fbx)
• G – BRL-CAD geometry (.g)
• GLM – Ghoul Mesh (.glm)
• JAS – Cheetah 3D file (.jas)
• LWO – Lightwave Object (.lwo)
• LWS – Lightwave Scene (.lws)
• LXO – Luxology Modo (software) file (.lxo)
• MA – Autodesk Maya ASCII File (.ma)
• MAX – Autodesk 3D Studio Max file (.max)
• MB – Autodesk Maya Binary File (.mb)
• MD2 – Quake 2 model format (.md2)
• MD3 – Quake 3 model format (.md3)
• MDX – Blizzard Entertainment's own model format (.mdx)
• MESH – New York University(.m)
• MESH – Meshwork Model (.mesh)
• MM3D – Misfit Model 3d (.mm3d)
• MPO – Multi-Picture Object – This JPEG standard is used for 3d images, as with the Nintendo 3DS
• MRC – voxels in cryo-electron microscopy
• NIF – Gamebryo NetImmerse File (.nif)
• OBJ – Wavefront .obj file (.obj)
• OFF – OFF Object file format (.off)
• PRC – Adobe PRC (embedded in PDF files)
• POV – POV-Ray document (.pov)
• RWX – RenderWare Object (.rwx)
• SIA – Nevercenter Silo Object (.sia)
• SIB – Nevercenter Silo Object (.sib)
• SKP – Google Sketchup file (.skp)
• SLDASM – SolidWorks Assembly Document (.sldasm)
• SLDPRT – SolidWorks Part Document (.sldprt)
• SMD – Valve Studiomdl Data format. (.smd)
• U3D – Universal 3D file format (.u3d)
• VRML97 - VRML Virtual reality modeling language (.wrl)
• VUE – Vue scene file (.vue)
• WINGS – Wings3D (.wings)
• X – DirectX 3D Model (.x)
• X3D – Extensible 3D (.x3d)
• Z3D – Zmodeler (.z3d)