Importing/Exporting 3D Formats by Program
Here's a breakdown of what 3D formats some free CG tools are capable of exporting and importing:
Blender
- Import: .3ds, .ac, .dxf, .dwg, .dae, .eps, .off, .x, .lwo, .mot, .md2, .ms3d, .bvh, .c3d, .flt, .slp, .raw, .ply, .obj, .x3d, .wrl
- Export: .3ds, .ac, .dxf, .dwg, .fbx, .dae, .off, .x, .lwo, .mot, .m3g, .md2, .flt, .iv, .map, .raw, .xsi, .ply, .wrl, .mdd, .obj, .x3d
Wings3D
- Import: .ndo, .3ds, .fbx, .lwo, .obj, .eps
- Export: .ndo, .3ds, .bzw, .dae, .dbx, .eps, .xml (Kerkythea), .lwo, .obj, .pov, .rwx, .stl, .wrl, .x
LithUnwrap
- Import: .lum, .obj, .3ds, .asc, .lwo, .x, .dxf, .cob, .ms3d, .nod, .mdl, .md2, .md3, .prm, .msf, .pof, .oof, .peo, .geo, .sod, .l3d, .3do, .act, .bdy
- Export: .lum, .obj, .3ds, .asc, .lwo, .x, .dxf, .cob, .ms3d, .nod
SketchUp
- Import: .skp, .3ds, .dem, .ddf, .kmz, .dae
- Export: .dae, .kmz
Misfit Model 3D
- Import: .mm3d, .ms3d, .obj, .lwo, .md2
- Export: .mm3d, .ms3d, .obj, .lwo, .md2
K-3D
- Import: .k3d, .dae, .xtc
- Export: .k3d, .dae