• 1Introduction
• 2List of file formats
  • 2.13DS - 3D Studio
  • 2.23MF - 3D printing
  • 2.3BLEN - BLENDER
  • 2.4DAE - COLLADA
  • 2.5DXF - AutoCAD
  • 2.6FBX - Autodesk exchange
  • 2.7geoTIFF
  • 2.8glTF
  • 2.9LWO - Lightwave
  • 2.10OBJ
  • 2.11OFF
  • 2.12PLY
  • 2.13PTS
  • 2.14PTX
  • 2.15SC1 - Sculptris
  • 2.16SCL - Pro/engineer
  • 2.17SKP - Google sketchup
  • 2.18STL
  • 2.19TRI
  • 2.20V3D
  • 2.21WRL - VRML
  • 2.22X3D
  • 2.23X3DV
  • 2.24XSI - SoftImage
  • 2.25ZTL - Zbrush
  • 2.26XYZ
• 3Software
  • 3.1Conversion software
• 4Links

3D Studio Max (.max, .3ds) AC3D (.AC) Apple 3DMF (.3dm / .3dmf) Autocad (.dwg) Blender (.blend) Caligari Object (.cob) Collada (.dae) Dassault (.3dxml) DEC Object File Format (.off) DirectX 3D Model (.x) Drawing Interchange Format (.dxf) DXF Extensible 3D (.x3d) Form-Z (.fmz) GameExchange2-Mirai (.gof) Google Earth (.kml / .kmz) HOOPS HSF (.hsf) LightWave (.lwo / .lws) Lightwave Motion (.mot) MicroStation (.dgn) Nendo (.ndo) OBJ (.obj) Okino Transfer File Format (.bdf) OpenFlight (.flt) Openinventor (.iv) Pro Engineer (.slp) Radiosity (.radio) Raw Faces (.raw) RenderWare Object (.rwx) Revit (.rvt) Sketchup (.skp) Softimage XSI (.xsi) Stanford PLY (.ply) STEP (.stp) Stereo Litography (.stl) Strata StudioPro (.vis) TrueSpace (.cob) trueSpace (.cob, .scn) Universal (.u3d) VectorWorks (.mcd) VideoScape (.obj) Viewpoint (.vet) VRML (.wrl) Wavefront (.obj) Wings 3D (.wings) X3D Extensible 3D (.x3d) Xfig Export (.fig)

 Software

• Modeling software, see 3D modeling and Computer-aided design and manufacturing

 Conversion software

See this list for more alternatives.

• Okino (several commercially available conversion combos)

• Meshlab can import/export several formats

• Online 3D Model Converter by Alexander Gessler. Quote: The list of supported input file formats is quite exhaustive and includes Collada, 3DS, Blender, OBJ, DXF, LWO, STL, PLY and approximately 25 others. Supported output formats include Collada, 3DS, X, OBJ, PLY, STL and more.

 Links

• Category Graphics file formats (Wikipedia)
• Category CAD file formats (Wikipedia)

• 1Introduction
• 2Wireframes and polygone meshes
• 3File formats
• 43D Software
  • 4.1CAD software
  • 4.2Free modeling software
  • 4.3Free X3D modelers
  • 4.4(Very) high end commercial 3D modelers
  • 4.5Easy low-end free or cheap 3D modeling tools
  • 4.6Mesh manipulation
  • 4.7Sculpting
  • 4.8Special purpose
  • 4.9Converters
• 53D Model assets
• 6Links
• 7Bibliography

Computer-aided design and manufacturing

• 1Definition
• 2File formats
• 3Software
  • 3.1Free CAD software
  • 3.2Online CAD design services
  • 3.3Free multi-purpose modelling software
  • 3.4Viewers
  • 3.5Cheap CAD software
  • 3.63D modelers (like Blender, Art of Illusion, etc.)
• 4Links