Polygonal Modeling - File Formats

File Formats

A variety of formats are available for storing 3d polygon data. The most popular are:

  • .3ds, .max, which is associated with 3D Studio Max
  • .mb and .ma, which are associated with Maya
  • .lwo, which is associated with Lightwave
  • .lxo, which is associated with modo (software)
  • .obj (Wavefront's "The Advanced Visualizer")
  • .c4d associated with Cinema 4D
  • .dxf, .dwg, .dwf, associated with AutoCAD
  • .md2, .md3, associated with the Quake series of games
  • .fbx (Alias)
  • .rwx (Renderware)
  • .wrl (VRML 2.0)
  • .blend, which is associated with Blender
  • .jt originally developed by Siemens PLM Software; now an ISO standard.
  • .dae (COLLADA)
  • .u3d (Universal 3D)
  • .stl used in rapid prototyping
  • .ply used to store data from 3D scanners
  • .nif (NetImmerse/gamebryo)
  • .mdl used with Valve Software's Source Engine

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