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.