File extension Details of 3DS, 3DMF, 3DF, 001, 3DV, 3D2, 3D4, 3DA, 3D

Name:	3DS
File Type:	3D Studio Scene
Popularity:	3
Category:	image
File Description:	3D image format used by Autodesk 3D Studio; contains mesh data, material attributes, bitmap references, smoothing group data, viewport configurations, camera locations, and lighting information; may also include object animation data. Consists of blocks of data called "chunks" that contain an ID and length description; chunks store the shapes, lighting, a viewing information that together represent the three-dimensional scene.
Open Programs:	Mac OS IMSI TurboCAD Google SketchUp MeshLab Windows Autodesk 3ds Max or 3D Studio IMSI TurboCAD Google SketchUp MeshLab

Name:	3DMF
File Type:	QuickDraw 3D Metafile
Popularity:	5
Category:	image
File Description:	Three-dimensional image format based on Apple QuickDraw 3D (QD3D) technology; may be a 3D representation of an individual object or may a complete three-dimensional scene.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple QuickTime Player AlphaOmega 3DMF Viewer Lundstrom Design TouchCAD DCAD VectorSpace Windows Apple QuickTime Player Pedagoguery Poly Pro

Name:	3DF
File Type:	3D Format
Popularity:	3
Category:	image
File Description:	Highly compressed, secure three-dimensional image format that is a replica of the original model file; permits assembly part viewing, cut away, cross section, and measurements; includes security options that can limit printing and copying; may also be password protected.
Open Programs:	Windows Informative Graphics Brava! Reader

Name:	001
File Type:	Fax File   (Most common)
Popularity:	3
Category:	image
File Description:	Contains image data for a received fax
Open Programs:	Mac OS Any image viewer or fax viewing program Windows Any image viewer or fax viewing program

Name:	3DV
File Type:	3D VRML World
Popularity:	3
Category:	image
File Description:	3D "virtual reality" world saved in the VRML format; contains scenes and objects that make up a virtual world; allows users to walk through virtual areas, such as buildings and various landscapes.
Open Programs:	Mac OS IMSI TurboCAD Windows IMSI TurboCAD

Name:	3D2
File Type:	Stereo CAD-3D 2.0 Image File
Popularity:	2
Category:	image
File Description:	3D image format used by the second version of Atari's Stereo CAD-3D for storing three-dimensional objects; may contain up to 40 objects; includes information about each object, such as the object colors and lighting associated with the object.
Open Programs:	Windows quick3D Viewer quick3D Geometry quick3D Professional

Name:	3D4
File Type:	Stereo CAD-3D 2.0 Image File
Popularity:	2
Category:	image
File Description:	3D image created by the second version of Atari's Stereo CAD-3D for storing three-dimensional objects; may contain up to 40 objects and includes the colors and lighting associated with the object. More commonly seen with a .3D2 extension.
Open Programs:	Windows quick3D Viewer quick3D Geometry quick3D Professional

Name:	3DA
File Type:	3D Assembly
Popularity:	3
Category:	image
File Description:	Three-dimensional model created from a text file; each line of text defines the vertices that determine the shape of the object
Open Programs:	Windows ArtCAM JewelSmith AeroHydro SurfaceWorks Linux Diffraction Microscopy reconstruction software

Name:	3D
File Type:	Stereo CAD-3D Image File
Popularity:	2
Category:	image
File Description:	Three-dimensional image format used by Atari Stereo CAD-3D for storing 3D objects; uses Motorola Fast Floating Point library (LIBF) for storing vertex coordinates.
Open Programs:	Windows quick3D Viewer quick3D Geometry quick3D Professional

Name:	8PBS
File Type:	Adobe Photoshop Macintosh File
Popularity:	3
Category:	image
File Description:	File saved by the Mac version of Adobe Photoshop before Photoshop used file extensions on the Mac; 8PBS is actually the file type code listed in the Type/Creator part of the file and may not be an actual extension.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Adobe Photoshop Windows Adobe Photoshop