Use SketchUp, or any other software listed in our conversion list to transform 3D Studio MAX graphics file (*.3ds file extension) to Stereolithography CAD file format (*.stl file extension).
SketchUp is also available for Apple Mac computers.
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Conversion of 3ds file format to stl file format beta
Search for 3ds to stl converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert 3ds Max (3D Studio MAX) graphics to Stereolithography CAD data.
We have found 24 software records in our database eligible for .3ds to .stl file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert 3ds to stl on Windows
TurboCAD
A family of 2D/3D CAD software products for Windows
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from 3ds file | No | Yes | Yes | 3ds editor | No | No | No | No |
to stl file | No | Yes | Yes | stl editor | Yes | No | No | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned 3ds to stl. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
3D Object Converter
3D viewer and converter with huge file type support
AccuTrans 3D
A CAD 3D geometry translation software
PolyTrans|CAD+DCC
A 3D CAD translation software
SketchUp
A 3D general-purpose modeling program
3Data Expert
A professional manufacturing data preparation software
3ds Max (3D Studio Max)
A widely-used 3D animation application from Autodesk
Anim8or
A 3D modeling and character animation program
assimp
A 3D content converter
Blender
A very popular free program used for work with 3D graphics
Apple macOS / Mac OS X software 
- convert 3ds to stl on OS X
TurboCAD for Mac
A 2D/3D CAD software for OS X
SketchUp for Mac
3D modeling application for Mac
Blender for Mac
The Mac version of popular free 3D graphics software
Linux/Unix software 
- convert 3ds to stl on Linux
Blender for Linux
Easy-to-use 3D modeling utility
Multiplatform software 
- convert 3ds to stl on any platform
Meshlab
An open source system for 3D triangular meshes
Metasequoia
A polygon modeler for 3DCG and game development
On-line services software 
- convert 3ds to stl on web
Online CAD converter
A commercial online CAD converter
Clara.io
A web-based freemium 3D computer graphics software
Online 3D Model Converter
A free online 3D model conversion service
Babel3D
An online CAD conversion service
Additional links: Open 3ds file, Open stl file
3DS
Files with 3ds file extension can be commonly found as 3D computer graphics created using 3D Studio Max software as well its successor product 3ds Max by Autodesk.
STL
Files with stl extension can be mainly found as stereolithography files for 3D printers. Used in many CAD programs as output format for models and prototypes that could be printed in stereolithography devices.
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