Convert shp to obj

Conversion of shp file format to obj file format ^beta

Search for shp to obj converter or software able to handle these file types.

Found 2 different conversion types using the same filename extensions.

shp to obj conversion is probably related to one of the many possible export of geometry from various shape files or vectors to 3D object graphics format. Not really common, but certainly possible with proper tool that supports this function, although it appears that OFF format is the more preferred variant for this task.

Updated: October 18, 2023

Conversion shp to obj type 1:

Convert from AutoCAD shape file or source file for text fonts to 3D object graphics.

Microsoft Windows software - convert shp to obj on Windows

PolyTrans|CAD+DCC

A 3D CAD translation software

File extension	File type (from-> to)	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
Convert from shp file	AutoCAD shape file or source file for text fonts	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
to obj file	3D object graphics	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	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 shp to obj. 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.