QuickDraw 3D data
File type: 3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
A 3df file contains data in the QuickDraw 3D format.
The format is associated with Apple's QuickDraw 3D technology and older Macintosh software.
Found 5 different file type records with the same 3df filename suffix.
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: October 24, 2026
The 3df file extension is associated with Apple QuickDraw, Apple's 3D graphics technology for Macintosh computers. A 3df file stores 3D graphics data used by QuickDraw 3D software.
QuickDraw 3D was part of older Macintosh operating systems and was last seen in Mac OS X 10.3. It is legacy technology and is not normally supported by current macOS software.
Open a 3df file with a compatible version of Apple QuickDraw 3D or related QuickDraw software on an older Macintosh system. Current macOS releases generally do not include the components required to open this format.
If the file does not open, it may require the original application and operating-system environment that created it.
QuickDraw can export 3df files to other formats.
A compatible legacy QuickDraw 3D application may also provide an export function.
Software applications that can open 3df files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that can edit 3df files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software capable of saving 3df files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that create 3df files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: January 2, 2025
The 3df file extension is associated with some Adobe applications for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X (macOS) operating systems developed by Adobe Systems.
The 3df file stores chart document from Adobe apps.
Use compatible Adobe apps to work with *.3df files.
Compatible tools may be able to export *.3df files to other formats.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving 3df files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 4, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
3df files were created for BI/Query, an application developed by Hummingbird for working with business data and reports. Hummingbird is now part of OpenText's Connectivity Solutions Group.
A 3df file stores a BI/Query chart template. It belongs to the charting and reporting workflow of BI/Query rather than representing a general-purpose image or chart document.
The format is obsolete and may no longer be supported by current software.
Open the file with Hummingbird BI/Query, if that software is available. The file is intended to be loaded as a chart template from within BI/Query rather than opened as a standalone document.
If an installed copy of BI/Query can read the file, use its chart or report export features to preserve the resulting chart in a format supported by that installation.
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: May 15, 2019
The 3df file extension is associated with the MapInfo, a desktop mapping application for Microsoft Windows operating system developed by Pitney Bowes Software Inc. (MapInfo).
The 3df file stores graph from MapInfo.
Use MapInfo to work with *.3df files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Software applications that can open 3df files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit 3df files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving 3df files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create 3df files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving 3df files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: October 24, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The 3df file extension identifies a highly compressed 3D image data format developed by Myriad.
Myriad applications used 3df files to store 3D data for their graphics software. The format is associated with Myriad's own applications rather than with a general-purpose 3D exchange standard.
The Myriad applications that used this format have been discontinued, so 3df is now considered an obsolete format.
Open a 3df file with the original Myriad application that created it, if that software is still available. The application may require a compatible legacy system.
Modern 3D graphics and CAD applications generally do not support this obsolete format directly. If the original Myriad software is unavailable, the file may not be directly openable.
If the original Myriad application can open the file, use its export or save features to create a format supported by current 3D software.
Without the original application, practical conversion options are limited.
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