LanguageMTL
Wavefront material data
File type: Graphics file
Files with mtl extensions can be mainly found as files related to Wavefront Technology graphics.
Found 4 different file type records with the same mtl filename suffix.
What is mtl file?
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: October 14, 2024
File extension mtl is mainly known to be used for Wavefront format.
Wavefront Technologies was a computer graphics company that developed and sold animation software used in Hollywood motion pictures and other industries. It was founded in 1984, in Santa Barbara, California, by Bill Kovacs, Larry Barels, Mark Sylvester.
They started the company to produce computer graphics for movies and television commercials, and to market their own software, as there were no off-the-shelf computer animation tools available at the time. In 1995, Wavefront Technologies was purchased by Silicon Graphics and merged with Alias Research to form Alias / Wavefront. It is now is owned by Autodesk.
Material library files contain one or more material definitions, each of which includes the color, texture, and reflection map of individual materials. These are applied to the surfaces and vertices of objects. Material files are stored in ASCII format and have the .mtl file extension.
The mtl file differs from other Alias / Wavefront property files, such as light and atmosphere files, in that it can contain more than one material definition (other files contain the definition of only one item).
How to open mtl file?
Use Adobe Photoshop, or other tools to open .mtl material data files.
How to convert mtl file?
Use compatible tools to export .mtl to other formats.
Suggested software to open mtl file:
Associated software actions with the mtl file
Software applications that can open mtl files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
TurboCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
TurboCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Autodesk Maya (Multiplatform)
Software apps that import mtl files:
GLTF Exporter (Microsoft Windows)
Mastercam mill tool library
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 20, 2018
The mtl file extension is associated with the Mastercam, a CAD and CAM solution for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by CNC software.
The mtl file stores mill tool library for Mastercam.
How to open mtl file?
Use Mastercam to work with *.mtl files.
How to convert mtl file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open mtl file:
Associated software actions with the mtl file
Software applications that can open mtl files:
Mastercam (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create mtl files:
Mastercam (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mtl files:
Mastercam (Microsoft Windows)
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 material
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: January 28, 2019
The mtl file extension is associated with Men of War: Assault Squad 2, a real time strategic computer game for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The mtl file stores some kind of material data used by Men of War: Assault Squad 2.
How to open mtl file?
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
How to convert mtl file?
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Suggested software to open mtl file:
Associated software actions with the mtl file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mtl files:
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Transport Fever material data
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: November 9, 2016
The mtl file extension is associated with the Transport Fever, a management simulation and railroad tycoon computer game for Microsoft Windows and Mac.
The mtl file stores material data for 3D objects.
Suggested software to open mtl file:
Associated software actions with the mtl file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mtl files:
Transport Fever (Multiplatform)