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Adobe Shockwave 3D scene export
File type: Digital video and movie file
Files with w3d extension can be found as 3D scene exports from Macromedia (Adobe) Shockwave.
Found 4 different file type records with the same w3d filename suffix.
What is w3d file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: March 24, 2024
The w3d file extension is also related to the Adobe (Macromedia) Shockwave a multimedia platform for building interactive multimedia applications and video games.
The w3d file stores 3D scene export data.
Historically, the Shockwave-3d file format quickly became non-supported and obsolete after the dotcom financial meltdown of 2001. Many 3D companies invested large amounts of resources into writing their 3D Shockwave-3D exporter but then the dotcom meltdown pulled the plug on further SW3D SDK development from Macromedia.
The SW3D file format was originally thrust upon Macromedia by Intel, from Intel's 1990s IFX 3D gaming toolkit. Intel would do the same in 2004 by renaming the Shockwave-3D file format and their IFX gaming toolkit to the U3D file format, which itself would become technically obsolete in 2007.
How to open w3d file?
Use Adobe Director or other similar programs to open and handle .w3d files.
How to convert w3d file?
Possibly can be exported to other 3D modeling data.
Suggested software to open w3d file:
Associated software actions with the w3d file
Software applications that can open w3d files:
Adobe Director (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Director for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit w3d files:
Adobe Director (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Director for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving w3d files:
Adobe Director (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Director for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create w3d files:
Adobe Director (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Director for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that export w3d files:
Adobe Director (Microsoft Windows)
PolyTrans|CAD+DCC (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Director for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving w3d files:
Adobe Shockwave Player (Microsoft Windows)
Autodesk Design (Drawing) Web Format 3D data
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: March 28, 2024
The w3d file extension is associated with the Autodesk Design (Drawing) Web Format.
The w3d file is located in the dwf compressed container with other data to view image in the Design (Drawing) Web format.
After version 6 of the Design Web Format, DWF archives use ZIP compression only with small file header changes. Compression utilities that can extract files from the ZIP archives can extract files from DWF archive.
The w3d files are designed for internal use of Autodesk applications that support Autodesk Design (Drawing) Web Format, to view image properly you must have DWF file.
How to open w3d file?
Use AutoCAD or Autodesk Inventor to open *.w3d drawing web format 3D files.
How to convert w3d file?
Possibly can be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open w3d file:
Associated software actions with the w3d file
Software applications that can open w3d files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Autodesk Inventor (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit w3d files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Autodesk Inventor (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving w3d files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Autodesk Inventor (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Programs for viewing w3d files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Autodesk Inventor (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create w3d files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Autodesk Inventor (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving w3d files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Autodesk Inventor (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Black Belt Systems ray trace control data
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: July 21, 2017
The w3d file extension is associated with the WinImages, a bitmap graphics editor for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Black Belt Systems.
The w3d file stores ray trace control data.
Suggested software to open w3d file:
Associated software actions with the w3d file
Software apps that manage settings for w3d files:
WinImages (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving w3d files:
WinImages (Microsoft Windows)
Wolfenstein 3D game data
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: April 11, 2019
The w3d file extension is related to the Wolfenstein 3D, a computer game for MS-DOS and various other platforms and used for game resource files that contain maps, textures or other data.
Suggested software to open w3d file:
Associated software actions with the w3d file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving w3d files:
Wolfenstein 3D (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny (Microsoft MS-DOS)