There are 8 other file types using
the X file extension!
.x - Alysis SuperDisk self-extracting archive
.x - Lex language source code
.x - Stardent AVS X bitmap image
.x - Chemical modeller output data
.x - XBLite program
.x - Xview object
.x - X11 server import image
.x - Human68k operating system executable
X file extension - Microsoft Direct-X SDK 3D graphics
What is x file? How to open x files?
File type specification:
The x file extension is associated with the Microsoft DirectX framework and used for files that contain ASCII formatted 3D positional chart with additional graphical data for 3D environments (objects) meshes.
The x file stores Mesh data (with vertex normals, vertex uv texture coordinates and vertex colors), materials, texture references, hierarchy and object animation.
Historically, in the early 1990s the leading 3D game engine was "Rendermorphics" from Ireland. Microsoft purchased the Rendermorphics company and renamed their technology to "DirectX v3" in 1995.
The 3 Irish developers subsequentely left Microsoft a few years later in 1997, after which time the DirectX X file format did not change, except for some additions of mesh skinning prior to 1999.
The default software associated to open x file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft DirectX is set of application interfaces for Microsoft Windows used by multimedia applications, games and videos. It contains DirectDraw, Direct3D, Direct2D, DirectSound, DirectMusic, DirectInput and other components. The DirectX standard is supported by a wide variety of consumer and workstation-class graphics software and hardware solutions.
List of software applications associated to the .x file extension
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Software that open x file - Microsoft Direct-X SDK 3D graphics
Programs supporting the exension x on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open x file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with x file by default: DirectX
Other suggested software:
Amapi 3D (obsolete/discontinued) Blender
FPS Creator