3DS

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3DS is one of the file formats used by the Autodesk 3ds Max 3D modeling, animation and rendering software.

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BlenderOpen sourcereads and writes · GNU General Public License, version 3.0
Visualization LibraryOpen sourcereads and writes · BSD licenses
Wings 3DOpen sourcereads and writes · BSD licenses
MayaViOpen sourcereads · BSD licenses
MeshLabOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License
Misfit Model 3DOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License / GNU General Public License, version 2.0
PhotoRecOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License
Q1685508Open sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later
Amapi Pro 7reads and writes
Autodesk 3DS Max 8reads and writes
Autodesk 3DS Max 9reads and writes
Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3.3writes
Cinema 4Dreads and writes · proprietary license
L3DTwrites
Mathematicareads and writes · proprietary license
Moment of Inspirationwrites
Nugrafreads and writes
PhotoModelerreads and writes · proprietary license
PolyTrans 4.1.2reads and writes
Poser 5reads and writes
Rhinoceros 3Dreads and writes · proprietary license
SketchUpreads and writes
TrueSpace 6.5reads and writes
TurboCAD 8.1reads and writes
TurboCAD 9.1reads and writes
VisualARQreads and writes
3D Utilitiesreads
ABViewerreads
Adobe Bridge, version 5reads
Anim8orreads · freeware
ArchiCADreads · proprietary license
Autodesk 3ds Maxreads · proprietary license
EliteCADreads
Kerkytheareads · freeware
Keyshotreads
Konvertorreads
Lightscapereads
LightWave 3Dreads
Navisworksreads
Tekla Structuresreads · proprietary license

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