Extract text from 3D map files (3DW)
To convert 3DW 3D maps to another format, you need SCP:CB Map Creator or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Level Map" file type, you need software like SCP:CB Map Creator or a similar tool.
A .3DW file is primarily a 3D map or game level data file used by SCP - Containment Breach and SCP: Secret Laboratory. Modders use these files to design custom facility layouts. The format stores room coordinates, event triggers, and geometry placements specific to the game engine.
The main problem with the .3DW format is its proprietary nature. It is heavily locked into the specific game engine it was built for. You cannot easily open or edit it in standard 3D software like Blender or Autodesk Maya. Standard online converters fail to process it because the file contains game-specific logic and event triggers, rather than standard 3D mesh data. Users often encounter limits and frustrations when they try to convert a .3DW file into standard formats like OBJ, FBX, or DAE to use in other projects.
In rare cases, .3DW files are also used as 3D environments by commercial software like Esko Studio Store Visualizer or Leadwerks 3D World Studio. These are also closed formats that require a paid license to open.
This file format is difficult to open or convert natively. Often only the original software can properly read or export the data. However, convert.guru provides a realistic workaround. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. We inspect the raw hex and text strings inside. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or extracting internal text may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your 3DW file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert 3DW file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use SCP:CB Map Creator or similar software from the "Game Map Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to 3DW, try SCP:CB Map Creator or another comparable tool in the "Game Map Data Storage" category.
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