Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your 3DXML file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert 3DXML to another file type
To convert 3DXML 3D models to another format, you need CATIA or other 3D software.
Convert a file to 3DXML
To convert other file formats to the "CAD Model Container" file type, you need software like CATIA or a similar tool.
About 3DXML files
The .3dxml file extension is a proprietary 3D lightweight representation format developed by Dassault Systèmes. It is used to share 3D CAD models and product lifecycle management (PLM) data across enterprise systems like CATIA and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Under the hood, the vast majority of .3dxml files are actually compressed ZIP archives containing structural XML data and tessellated (mesh) graphic representations, though a small percentage are saved as plain text XML. The main disadvantage of the .3dxml format is severe vendor lock-in. It requires heavy, specialized desktop viewers like the 3D XML Player and is completely unsupported by standard web browsers. Furthermore, because the format often relies on tessellated mesh data rather than precise mathematical B-rep (Boundary Representation) surfaces, it is extremely difficult to edit or reverse-engineer the geometry once saved. If you need to edit the part in a standard CAD package like SolidWorks or AutoCAD, you should ideally convert it to standard formats like STEP, IGES, or STL. However, this file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert outside of its native ecosystem. Standard online converters fail because the format is closed and undocumented. Often only the original software can properly read or export the CAD data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying format inside the archive, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your 3DXML file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert 3DXML file to STEP, STL, CATPART, STP, JT, OBJ, SLDPRT, PDF, FBX, DAE, 3DS or MAX, you can use CATIA or similar software from the "3D CAD Data Exchange" 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 3DXML, try CATIA or another comparable tool in the "3D CAD Data Exchange" category.
The 3DXML Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our 3DXML converter.