ATL Converter

Extract text from ATL files

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How to extract text from your ATL file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ATL file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert ATL to another file type

To convert your ATL file to another format, you need Artlantis or other 3D software.

ATL to OBJ
ATL to FBX
ATL to DAE
ATL to 3DS
ATL to MAX
ATL to BLEND
ATL to MA
ATL to MB
ATL to C4D
ATL to STL
ATL to PLY
ATL to WRL

Convert a file to ATL

To convert other file formats to the "Scene Description File" file type, you need software like Artlantis or a similar tool.

DWG to ATL
DAE to ATL
X3D to ATL
IGES to ATL
WRL to ATL
JT to ATL
SKP to ATL
3DS to ATL
3DM to ATL
OBJ to ATL
STEP to ATL
FBX to ATL

About ATL files

The .ATL extension is most frequently associated with Artlantis, a standalone 3D rendering application developed by Abvent. These files function as XML-based project containers that store scene definitions - including camera angles, lighting setups, texture mapping, and heliodon settings - applied to 3D geometry imported from software like SketchUp or ArchiCAD. A significant secondary use (approx. 15%) is for SAP Data Services export files, which contain data flow logic in Actian's language.

For Artlantis users, the primary downside is proprietary lock-in; you generally cannot open an .ATL file in standard CAD tools like AutoCAD or Blender without first processing it through Artlantis. Furthermore, because .ATL files are project files, they often reference external texture libraries. If you receive just the file without its associated media folder, textures will appear as missing (checkerboards). For SAP users, the file is plain text but unreadable to standard office apps.

Conversion Best Practices:

For Visualization: To share the design with clients who lack 3D software, render the scene to JPG, PNG, or generate a PDF portfolio.
For 3D Editing: To migrate the scene geometry back to other modelers, you must export from within Artlantis to OBJ or FBX.
For SAP/Data Files: These are best converted to TXT or opened in a code editor like Notepad++ to inspect the script logic.

Convert.Guru analyzes your ATL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted ATLO, PDF, ZIP, 3DS, MAX and RCS files.

The ATL 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 ATL converter.