To convert other file formats to the "Multi-purpose Data File" file type, you need software like CA Software Change Manager or a similar tool.
About CMF files
A .CMF file is a highly fragmented extension shared by over a dozen entirely unrelated software applications, making it notoriously difficult to open without knowing its origin. In enterprise environments, it is most frequently a CA Software Change Manager package, which is fundamentally a standard ZIP archive containing source code updates. In the gaming and media space, it represents the map data format used by the classic game X-COM: UFO Defense, or a legacy Creative Music Format audio file created by vintage SoundBlaster cards. Other modern uses include IBM App Connect Enterprise compiled message flows (using XML structure), 3D models for the defunct Caligari trueSpace, offline maps for CarryMap, and even Spanish bank statements following the AEB Norma 43 standard. Because the .CMF extension is a catch-all, double-clicking the file on a modern operating system usually results in an error. You must identify the internal structure first. Many of these formats are deeply proprietary, entirely obsolete, or locked behind expensive enterprise tools like IBM integration environments. For example, legacy 3D models require software that has not existed for decades, and playing AdLib music requires an emulator. If your file is a software change package, you should extract or convert it to ZIP for immediate inspection. For IBM and ClosetMaid files, converting them to XML or plain text allows you to view the raw data in any web browser. If you possess an old Creative Music track, converting it to MP3 or WAV is the only practical way to play it on a smartphone or modern PC. For Norma 43 Spanish bank statements, converting the file to CSV or XLSX lets you instantly import your financial data into a spreadsheet. Drop your file here to analyze its exact internal structure and convert it securely right in your browser.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your CMF file.
If you want to convert CMF file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use CA Software Change Manager or similar software from the "Software Package or Game Data" 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 CMF, try CA Software Change Manager or another comparable tool in the "Software Package or Game Data" category.
The CMF 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 CMF converter.