Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your EDM file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert EDM to another file type
To convert EDM 3D models to another format, you need DCS World or other 3D software.
Convert a file to EDM
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Game Asset" file type, you need software like DCS World or a similar tool.
About EDM files
The .edm file extension is most commonly a DCS World 3D model used in the military flight simulator DCS World. These files store the 3D geometry, material references, and animation nodes for aircraft, vehicles, and weapons used by the game engine. Other software also creates .edm files. They can function as Entity-Relationship Diagrams built in ERwin Data Modeler, MEP fabrication databases in Trimble SysQue, CAD engineering data from Nemetschek Allplan, or Adobe Extension Data Markup Language files. The main disadvantage of the .edm format is its highly proprietary nature. Game asset files are compiled specifically for the DCS engine, meaning they are locked down and unsupported by standard web browsers or operating systems. You cannot preview these files natively on Windows or macOS. Converting a DCS .edm file usually means targeting OBJ, FBX, or STL formats so the 3D mesh can be opened in standard editors like Blender or Maya. However, doing so often results in the loss of game-specific animation data and custom shaders. Because the 3D and database variations of .edm files are closed and proprietary, standard online converters fail to process them. Often, only the original software or a dedicated engine plugin can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your EDM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert EDM file to OBJ, PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX or MD, you can use DCS World or similar software from the "3D Game Model Asset" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to EDM, try DCS World or another comparable tool in the "3D Game Model Asset" category.
The EDM 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 EDM converter.