FGS Converter

Convert Figaro 3D scenes (FGS) online for free


Drop or upload your .FGS file

How to convert your FGS file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FGS file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert FGS to another file type

The converter easily converts your FGS 3D scenes to various formats - free and online. No Figaro or or other 3D software needed.

  • FGS to PI2
  • FGS to PS3
  • FGS to TIM
  • FGS to TARGA
  • FGS to MIFF
  • FGS to CH
  • FGS to CT
  • FGS to 85I
  • FGS to ALIAS
  • FGS to PS
  • FGS to PC2
  • FGS to PPMA

Convert a file to FGS

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


About FGS files

An .FGS file is typically a 3D visualization scene settings file used by the Figaro software environment. Alternatively, it may function as a Fig Figure Settings document used in optical metrology. These files store environmental configurations such as camera positioning, light intensities, object coordinates, and rendering instructions.

The main disadvantage of the .FGS format is its severe proprietary lock-in. Unlike universal 3D formats, an .FGS file does not contain actual 3D geometry, meshes, or textures. It only contains instructions. If you do not have the original 3D asset files or an active license for Figaro, this file is practically useless for direct rendering. Standard 3D viewer software and web browsers cannot process it because it lacks physical geometry.

Standard online converters fail to process .FGS files because they incorrectly attempt to convert them as solid 3D models rather than parsing their configuration tree. Because these are highly specific, closed ecosystem files, the best realistic conversion targets are data-focused formats. You can convert the internal parameters to XML, JSON, or TXT to salvage the numeric coordinates and setup data.

Just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to see what it is and convert it if supported. Our engine can analyze the proprietary structure, reveal any embedded plain-text or XML data, and help you extract the raw scene configurations when full 3D conversion is impossible.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your FGS file.


FAQ

If you want to convert FGS file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use Figaro or similar software from the "3D Visualization Scene Settings" 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 FGS, try Figaro or another comparable tool in the "3D Visualization Scene Settings" category.



The FGS 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 FGS converter.