Extract text from form•Z projects (FMZ)
To convert FMZ projects to another format, you need form•Z or other 3D software.
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary 3D Model" file type, you need software like form•Z or a similar tool.
The .FMZ file extension represents a proprietary 3D modeling project file created by form•Z, a professional 3D design application developed by AutoDesSys. These files act as the primary storage container for a user's entire 3D workspace, holding highly complex data including ACIS 3D solid geometry, NURBS surfaces, subdivision models, material definitions, lighting setups, and rendering environments.
Because .FMZ is a proprietary and closed-source file format, it poses significant interoperability challenges in modern 3D pipelines. Users frequently need to convert these files to share designs with clients or collaborate with professionals using other 3D software like Blender, Autodesk Maya, or AutoCAD. Furthermore, opening a native .FMZ file requires an expensive, active software license, making the data entirely inaccessible to the general public. Web browsers and standard operating systems cannot natively preview or render these files.
To overcome these limitations, users must export the 3D data to universal formats. Recommended target formats include OBJ or FBX for standard 3D asset sharing and game engines, STL for 3D printing, and STEP or IGES to preserve precise parametric solid modeling history. Note that exporting to faceted polygonal formats like OBJ or STL will permanently discard the parametric solid data.
Standard online converters usually fail to process .FMZ files because the format is closed and proprietary. Often, only the original form•Z software can properly read, parse, or export the complex geometric data. Just drag and drop your .FMZ file into convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FMZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert FMZ file to DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT, X_T or X_B, you can use form•Z or similar software from the "3D Modeling Project Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to FMZ, try form•Z or another comparable tool in the "3D Modeling Project Storage" category.
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 FMZ converter.