Extract text from 3D characters and presets (FUSE)
To convert FUSE projects and presets to another format, you need Adobe Fuse or other 3D software.
To convert other file formats to the "3D Character Model" file type, you need software like Adobe Fuse or a similar tool.
The .FUSE file format primarily stores 3D character assemblies created in Adobe Fuse CC, a 3D modeling application originally developed by Mixamo. A secondary use is for storing XML-based guitar amplifier presets used by the legacy Fender FUSE software to control digital amps like the Mustang series.
Both versions of the .FUSE format suffer from severe vendor lock-in. Adobe officially discontinued Fuse CC in 2020, making these proprietary 3D files extremely difficult to open on modern operating systems. Fender also abandoned its FUSE software, leaving guitarists unable to easily modify their amplifier tones on newer Windows or macOS machines.
To retain 3D assets, users must convert .FUSE files to standard 3D formats like FBX or OBJ. This enables import into modern engines like Blender or Unity, though proprietary Adobe rigging and texture paths are often lost. For the Fender files, converting the .FUSE document to standard XML or TXT allows users to manually read the parametric EQ and gain settings, even without the original software.
Because these are closed, proprietary formats tied to dead software, standard online converters often fail to process them. Just drag and drop your .FUSE file into convert.guru to identify the format, view its internal structure, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects the underlying XML preset data or embedded 3D geometry, viewing or conversion may still be successful.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FUSE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted FUSEPIC, G3D, PDF, U3D, PRPROJ and ACSM files.
If you want to convert FUSE file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use Adobe Fuse or similar software from the "3D Character Model Assembly" 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 FUSE, try Adobe Fuse or another comparable tool in the "3D Character Model Assembly" 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 FUSE converter.