How to extract text from your GLM file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GLM file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert GLM to another file type
To convert your GLM file to another format, you need 3ds Max or other 3D software.
- GLM to GSM
- GLM to OBJ
- GLM to FBX
- GLM to DAE
- GLM to 3DS
- GLM to MAX
- GLM to BLEND
- GLM to MA
- GLM to MB
- GLM to C4D
- GLM to STL
- GLM to PLY
Convert a file to GLM
To convert other file formats to the "Game Asset" file type, you need software like 3ds Max or a similar tool.
- DWG to GLM
- DAE to GLM
- X3D to GLM
- IGES to GLM
- WRL to GLM
- JT to GLM
- SKP to GLM
- 3DS to GLM
- 3DM to GLM
- OBJ to GLM
- STEP to GLM
- FBX to GLM
About GLM files
A .GLM file is primarily associated with the Ghoul 2 animation system developed by Raven Software, famously used in games like Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Soldier of Fortune II. These files contain 3D mesh data, bone hierarchies, and 'bolt points' used to attach accessories (like lightsabers) to character models. The main challenge for modders and animators is that .GLM is a proprietary, compiled binary format typical of the id Tech 3 engine era. Modern 3D suites like Blender or Maya cannot natively open these files, leaving users locked out of their assets without specialized community-written import scripts or legacy tools like ModView. To modernize these assets for use in engines like Unity or Unreal, the best workflow is converting the .GLM to FBX (to preserve rigging and hierarchy) or OBJ (for static geometry). A secondary, less common use of the extension is for project files created by GLOBO CAD or legacy architectural objects in Graphisoft ArchiCAD. For these CAD-based files, users often struggle with version obsolescence; converting to DWG or DXF is essential for long-term archiving and interoperability with modern tools like AutoCAD.
Convert.Guru analyzes your GLM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted GML, GLB, SKIN, ZIP, RAR, TXT, TSX, BLEND, DAE, BLEND1 and GSM files.
The GLM 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 GLM converter.