Extract text from I3D files
To convert your I3D file to another format, you need GIANTS Editor or other 3D software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Asset XML" file type, you need software like GIANTS Editor or a similar tool.
The .I3D file extension is primarily the Scene Description format for the GIANTS Engine, the technology powering the best-selling Farming Simulator series. Unlike self-contained 3D files, an .I3D file is actually an XML text document that acts as a "map," referencing external assets like textures (.DDS) and binary geometry data (.I3D.SHAPES).
Users typically need to convert these files to edit game mods in standard software like Blender or Maya. The main drawback is that .I3D files rely on strict folder structures; moving the file without its accompanying .shapes file results in an empty scene or "missing geometry" errors. It is not natively supported by standard 3D viewers.
For editing, the best workflow is to import the file into Blender using the community-maintained plugin or the GIANTS Editor. For generic 3D use, convert to OBJ (static meshes) or FBX (includes hierarchy). Note that simply changing the extension to .XML will allow you to read the text data, but it will not render the 3D model.
Convert.Guru analyzes your I3D file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted SHAPES, ZIP, OBJ, DDS, XML, GLB, CACHE, TXT, BLEND, FBX, Z3D, SCS and PAK files.
If you want to convert I3D file to OBJ, JPG, PDF, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TIF, WEBP, ICO, CUR or PSD, you can use GIANTS Editor or similar software from the "Game Scene Description" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to I3D, try GIANTS Editor or another comparable tool in the "Game Scene Description" 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 I3D converter.