IC3 Converter

Extract text from iC3D packaging mockups (IC3)

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Drop or upload your .IC3 file

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How to extract text from your IC3 file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your IC3 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert IC3 to another file type

To convert IC3 mockups to another format, you need iC3D Suite or other 3D software.

Convert a file to IC3

To convert other file formats to the "Packaging Visualization" file type, you need software like iC3D Suite or a similar tool.

About IC3 files

An .IC3 file is a proprietary 3D project file created by Creative Edge Software iC3D, a specialized application for packaging design and visualization. These files contain a complete virtual product mockup - including the 3D mesh of the container (bottles, cartons, flexible pouches), applied high-resolution textures (labels, shrink wraps), and complex lighting/scene data used for ray tracing.

The Problem: .IC3 files are strictly proprietary. They cannot be opened by standard 3D tools like Blender or Autodesk Maya, nor can they be viewed in web browsers or standard image viewers. This is a common issue for clients and print vendors who receive these files but lack the expensive iC3D license required to view them.

The Solution:

For Client Review: The most practical workflow is to ask the file creator to export the project as a 3D PDF. This allows anyone with Adobe Acrobat Reader to rotate and inspect the packaging model.
For 3D Editing: To transfer the geometry to other software, the file must be exported from iC3D as OBJ or STL (for structure) or DAE (Collada) to preserve textures.
For Web Viewing: Creative Edge offers iC3D Opsis, a cloud-based viewer that allows secure sharing via a web link, bypassing the need for file conversion.

Convert.Guru analyzes your IC3 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert IC3 file to JPG, PDF, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TIF, WEBP, ICO, CUR, PSD or PSB, you can use iC3D Suite or similar software from the "3D Packaging Design Mockup" 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 IC3, try iC3D Suite or another comparable tool in the "3D Packaging Design Mockup" category.

The IC3 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 IC3 converter.