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 your IC3 file to another format, you need iC3D Suite or other 3D software.
- IC3 to JPG
- IC3 to PDF
- IC3 to PNG
- IC3 to GIF
- IC3 to BMP
- IC3 to TIFF
- IC3 to TIF
- IC3 to WEBP
- IC3 to ICO
- IC3 to CUR
- IC3 to PSD
- IC3 to PSB
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.
- RAW to IC3
- PNG to IC3
- AI to IC3
- NEF to IC3
- PSB to IC3
- DNG to IC3
- SVG to IC3
- GIF to IC3
- EPS to IC3
- JPG to IC3
- ARW to IC3
- PDF to IC3
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 major limitation 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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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.