LLM Converter

Extract text from Mesh or measurement files (LLM)


Drop or upload your .LLM file

How to extract text from your LLM file

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

Convert LLM to another file type

To convert LLM Mesh files to another format, you need Second Life or other 3D software.

Convert a file to LLM

To convert other file formats to the "3D Asset File" file type, you need software like Second Life or a similar tool.


About LLM files

The .LLM file extension is primarily used for two distinct 3D applications: as a Material or Decal file in Quixel NDo, and as a Binary Avatar Mesh File for the virtual world Second Life by Linden Lab. In the context of 3D scanning, it can also represent a labeled Laser Measurement file generated by apps like Polycam. These files pose significant challenges for users. The .LLM format is highly proprietary and closed. Second Life mesh files contain compiled binary data specific to the platform's proprietary rendering engine, making it impossible to directly import them into standard 3D modeling software like Blender or Autodesk Maya. Similarly, Quixel NDo material data is locked to the Quixel ecosystem. This creates extreme vendor lock-in. Users usually want to convert .LLM files to standard 3D formats like OBJ, FBX, or DAE (Collada) to edit the meshes, or to image formats like PNG or TGA for material textures. However, because these are closed formats, standard online converters fail to parse the proprietary binary structures. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. Despite these severe limitations, convert.guru provides a pragmatic workaround. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects supported underlying mesh data or embedded textures, viewing or conversion may still be possible.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert LLM file to MLX, SLM, JD, OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB or C4D, you can use Second Life or similar software from the "3D Material and Mesh Storage" 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 LLM, try Second Life or another comparable tool in the "3D Material and Mesh Storage" category.



The LLM 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 LLM converter.