MGX Converter

Extract text from MGX files

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How to extract text from your MGX file

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

Convert MGX to another file type

To convert your MGX file to another format, you need Materialise Magics or other 3D software.

MGX to STL
MGX to EXE
MGX to ISO
MGX to BIN
MGX to CUE
MGX to PAK
MGX to WAD
MGX to PK3
MGX to PK4
MGX to BSP
MGX to MAP
MGX to SAV

Convert a file to MGX

To convert other file formats to the "Additive Manufacturing Project" file type, you need software like Materialise Magics or a similar tool.

MOD to MGX
BIN to MGX
CFG to MGX
SCX to MGX
DAT to MGX
MPQ to MGX
LOG to MGX
CUE to MGX
INI to MGX
EXE to MGX
SCM to MGX
ISO to MGX

About MGX files

The .MGX file extension is primarily associated with Materialise Magics, the industry-standard software for industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing. These compressed project files contain essential build data, including 3D mesh geometry, support structures, part nesting configurations, and platform setups tailored for specific 3D printers.

Users typically encounter .MGX files when receiving data for 3D printing, but they face a significant barrier: the format is proprietary and encrypted. It cannot be opened in standard slicers like Ultimaker Cura or modeling tools like Blender without a license for Materialise Magics. This proprietary lock-in prevents users from inspecting the mesh, modifying supports, or moving the project to a different machine type. To make the 3D data usable for general manufacturing or editing, the file must be converted to STL (for geometry) or 3MF (for rich production data).

Best Conversion Targets:

For Printing: Convert to STL (Stereolithography) to ensure compatibility with 99% of 3D printers and slicers.
For Manufacturing: Convert to 3MF to retain color, texture, and unit information that STL discards.
For CAD Editing: Convert to STEP or IGES (if the source geometry allows) to edit the part in engineering software like SolidWorks.

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

Users also converted MAGICS, STL, JPG, RAR, JCD, TXT, OCT, CSI, NWD, PNG, G3D, RPT and ZIP files.

The MGX 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 MGX converter.