MODEL Converter

Extract text from 3D and machine learning models (MODEL)


Drop or upload your .MODEL file
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How to extract text from your MODEL file

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

Convert MODEL to another file type

To convert MODEL models to another format, you need CATIA or other 3D software.

Convert a file to MODEL

To convert other file formats to the "3D or AI Model" file type, you need software like CATIA or a similar tool.


About MODEL files

The .model file extension is a notorious catch-all, heavily fragmented across completely different tech domains: 3D CAD, machine learning, and video game development. In the engineering world, it often represents legacy 3D CAD parts originally created in CATIA V4, or 3D printing data utilizing the 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF). In the AI sphere, a .model file usually contains trained weights and neural network architectures exported from TensorFlow (often structured as HDF5), PyTorch (packaged as a ZIP), or Gensim. Finally, game engines for titles like Payday 2 or World of Tanks frequently compile raw 3D meshes into proprietary .model archives. Because there is no universal standard, the .model extension alone is practically useless without knowing its origin. A CATIA V4 .model file is proprietary, heavily outdated, and extremely difficult to open in modern workflows without expensive enterprise CAD licenses. Conversely, a machine learning .model file relies entirely on specific Python library versions; trying to load a PyTorch model into a newer or different environment will frequently crash due to missing dependencies. Worse, ML models serialized via Python's pickle module pose severe security risks if downloaded from untrusted sources. Game models are almost always compiled or encrypted into obscure binary formats, rendering them unreadable outside of specialized modding tools. To make these files usable, they must be converted into standard interchange formats. For 3D CAD files, converting to STEP or IGES ensures compatibility across engineering tools, while STL or OBJ are ideal for web viewers and 3D printing. For machine learning models, converting your weights to the .ONNX (Open Neural Network Exchange) format is highly recommended for cross-framework deployment and long-term stability. If you are dealing with an unknown .model file, drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.

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

Users also converted OBJ, VRM, GLB, JSON, FBX, MATERIAL, 3MF, 3D, ZIP, VROID, GLTF, TEXTURE and PNG files.


FAQ

If you want to convert MODEL file to JSON, VRM, MLX, DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP or IGES, you can use CATIA or similar software from the "3D CAD & ML Models" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to MODEL, try CATIA or another comparable tool in the "3D CAD & ML Models" category.



The MODEL 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 MODEL converter.