SCG Converter

Extract text from Game 3D models (SCG)


Drop or upload your .SCG file

How to extract text from your SCG file

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

Convert SCG to another file type

To convert SCG 3D models to another format, you need World of Tanks Blitz or other Game software.

Convert a file to SCG

To convert other file formats to the "Game Engine Asset" file type, you need software like World of Tanks Blitz or a similar tool.


About SCG files

The .SCG file extension primarily represents a Game 3D model file used by the BigWorld Technology game engine, commonly found in titles like World of Tanks Blitz. Alternatively, it functions as a Scilab graphics figure file developed by Scilab Enterprises. In rare cases, it stores game scene group data for Plants vs. Zombies 2 or legacy ColoRIX Images.

The main disadvantage of .SCG files is their proprietary nature. Game model .SCG files are heavily compiled binary assets locked within the BigWorld engine ecosystem, meaning standard 3D software cannot open them. Users attempting to extract or mod these assets face severe limits and often need reverse-engineered community tools. On the scientific side, while Scilab .SCG files use a standard internal HDF5 structure, they still require the dedicated Scilab mathematical environment to render the graphs properly.

When working with .SCG files, conversion is highly recommended to escape these closed ecosystems. For 3D game models, the ideal targets are OBJ or FBX, though complex rigging and UV map data are usually lost during extraction. For Scilab graphics, you should export the figures to PDF, PNG, or SVG for universal sharing.

Because this file format is difficult to open or convert, standard online converters usually fail. Often, only the original game engine or Scilab software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying HDF5 structure or embedded raw textures, partial viewing or conversion may still be possible.

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

Users also converted SVG, RTON, PNG, CB2, BL and FCB files.


FAQ

If you want to convert SCG file to SVG, AI, EPS, PDF, JPG, CDR, WMF, EMF, SWF, FLA, XFL or SKETCH, you can use World of Tanks Blitz or similar software from the "Game 3D Model Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert AFPUB, EPS, FIG, VSD, SKETCH, VDX, AFPHOTO, PDF, AFDESIGN, SVG, VSDX or AI files to SCG, try World of Tanks Blitz or another comparable tool in the "Game 3D Model Storage" category.



The SCG 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 SCG converter.