How to extract text from your THING file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your THING file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert THING to another file type
To convert your THING file to another format, you need MakerBot Print or other 3D software.
- THING to STL
- THING to OBJ
- THING to FBX
- THING to DAE
- THING to 3DS
- THING to MAX
- THING to BLEND
- THING to MA
- THING to MB
- THING to C4D
- THING to PLY
- THING to WRL
Convert a file to THING
To convert other file formats to the "3D Project Archive" file type, you need software like MakerBot Print or a similar tool.
- DWG to THING
- DAE to THING
- X3D to THING
- IGES to THING
- WRL to THING
- JT to THING
- SKP to THING
- 3DS to THING
- 3DM to THING
- OBJ to THING
- STEP to THING
- FBX to THING
About THING files
The .THING file extension represents a container format used primarily by MakerBot Thingiverse to package 3D printing projects. While convenient for downloading entire projects - including STL meshes, JPG previews, and licensing text - this format introduces significant friction for 3D printing workflows. Most modern slicers, such as Ultimaker Cura or PrusaSlicer, do not recognize .THING files natively, leaving users unable to prepare their models for printing. Furthermore, older proprietary versions of the format may be locked to legacy MakerBot software, making them inaccessible on standard systems. To utilize the 3D data inside, users typically need to convert the container into a standard ZIP archive to extract the geometry, or convert the internal models directly to STL or OBJ for immediate editing and printing.
Convert.Guru analyzes your THING file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted MAKERBOT, ZIP, STL, S3G and X3G files.
The THING 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 THING converter.