Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your V3D file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert V3D to another file type
To convert V3D 3D models to another format, you need OKM Visualizer 3D or other 3D software.
Convert a file to V3D
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary 3D Data Container" file type, you need software like OKM Visualizer 3D or a similar tool.
About V3D files
A .V3D file most commonly stores 3D ground scan data generated by metal detectors and 3D ground scanners manufactured by OKM Ortungstechnik GmbH. These files are processed and analyzed using the OKM Visualizer 3D software to visualize underground anomalies, voids, or buried artifacts. Secondary uses include traffic simulation 3D models in PTV VISSIM, CNC routing designs in Vectric Aspire, or generic 3D meshes in tools like MeshLab. The main disadvantage of .V3D is heavy fragmentation. Because it is used by several completely unrelated, specialized, and expensive software ecosystems, a .V3D file from an OKM metal detector is unreadable in Vectric CNC software, and vice-versa. These files are highly proprietary, locked to specific rendering engines, and lack native support in standard web browsers or universal 3D tools like Blender. They often require paid, niche software to open, creating severe collaboration bottlenecks. When you need to share these 3D models with external teams, conversion to universal formats like OBJ, STL, or GLTF is highly recommended. However, since the internal structure varies drastically, sometimes using GZIP, ZIP, or Microsoft Compound container formats, standard online 3D converters usually fail to process them. This is why this file format is difficult to open or convert: often only the original software can properly parse the proprietary data blocks or export the mesh. If our analysis detects standard underlying geometry or a supported compressed archive, viewing or extraction may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your V3D file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted V3DS, PDF, OBJ, H5, CSV, CMT, SMD and GEOPCDX files.
FAQ
If you want to convert V3D file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use OKM Visualizer 3D or similar software from the "3D Ground Scan Data" 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 V3D, try OKM Visualizer 3D or another comparable tool in the "3D Ground Scan Data" category.
The V3D 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 V3D converter.