XAC Converter

Extract text from Game 3D models (XAC)


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

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

Convert XAC to another file type

To convert XAC 3D models to another format, you need Paradox Interactive Engine or other Game software.

Convert a file to XAC

To convert other file formats to the "Game 3D Model File" file type, you need software like Paradox Interactive Engine or a similar tool.


About XAC files

The .XAC file extension primarily represents proprietary 3D model or animation files used by Paradox Interactive game engines and the X-Ray Engine (associated with titles like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Ragnarok Online). Secondary uses include compressed application data files for Microsoft Dynamics AX and QuickBooks. These files are typically opened by dedicated game modding tools or 3D suites like Autodesk Maya equipped with community-built import scripts. Users often need to convert .XAC files to utilize the 3D assets in standard workflows. However, proprietary game engine files are notoriously difficult to edit outside their specific ecosystems. They are heavily optimized, closed-source, and completely unsupported by web browsers or generic 3D viewers. Furthermore, the financial data versions are compressed archives that require extraction and are useless without the base enterprise software. For 3D models, converting to standard formats like OBJ or FBX is highly recommended, though proprietary bone rigging, collision meshes, and custom shaders are almost always lost in translation. For the application data variants, the underlying format is often standard GZIP, meaning the file can be safely extracted into readable XML or CSV documents. Because this is a closed, proprietary format, standard online converters routinely fail to process it. The file relies heavily on proprietary engine code to be rendered properly. If our analysis detects a supported underlying format like GZIP, extraction and viewing may still be entirely possible.

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

Users also converted STP, SCW and PMC files.


FAQ

If you want to convert XAC file to , you can use Paradox Interactive Engine or similar software from the "Game Engine 3D Model" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to XAC, try Paradox Interactive Engine or another comparable tool in the "Game Engine 3D Model" category.



The XAC 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 XAC converter.