Supported applications
Shapeways accepts designs in STL, OBJ, X3D, DAE, Collada or VRML97/2 (WRL). This page lists the 3D Authoring tools that are known to export those file formats. If your tool cannot export to one of these formats, try converting your files with one of the following tools:
If you get stuck, mail your design to service@shapeways.com and we'll try to fix or convert it for you.
Please help us keep this list current
If you have any information that should be on this list (another 3D app, new exporter plugins, tutorials), please post it on the forum. Awesome.
If you have any information that should be on this list (another 3D app, new exporter plugins, tutorials), please post it on the forum. Awesome.
| 3D Authoring Tool | STL | OBJ | X3D | Collada | VRML97/2 |
| 123d | native | ||||
| 3D-Coat | native | native | |||
| 3dtin | native | ||||
| 3D Crafter 9 Pro | has errors | native | native | ||
| 3DS Max 2010 - tutorial | native | Max 5,6: more info | more info | native | |
| Alibre Design | native | ||||
| Art of Illusion | native | plugin is under development | native | ||
| AutoCad 2010 | native | native | |||
| Autodesk Inventor | native | ||||
| Autodesk Revit | via plugin, but reported to be problematic | ||||
| Blender - tutorial | native | native | native | more info | native |
| BRL-CAD | native | ||||
| Catia | native | native | |||
| Carrara 7 | native | ||||
| Cheetah3D | native | native | |||
| Cinema 4D - tutorial | native | native | native | ||
| Claytools | native | ||||
| Daz Studio | native | ||||
| Fractracer | tutorial | ||||
| Freecad | native | native | native | ||
| Freecad | native | native | native | ||
| FormZ | native | native | native | ||
| Google Sketchup 7,8 - tutorial | plugin | native (Pro version only) |
DAE native | native, tutorial | native (Pro version only) |
| Groboto | native | ||||
| Hash Animation:Master | native | native | |||
| Hegaxon | native | native | |||
| Houdini | native | ||||
| Kubotek KeyCreator | native | native, no textures |
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| Lightwave 11 - tutorial | more info | native | native | ||
| Maya - tutorial | more info | more info | tutorial | ||
| Maple | native | native | |||
| Mathematica | native | native | native | ||
| Modo | more info | native | native | more info | |
| MoI 3D | native | ||||
| OpenSCAD | native | ||||
| Pro-engineer | native | ||||
| Rhino3D | native | native | native | ||
| Sculptris | native | ||||
| Softimage XSI | plugin | native | plugin | native | plugin |
| SolidWorks - tutorials: 1, 2 | native | ||||
| Strata 3D | native | native | |||
| TopMod | native | native | |||
| Tinkercad | native | ||||
| TrueSpace 7.6 | native - 7.6.0 only | native | native | ||
| TurboCAD | native | native | native | native | |
| Vectorworks 2012 | native | ||||
| Vellum Argon | native | ||||
| Vellum Cobalt | native | ||||
| Verto Studio for iPad and iPhone | native | ||||
| viaCad - tutorial | native | ||||
| Wings3D | native | native | native | native | |
| Zbrush 4 | more info | native | more info |
