Supported File Formats

MilkShape 3D supports a wide range of 3D and bitmap image formats. User made plug-ins allow support for files that users wish to create.

3D Model Formats

Half-Life SMD Import + Export
Quake 2 MD2 Import + Export
Quake 3 Arena Import + Export
Genisis 3D BDY Import + Export
Genesis 3D MOT Import + Export
Unreal/UT 3D Import + Export
Serious Sam MDL Import
Serious Sam LWO/SCR Export
Serious Sam SKA Export
Max Payne KF2/KFS/SKD Import + Export
The Sims SKN Import + Export
Gamestudio A5 MDL Import + Export
Wavefront OBJ Import + Export
3D Studio ASC Import + Export
Lightwave LWO Import + Export
Lightwave 6.5x LWO Export
AutoCAD DXF Import + Export
POV-Ray INC Export
VRML 1 WRL Export
Viewpoint Experience Technology MTS/MTX Export
Autodesk 3DS Import + Export
GenEdit 3DT Export
No One Lives Forever ABC Import + Export
Lithium UnWrapper LUV Import
MilkShape 3D ASCII Import + Export
Blitz Basic 3D Export
DirectX 8.0 File + DirectX (by JT) Export
Nebula Script Export
Vampire: The Masquerade NOD Import + Export
Unreal Engine Skeletal Mesh Import
Rogue Spear QOB Import
Orbiter Mesh Export
RAW Import + Export
VRML97 Export
PlayStation TMD Import
SoftImage XSI Import
Kingpin MDX Import
Jedi Knight 3DO (by Zy) Export

2D Texture and Viewport Background Formats

Windows Bitmap BMP
Lithtech Textures DTX
Serious Sam Textures TEX
Zsoft Paintbrush PCX
Truevision Targa TGA
JPEG Compliant gif/JPEG
Tagged Image File Format TIF/TIFF
Portable Bitmap PBM
Portable Greymap PGM
Portable Network Graphics PNG
Portable Pixelmap PPM
Kodak Photo CD PCD
Windows Icon ICO