Viewer3ds - 3ds to XAML converter application

Viewer3ds is an application that can read 3D objects from 3ds files and convert them into XAML. The XAML can be than used in any WPF application.

Viewer3ds is using Ab3d.Reader3ds library to read the 3ds files. The library can be also used in your WPF applications to read 3D objects directly from 3ds file (without converting them into XAML).

Viewer3ds and Ab3d.Reader3ds make importing 3D objects into your WPF application an easy task.

To simplify other 3D tasks we also provide Ab3d.PowerToys library that contain the ultimate collection of helper classes and controls for WPF 3D.

To read more about using WPF 3D as your platform for 3D application in .Net please see our 3D Overview page.

 

Viewer3ds features

• The objects hierarchy is displayed in a tree view. It displays names of the objects that were defined in a 3D modeling applications. So when the exported xaml is used in your application, you can know which names to use to access the objects.
• All the 3D objects can be renamed (or given a name if a name was not specified).
• If the 3ds file contains an animation, it can be played with Viewer3ds. A selected frame can be exported into xaml.
• Besides exporting all the 3D objects, only selected objects can be exported.
• Camera can be freely rotated around the read objects (select Free Camera in Cameras Panel).
• Lights can be turned on and off. A camera light that shines in the direction of the camera can be added to the scene (in case the scene does not contain any light).
• There are many options on how to load the 3ds file. For example it is possible to disable transparencies, control the shading of objects, etc.

 

Screenshots

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History

To see the development history of Ab3d.Reader3ds and Viewer3ds, check out the related blog posts.