What is the difference between .3mf and .usd?
- Extension
- .3mf
- .usd
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- 3MF Consortium
- Apple and Pixar Animation Studios
- Description
- 3mf is an additive manufacturing XML-based file format. 3mf files hold data on color, material, and all other details that can't be stored in the STL format.
- USD is a file format used for 3D models and scenes. It is an open-source format developed by Pixar, and it is designed to be used in combination with their Universal Scene Description (USD) technology. USD files store 3D geometry, materials, lighting, and other scene data, and they can be used to exchange 3D content between different 3D applications and pipelines.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-package.3dmanufacturing-3dmodel+xml
- model/vnd.usdz
- Wikipedia
- .3mf on Wikipedia
- .usd on Wikipedia