What is the difference between .x and .x3d?
- Name
- DirectX’s X file
- X3D
- Extension
- .x
- .x3d
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- Microsoft
- The Web3D Consortium
- Description
- X is a DirectX Model image file used by DirectX technology which is for 3D graphics rendering in games. The file format specifies 3D object structures for meshes, textures, animations, and objects.
- X3D (Extensible 3D) is a royalty-free open standard file format used to represent 3D computer graphics. It is used to store and interchange 3D model data, including surface geometry, color, animation, and metadata. X3D files are built on the XML standard, and can be viewed and edited with a variety of 3D modeling programs.
- MIME Type
- application/x-x_file
- application/x3d+xml
- Wikipedia
- .x3d on Wikipedia