alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .3DS

File description

The 3DS file format is generally related to the Autodesk 3D Studio program. These 3DS extension files are used by the application that comprises of a bunch of details that are used to create a 3-dimensional scene such as color information, list of polygons utilized to create the objects, coordinates etc.

The 3DS files are saved in a binary format. This allows the files to load rapidly and makes them smaller in size as compared to the text-based files that are of a similar nature.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .3DS file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .3DS extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .3DS file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .3DS file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Other possible reasons why your .3DS file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .3DS file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .3DS file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .3DS file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .3DS file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .3DS file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.