How does converting 3MF to BLEND work?
In order to successfully convert an 3MF formatted file to the BLEND format, our converter tools will perform several initial checks to ensure the file provided is indeed an 3MF file. There are many files out there where the file type extension does not match the data contained within the file. Along with these file type checks, our tools will do additional checks to ensure the file is correctly formatted to match the provided file type. There are many tools out there that do not always create 3MF files to the exact specification.
Take your 3MF file
An 3MF file is a binary data file containing 3D data that makes up the 3D model, including vertices, faces, texture coordinates, and more. To guarantee efficient conversions, our tool will check all data that is contained within the 3MF file and remove any information that is duplicated. This not only ensures the conversion completes more quickly, but also the generated BLEND file size is smaller.
Along with the core data that makes up the 3D model, our tool will check the 3MF file for the presence of texture coordinates to ensure any texture-based materials are converted correctly. Even if the texture files are not presented with the 3MF file, our converter will preserve any texture coordinates when converting to the BLEND format.
Convert the data from 3MF to BLEND
Now that the data from the 3MF file has been processed, our tool can apply any conversion specified options, such as enabling Voxel mode, and with these applied, prepare the data to be converted to the final BLEND file format. Part of this process ensures checking the capabilities of the BLEND format and removing any data that cannot be represented.
Save to the BLEND format
At this point, the 3MF to Blender conversion tool will have the 3D model in a state that is ready to be transferred to the Blender BLEND format. Our tool creates the BLEND file, ensuring all the model data is present and is formatted to match the BLEND file specification to ensure the file can be opened in Blender and other editors that are capable of editing BLEND files.
If the 3MF file contains texture images, these will be exported to a format that is compatible with the BLEND format. For most textures that are stored as JPG or PNG images, these are transferred with no changes. However, if there are other formats, such as TGA, these will be converted to a suitable format.
If an 3MF texture does need to be converted to a different image file format, our tool will ensure the quality and resolution are not degraded during the conversion process.
