3DS

File Format
Name	3DS
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models 3DS
Extension(s)	.3ds, .max
MIME Type(s)	application/x-3ds, image/x-3ds

Overview

This is the original (legacy) file format for Kinetix' 3D Studio and 3D Studio MAX product line (now part of AutoDesk). It contains the 3D model data for the complete scene.

Resources

• Wikipedia page on 3DS
• 3D Studio File Format (1994 Autodesk release)
• Specification from FileFormat.info
• Reverse-engineered specs
• More reverse-engineered specs
• LGPL library for reading/writing 3DS files