P3D (PSC)

File Format
Name	P3D (PSC)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models P3D (PSC)
Extension(s)	.p3d
Released	~1989

P3D (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center 3D Metafile) is a 3D modeling format developed at Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. It was used by the DrawP3D visualization software.

The format is based on the LISP programming language.

Disambiguation

"P3D" also refers to an unrelated format associated with the Operation Flashpoint game by Bohemia Interactive.

Specifications

• p3d_2_2.tar.Z → doc/p3d_descr.ps

Software

• p3d_2_2.tar.Z

Sample files

• p3d_2_2.tar.Z → samples/*.p3d

Links

• P3D File Format Summary, from the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats
• DrawP3D