.W3D File

The w3d file extension is also related to the Adobe (Macromedia) Shockwave a multimedia platform for building interactive multimedia applications and video games.

The w3d file stores 3D scene export data.

Historically, the Shockwave-3d file format quickly became non-supported and obsolete after the dotcom financial meltdown of 2001. Many 3D companies invested large amounts of resources into writing their 3D Shockwave-3D exporter but then the dotcom meltdown pulled the plug on further SW3D SDK development from Macromedia.

The SW3D file format was originally thrust upon Macromedia by Intel, from Intel's 1990s IFX 3D gaming toolkit. Intel would do the same in 2004 by renaming the Shockwave-3D file format and their IFX gaming toolkit to the U3D file format, which itself would become technically obsolete in 2007.

Files with w3d extension can be found as 3D scene exports from Macromedia (Adobe) Shockwave.

How to open:

Use Adobe Director or other similar programs to open and handle .w3d files.

How to convert:

Possibly can be exported to other 3D modeling data.