http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/43132-Export-Graphics-To-U3d en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:16:27 GMT Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:16:27 GMT The latest comments added to the Post, export graphics to u3d http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/43132-Export-Graphics-To-U3d http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/43132-Export-Graphics-To-U3d?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:export graphics to u3d:Comments#comment80125 Don't these two contradict each other? <em>u3d became a popular format</em> and <em>only CAD and Framemaker seem to have u3d export</em> --- G A Edgar The latest comments added to the Post, export graphics to u3d 80125 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 01:35:34 Z edgar edgar http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/43132-Export-Graphics-To-U3d?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:export graphics to u3d:Comments#comment72690 So far it looks like Maple (11) can export only into wrl files while Mathematica (6) provides export to .ply, .stl, .obj, .3ds, wrl formats. Meshlab 1.1.1 (free and multiplatform) can convert .ply, .stl, .obj to .u3d and using LaTeX with movie15 package I can embed u3d models into pdf. Currently Meshlab does not accept .wrl as an import. Definitely .u3d export directly would be the most welcome, but .ply is the best alternative, and .stl, .obj are viable alternative as well Victor Ivrii, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto http://www.math.toronto.edu/ivrii The latest comments added to the Post, export graphics to u3d 72690 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:05:33 Z Victor Ivrii Victor Ivrii http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/43132-Export-Graphics-To-U3d?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:export graphics to u3d:Comments#comment71460 Maple 12 have no brought no new 3d export formats; vrml remains the only choice and AFAIK there is no free multiplatform tool to convert it to u3d. Victor Ivrii, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto http://www.math.toronto.edu/ivrii The latest comments added to the Post, export graphics to u3d 71460 Tue, 27 May 2008 02:06:13 Z Victor Ivrii Victor Ivrii http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/43132-Export-Graphics-To-U3d?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:export graphics to u3d:Comments#comment83475 <p><a href="http://www.blender.org/">Blender</a> imports VRML and exports to PLY (OBJ) and <a href="http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/">MeshLab</a> imports and converts them to U3D.</p> <p>Roman Plch</p> <p>http://www.math.muni.cz/~plch</p> The latest comments added to the Post, export graphics to u3d 83475 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:44:55 Z plch plch http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/43132-Export-Graphics-To-U3d?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:export graphics to u3d:Comments#comment71446 Blender 2.46 for python-2.5 MacOS intel failed to import any wrl file. Any file I tried to export to ply could not be open by Meshlab 1.1.1 (error). Blender itself importing its own exports produced something very different from the original. Looks like pre-alpha version for me Victor Ivrii, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto http://www.math.toronto.edu/ivrii The latest comments added to the Post, export graphics to u3d 71446 Tue, 27 May 2008 19:56:01 Z Victor Ivrii Victor Ivrii http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/43132-Export-Graphics-To-U3d?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:export graphics to u3d:Comments#comment83464 <p>Blender 2.44 for Linux has no problems with importing Maple .wrl graphics. I exported this graphics with Blender to .ply and .obj format. The commercial software <a href="http://www.righthemisphere.com/products/dexp/de_std.html">Deep Exploration</a> has no problems with opening these files, but You are right, Meshlab 1.1.1 can not open these files. So i think the problem is in Meshlab.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Another way to produce .u3d files from Maple graphics with free software(there are no problems with Deep Exploration, You can directly open a Maple VRML file and export it to U3D): Display Maple graphics with use of <a href="http://www.javaview.de">Javaview</a>, export it to a .obj file, read it with Meshlab and convert to .u3d ,see the example at:<a href="http://www.math.muni.cz/~plch/jezura2.pdf">http://www.math.muni.cz/~plch/jezura2.pdf. </a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Roman</p> The latest comments added to the Post, export graphics to u3d 83464 Wed, 28 May 2008 15:42:48 Z plch plch