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.3mf

3D Manufacturing Format, a ZIP-based 3D model container standard from the 3MF Consortium for 3D printing

Dedicated renderer

Format facts

MIME type
application/vnd.ms-package.3dmanufacturing-3dmodel+xml
Apple UTI
custom
Stock Quick Look
a ZIP-based container
Planned approach (census)
special-renderer
Icon hint
generic-icon
Prevalence
common

Renderer note (from the census)

parse ZIP for 3D model XML and metadata

Census note

Makers and engineers use 3MF; native macOS shows nothing for these modern 3D print zip containers.

Gotchas: 3D printing standard