Name | LightWave 3D Scene File | Rhino OpenNURBS |
File extension | .lws | .3dm |
Original software | LightWave | Rhinoceros 3D |
Binary | ■ | ■ |
ASCII | ||
Polygonal | ■ | ■ |
NURBS | ■ | |
Solids | ■ | |
Smoothing groups | ■ | ■ |
Textures, materials | ■ | ■ |
Developer/Owner | Newtek | Robert McNeel & Associates |
Description | ||
Specification | Lightwave SDK | OpenNURBS |
Format features | LightWave scene. See also LWO | The format of the first NURBS-Modeling software for Windows. Is currently open, so there are converters from/to lots of formats |
Viewing software | Deep View (free) | Deep View (free) |