W3D Viewer Online

Open a Shockwave 3D file

Upload a .w3d file directly, select several files or upload a ZIP and open a model from its results. No Director installation or Shockwave plugin is required.

If your models are embedded in a .dcr movie, use Director / Shockwave recovery, then select View 3D on a recovered W3D file.

Static scenes and materials

The viewer supports a subset of Shockwave 3D IFX version 17: triangle meshes, scene hierarchy and instances, material colors and opacity, and embedded PNG/JPEG textures. Supported skinned models appear in their bind pose.

Previews are marked partial because lighting and specular appearance are approximated. Animation, scripts and Shockwave games are not played. Some mesh and skeleton variants remain unsupported. Scenes without visible geometry and unsupported files show an explanation.

Convert W3D to GLB

After a successful preview, download a self-contained static GLB with the supported geometry, placements, materials and textures. You can also download a JSON preview report with conversion diagnostics. Conversion runs in your browser; the original W3D file remains unchanged.

Which W3D files are supported?

This viewer opens Shockwave 3D files used by Macromedia and Adobe Director. The unrelated Westwood W3D format used by Command & Conquer games is not supported. Only embedded textures are used; external media is not loaded.

Preview and controls

Use orbit, pan, zoom, reset and wireframe to inspect the scene. Use Cancel to stop an attempt and Retry to start again. Available browser memory and graphics capabilities determine what can be rendered.

Upload and storage

Files are uploaded and stored by this site under its normal artifact retention and sharing rules, then rendered in your browser. This is not a local-only tool. Original files remain available through Raw and Download.

Other model viewers: glTF / GLB · FBX · COLLADA · 3DS · VRML · OBJ · Shockwave W3D.