C3D Viewer is a free application from the C3D Labs product line. It is an easy-to-use 3D visualization tool that reads the most common CAD exchange formats: ACIS, IGES, Parasolid, STEP, STL, VRML, JT, and OBJ. The tool can display model structure and save the model in the C3D kernel and raster image formats. C3D Viewer uses the C3D Labs components: C3D Converter, C3D Modeler, and C3D Vision.
A major update in 2024 is the C3D Viewer for Linux-based operating systems. It is available for free downloading at our website as a deb package. C3D Viewer has successfully passed compatibility tests with Ubuntu.
The new Explode command displays exploded views of assemblies.
This release also features new navigation commands:
- panning the camera relative to the model
- tilting the camera in any direction
- rotating the model about a vertical vector, as if the model were placed on a vertical platform (such rotation is commonly used to view building models)
There are also new settings to configure these new commands. You can zoom in/out of the model with the mouse wheel.
The new release offers more options to control scene orientation: you can use a coordinate system or a cube.
The on-screen location of view control commands is now configurable in the application settings. The commands can appear on the floating toolbar, or the tab with other tools.
Based on the customer feedback, the application now supports models created in newer C3D kernel versions.
C3D Viewer is a simple and robust 3D viewer, always at your fingertips. Download the current version here.