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.
Fig. 1 The new GUI of C3D Viewer
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.
Fig. 2 C3D Viewer for Ubuntu
The new Explode command displays exploded views of assemblies.
Fig. 3 The Explode command
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.
Fig. 4 View control commands
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.
