OBJ file extension
The table below provides useful information about the .obj file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .obj file?
- What program do I need to open a .obj file?
- How can the .obj file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .obj files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ Wavefront Object File
- ✅ Intel Relocatable Object Module
- ✅ Compiled Object File
- 🔄 .obj file converters
- 🚫 .obj file related errors
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2 extension(s) and 1 alias(es) found in database
✅ Wavefront Object File
The OBJ file is a Wavefront Object File. OBJ is a geometry definition file format first developed by Wavefront Technologies for its Advanced Visualizer animation package. The file format is open and has been adopted by other 3D graphics application vendors.
✅ Intel Relocatable Object Module
The OBJ file is an Intel Relocatable Object Module. The Relocatable Object Module Format (OMF) is an object file format used primarily for software intended to run on Intel 80x86 microprocessors.
✅ Compiled Object File
The O file is a Compiled Object. The Compiled Object file is the representation of code that a compiler or assembler generates by processing a source code file. Object files contain compact code, often called "binaries". A linker is typically used to generate an executable or library by linking object files together.
Other types of files may also use the .obj file extension.
🚫 The .obj file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
We found the following similar file extensions in our database:
🔴 Can't open a .obj file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows cannot open this file:
example.obj
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...
If you don't know how to set the .obj file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
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