Viewshape Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Viewshape for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is F3D, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Viewshape and 13 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Viewshape are Netfabb, Materialise Magics, Free View Expert and Tatlin.

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  1. F3D icon
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    F3D (pronounced /f?d/) is a fast and minimalist 3D viewer desktop application. It supports many file formats, from digital content to scientific datasets (including glTF, USD, STL, STEP, PLY, OBJ, FBX, Alembic), can show animations and support thumbnails and many rendering and...

    16 F3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Netfabb icon
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    Netfabb is not just a viewer, it provides mesh edit, repair and analysis capabilities to everyone already being or aspiring to become part of this fantastic, growing, creative, high-tech industry called Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping or 3D Printing.

    27 Netfabb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. 3D data prep software offering CAD and mesh editing, automated support generation, import of all major formats, advanced nesting, simulation, and integration features to optimize build prep, minimize errors, generate reports, and enhance additive manufacturing workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Free View Expert is entry level tool targeted for viewing, verifying, dimensioning and communicating 3D geometry information. Free View Expert allows you to input triangle models, create consistent topology, check errors, repair normals and output STL data for 3D printing...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Tatlin icon
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    Multi-platform Gcode and STL viewer for 3D printing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. JNetCAD icon
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    JNetCAD is a Java application for viewing and converting CAD data. It's free for non commercial or educational use. It supports reading 3DS, BGF, DXF, JT, OBJ and STL and writing DXF, EPS, JSON, JT, OBJ, 3D-PDF, STL and VGF.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. STLView icon
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    A Free STL Viewer for Android and Windows.

    14 STLView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  8. fstl icon
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    fstl is cross-platform and open-source. Precompiled binaries are available for Windows and Mac, and the only dependancy is Qt if you want to build it yourself.

    13 fstl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. The STL Viewer is FREE software for visualisation of STL or OBJ meshes created in packages such as 3D Studio Max, MAYA and Z Brush, modeled in CAD systems or generated from 3D digitalization of physical objects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. MiniMagics icon
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    Here's what MiniMagics offers:

    Import and save .STL, .magics or .mgx files Compress STL files up to factor 20 View parts and rotate, pan or zoom Detect bad edges and flipped triangles Make a section Request part information, such as XYZ measurements, volume, surface area or.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. STL Viewer can handle models with over one million facets, the response to pan, zoom, and rotate commands becomes progressively slower with increasing number of facets, even on high-end graphics hardware

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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