3MF Import/Export with Material/Paint data

Import and export 3MF - Material and Paint supported, Orca/Bambu Prusa/Super slicers all supported, many features included.

Core 3MF Support
  • Import and export 3MF Core Specification v1.4.0
  • Correct ZIP / OPC package structure
  • Proper handling of units, build items, and object hierarchies
  • Robust parsing with recovery-oriented import behavior
Geometry & Scene Handling
  • Multi-object and multi-build support
  • Linked duplicates (Alt+D) export efficiently as shared components (smaller files), and re-import as linked duplicates
  • Optional modifier application on export
  • Selection-only and hidden-object export options (with clear warnings when things are skipped)
  • Configurable coordinate precision
Import Workflow
  • Drag & drop .3mf files directly into Blender’s viewport (with a quick options popup)
  • Flexible import placement (keep original / world origin / 3D cursor, with origin placement options)
  • Choose to keep the objects extracted location, place at world origin, or place at your 3d cursor.
Materials & Colors
  • Full support for Base Materials (basematerials) extension
  • Full support for PBR materials (metallic, specular, and translucent workflows)
  • Textured PBR support for base color / roughness / metallic maps (with textures brought along in the 3MF)
  • Face-level color preservation via Blender materials
  • Stable color round-tripping across import/export cycles
  • Smarter material reuse on re-import (reduces duplicate materials)
Slicer Support
  • Orca Slicer / BambuStudio

  • Full round-trip support

  • Multi-color (painted) zones preserved
  • Filament colors read from and written to slicer metadata
  • Production Extension multi-file structure supported

  • PrusaSlicer

  • Multi-material zones imported and preserved

  • Compatible export for painted multi-material workflows
  • Graceful handling of filament index–based color systems
Thumbnails & Metadata
  • Embedded viewport thumbnail included in exported 3MF files
  • Metadata preserved where possible across round trips
  • Non-destructive handling of unknown or vendor-specific metadata
  • Clear progress/status messages during import/export, with warnings designed to stay readable (no spam)
Issues

Can be reported here: https://github.com/Clonephaze/3MF-Blender-Add-on---Maintained/issues

Credits

Clonephaze (2025 - ): Current Maintainer https://www.clonecore.net/

Ghostkeeper (2020–2023): Original Blender 3MF add-on author https://github.com/Ghostkeeper

3MF Import/Export with Material/Paint data
Free for everyone
Name 3MF Import/Export with Material/Paint data
Archive version 2.1.0
Platforms windows-x64, macos-arm64, linux-x64, macos-x64, windows-arm64
File size 802.2 KiB