jMonkeyEngine3 Supported File Types

jMonkeyEngine3 File Formats

Suffix	Usage	Learn more
.j3o	Binary 3D model or scene. At the latest from the Beta release of your game on, you should convert all models to .j3o format. During alpha and earlier development phases (when models still change a lot) you can alternatively load OgreXML/OBJ models directly.	Model Loader and Viewer
.j3m	A custom Material. You can create a .j3m file to store a Material configuration for a Geometry (e.g. 3D model).	Materials Overview Material Editing
.j3md	A Material definition. These are pre-defined templates for shader-based Materials. Each custom .j3m Material is based on a material definition. Advanced users can create their own material definitions.	Materials Overview
.j3f	A custom post-processor filter configuration. You can create a .j3f file to store a FilterPostProcessor with a set of preconfigured filters.	Filters Effects Overview

File Suffix	Type	Description
.mesh.xml, .meshxml	3D model	Ogre Mesh XML
.scene	3D scene	Ogre DotScene
.OBJ, .MTL	3D model	Wavefront
.blend	3D model	Blender version 2.49 or 2.5x
.JPG, .PNG, .GIF	image	Textures, icons
.DDS	image	Direct Draw Surface texture
.HDR	image	High Dynamic Range texture
.TGA	image	Targa Image File texture
.PFM	image	Portable Float Map texture
.fnt	bitmap font	AngelCode font for GUI and HUD
.WAV	audio	Wave music and sounds
.OGG	audio	OGG Vorbis music and sounds