| Design map | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ext. | File type | App./Source | Support | Tiling | Plugin | Specification |
| DMF | Design map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_DMF | See specs page |
| ZMAP | Zeolite map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_ZMAP | See specs page |
| Heightfield | ||||||
| Ext. | File type | App./Source | Support | Tiling | Plugin | Specification |
| 3DS | 3D Studio mesh file | Autodesk 3ds Max | Export | Yes | L3DTio_3DS | See Google |
| B3D | Blitz3D object file | BlitzBasic Blitz3D | Export | No | L3DTio_B3D | See Blitz3D site |
| BMP | Bitmap image | Win, OS/2 | Import & export | Yes | L3DTio_BigBitmap | See Sourceforge |
| BT | Binary terrain file | VTP | Native | No | L3DTio_BT | See VTP site |
| CSV | Comma separated values | Spreadsheet apps. | Import & export | No | L3DTio_CSV | See L3DTio_CSV notes |
| DAE | Digital asset exchange | COLLADA | Export | Yes | L3DTio_COLLADA | See collada.org |
| G16 | 16-bit greyscale bitmap | Unreal | Import & export | Yes | L3DTio_BigBitmap | See Sourceforge |
| HF2 / HF2.GZ / HFZ | Heightfield file v2 | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_HFZ | See specs page |
| HFF | Heightfield file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_HFF | See specs page |
| HTF | Height tile file | GLScene | Export | No | L3DTio_HTF | Not on web? |
| JPG | JPEG image | JPEG committee | Import & export | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See JFIF spec |
| LBL / IMG | MOLA label / image files | NASA MOLA | Import | No | L3DTio_MOLA | See NASA |
| OBJ | Wavefront object file | Advanced Visualizer, by Wavefront Technologies | Export | Yes | L3DTio_OBJ | See Wikipedia |
| PCX | Picture exchange format | Windows Paintbrush | Import & export | No | L3DTio_PCX | See UUIC notes |
| PGM | Portable grey map | pbmplus | Import & export | No | L3DTio_PGM | See Paul Bourke's site |
| PNG | Portable network graphic | libpng | Import & export | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See libpng site |
| RAW / R16 / R32 | Raw binary heightfield file | N/A | Import & export | Yes | L3DTio_RAW_HF | See specs page |
| TER | Terragen terrain file | Terragen | Native | Yes | L3DTio_TER | See Terragen site |
| TER | Torque terrain file | Torque Game Engine | Import & export | Yes | L3DTio_TorqueTER | Not on web? |
| TIF | TIFF and GeoTIFF images | N/A | Import only | No | L3DTio_TIFF | See TIFF 6.0 specs |
| TIN | Triangulated irregular network | TIN-73 | Export only | No | L3DTio_TIN | See EMS-i website |
| X | DirectX mesh file | Microsoft DirectX | Export | Yes | L3DTio_X | See Paul Bourke's site |
| XYZ | XYZ ASCII point list | N/A | Native | Export | L3DTio_XYZ | |
| ZMAP | Zeolite map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_ZMAP | See specs page |
| Water map | ||||||
| Ext. | File type | App./Source | Support | Tiling | Plugin | Specification |
| BMP | Bitmap image | Win, OS/2 | Export | No | L3DTio_BigBitmap | See Sourceforge |
| BT | Binary terrain file | VTP | Export | No | L3DTio_BT | See VTP site |
| HFF | Heightfield file | L3DT | Export | No | L3DTio_HFF | See specs page |
| HTF | Height tile file | GLScene | Export | No | L3DTio_HTF | Not on web? |
| TER | Terragen terrain file | Terragen | Export | No | L3DTio_TER | See Terragen site |
| WMF | Water map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_WMF | See specs page |
| ZMAP | Zeolite map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_ZMAP | See specs page |
| Salinity map | ||||||
| Ext. | File type | App./Source | Support | Tiling | Plugin | Specification |
| HFF | Heightfield file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_HFF | See specs page |
| HF2 / HF2.GZ / HFZ | Heightfield file v2 | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_HFZ | See specs page |
| ZMAP | Zeolite map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_ZMAP | See specs page |
| Attributes map | ||||||
| Ext. | File type | App./Source | Support | Tiling | Plugin | Specification |
| AMF | Attributes map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_AMF | See specs page |
| AMF.GZ | Attributes map file + GZIP | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_AMF | See specs page |
| PNG | Portable network graphic | libpng | Native | Yes | L3DTio_FI | 16-bit greyscale mode |
| ZMAP | Zeolite map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_ZMAP | See specs page |
| Terrain normals map | ||||||
| Ext. | File type | App./Source | Support | Mosaic | Plugin | Specification |
| BMP | Bitmap image | Win, OS/2 | Native | Yes | L3DTio_BigBitmap | See Sourceforge |
| DDS | DirectDraw Surface image | Microsot DirectX | Native | Yes | L3DTio_DDS | See MSDN DDS page |
| JPG | JPEG image | JPEG committee | Native | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See JFIF spec |
| PNG | Portable network graphic | libpng | Native | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See libpng site |
| ZMAP | Zeolite map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_ZMAP | See specs page |
| RGB images (inc. light and texture maps) | ||||||
| Ext. | File type | App./Source | Support | Tiling | Plugin | Specification |
| BMP | Bitmap image | Win, OS/2 | Native | Yes | L3DTio_BigBitmap | See Sourceforge |
| DDS | DirectDraw Surface image | Microsot DirectX | Native | Yes | L3DTio_DDS | See MSDN DDS page |
| JPG | JPEG image | JPEG committee | Native | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See JFIF spec |
| PCX | Picture exchange format | Windows Paintbrush | Native | Yes | L3DTio_PCX | See UUIC notes |
| PNG | Portable network graphic | libpng | Native | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See libpng site |
| TGA | TrueVision targa image | Truevision (now Pinnacle Video) | Native | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See Lib. of Congress site |
| ZMAP | Zeolite map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_ZMAP | See specs page |
| RGBA images (inc. alpha maps) | ||||||
| Ext. | File type | App./Source | Support | Tiling | Plugin | Specification |
| DDS | DirectDraw Surface image | Microsot DirectX | Native | Yes | L3DTio_DDS | See MSDN DDS page |
| PNG | Portable network graphic | libpng | Native | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See libpng site |
| TGA | TrueVision targa image | Truevision (now Pinnacle Video) | Native | Yes | L3DTio_FI | See Lib. of Congress site |
| ZMAP | Zeolite map file | L3DT | Native | Yes | L3DTio_ZMAP | See specs page |
