The Khronos Group® has sponsored the glTF 2.0 Importer/Exporter for Autodesk 3ds Max open-source project under the Apache 2.0 license, and today has released the resulting glTF importer and exporter plugins, built to professional standards in collaboration with the community, and free for all to use.

The Khronos Group is a consortium of technology companies and industry experts that develops open standards for graphics, compute, and vision processing. Through initiatives like Vulkan, OpenGL, and WebGL, Khronos Group defines cross-platform APIs for accelerating graphics rendering and computational tasks across diverse hardware platforms. Developers can learn about Khronos Group's standards, participate in working groups, and leverage open APIs for building high-performance graphics and compute applications.

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The Khronos Group has sponsored and released a free, open-source glTF 2.0 Importer/Exporter plugin for Autodesk 3ds Max under the Apache 2.0 license. Developed by experienced 3D plugin engineers, the plugins support full round-trip glTF pipelines including meshes, cameras, lights, PBR materials with advanced surface properties, texture compression, geometry compression, animations, and numerous glTF extensions. Available as a free download on GitHub for 3ds Max versions 2020–2027, Khronos plans to continue sponsoring the project with upcoming support for KHR_interactivity and glTF 2.1.

Khronos Sponsors Open-Source glTF Importer/Exporter for Autodesk 3ds Max