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title: "glTF"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/glTF_General.html"
section_path: "Configuration > Preferences > Import/Export > glTF"
description: "glTF (gl Transmission Format) is a free file format for 3D scenes - and models. Like Collada, it was developed by the Khronos Group (www.khronos.org), a …"
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# glTF

## General

![Image: 044142.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/044142.jpg)\
A robot in a glTF viewer.

glTF (gl Transmission Format) is a free file format for 3D scenes - and models. Like [Collada](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/33033.html.md), it was developed by the Khronos Group (www.khronos.org), a consortium of graphics companies. It is optimized for efficient transmission and loading of 3D content, which makes it ideal for real-time applications on the network (Facebook, for example). Also, many 3D engines like Unity or Unreal can import this format.