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

DevFeed: [Khronos Sponsors Open-Source glTF Importer/Exporter for Autodesk 3ds Max](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/khronos-sponsors-open-source-gltf-importer-exporter-for-autodesk-3ds-max-15114.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.khronos.org/blog/khronos-sponsors-open-source-gltf-importer-exporter-for-autodesk-3ds-max>)

Author: jphilips (jeff@khronosgroup.org)

Published: 2026-07-14T13:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Blogs Khronos Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blogs-khronos-blog.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [3D](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/3d.md>), [Tool](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tool.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>)

Tags: [3d](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/3d.md>), [animation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/animation.md>), [apache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [blog-glt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-glt.md>), [cameras](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cameras.md>), [compression](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compression.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [gltf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gltf.md>), [lighting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lighting.md>), [mesh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mesh.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [plugin-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugin-development.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [render](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/render.md>), [standards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standards.md>)

## AI overview

The Khronos Group sponsored and released open-source glTF 2.0 importer and exporter plugins for Autodesk 3ds Max under the Apache 2.0 license. The plugins support round-trip glTF workflows, including scene content, materials, textures, compression, animation, lighting, and instancing.

## Source excerpt

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.