<p>.3DS is a 3D image file format, a rendering of what you designed in LeoCAD.
All information necessary to recreate your build (i.e. what bricks to use) will be stripped from it. I suppose that theoretically this information can be recreated for small builds, but for medium-sized to large builds, this will simply be infeasible.
Hence I think it quite unlikely that it's possible to import .3ds back into LeoCAD.</p>

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2018-10-18T13:53:40.127Z
Yes. How its possible? I have small model.
Nouman
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2018-10-19T06:12:45.880Z
I believe it isn't, it's only "theoretically" possible. Unlikely the developers of LeoCad will have gone through the trouble of implementing this.
Michael Verschaeve
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2018-10-18T11:41:37.027Z
2018-10-18T11:41:37.027Z
Michael Verschaeve
<p>I designed a model in <a href="https://www.leocad.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LDraw/LeoCAD</a> and exported it as <code>.3ds</code> file. I thought that I can import <code>.3ds</code> file to edit it later. Now I want to edit the model but I don't see any option to import the <code>.3ds</code> file in LeoCAD. I tried my best to open it but useless.<br>
How can I open a <code>.3ds</code> file in LeoCAD?</p>

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Importing 3ds file in ldraw (LeoCAD)
Nouman
# Importing 3ds file in ldraw (LeoCAD)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-18)

I designed a model in [LDraw/LeoCAD](https://www.leocad.org/) and exported it as `.3ds` file. I thought that I can import `.3ds` file to edit it later. Now I want to edit the model but I don't see any option to import the `.3ds` file in LeoCAD. I tried my best to open it but useless.  
How can I open a `.3ds` file in LeoCAD?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-18. Score: 2

.3DS is a 3D image file format, a rendering of what you designed in LeoCAD.
All information necessary to recreate your build (i.e. what bricks to use) will be stripped from it. I suppose that theoretically this information can be recreated for small builds, but for medium-sized to large builds, this will simply be infeasible.
Hence I think it quite unlikely that it's possible to import .3ds back into LeoCAD.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Yes. How its possible? I have small model.  
> **username_1**: I believe it isn't, it's only "theoretically" possible. Unlikely the developers of LeoCad will have gone through the trouble of implementing this.  

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