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🏈 Odell Beckham Jr. 💾 Compiled file 📐 3D model file 🧩 Data object
OBJ

OBJ

9.6
A text file that stores the shape of a 3D model
  • noun
  • /oʊ bi dʒeɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : archivo OBJ
  • After downloading the OBJ file, I quickly opened it in the 3D modeling software.

It's a, it's basically OBJ file that this accepts.

Examples

  • So last we checked, you exported the OBJ file from Oculus Medium.

  • Then you export that into DXF format, or, sorry, into OBJ format.

  • It's a, it's basically OBJ file that this accepts.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • The designer imported the 3D model in OBJ format to use in her animation project.

  • Many online platforms support OBJ files for sharing and displaying 3D models.

How Detailed

BIM
  • Specialized
2 6.3
plan
  • Specialized
904 2.5
OBJ
  • Specialized
9.6
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

OBJ singular
OBJs plural

Morphology

OBJ = object + file (semi-transparent) = O + B + J

The name is an initialism for a file type associated with 3D 'objects'; the relation to 'object' and 'file' is clear, but the precise format-specific meaning is technical.

Etymology

OBJ is short for object, here meaning a 3D model. An .obj file is a simple text 'recipe' of points and faces that programs read to rebuild the shape.