How can I open .obj files in blender?

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andandandand picture andandandand · Dec 31, 2010 · Viewed 59.9k times · Source

Each time I try to open a wavefront obj file I get an unsupported file type error. Why is this? Isn't .obj a 3D standard?

Answer

Mika picture Mika · Dec 31, 2010

Use import instead of the open menu item.

Menus: File->import->Wavefront (obj)

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