Input file
OFF
- Full Name: DEC 3D Object File Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
KMZ
- Full Name: Compressed Keyhole Markup Language (Google Earth) Format
- Developer: Google
What is OFF file?
OFF (.OFF) is a binary file format developed by Paracel Inc. It is used for storing point cloud data and mesh structures. The file extension can be encountered in various CAD, modeling and editing software. Structure Of OFF File Format The structure of the OFF files is based on the geometry primitive known as "facets". A facet consists of "vertices" which are nodes connected by "edges" (lines). It is possible to store color, texture data, normals, and other attributes inside the file. [ ⏩ ] OFF file extension
What is KMZ file?
The KMZ (Keyhole Markup Language Zipped) file extension is a set of files used to store geographic data such as placemarks, paths, and other information associated with Google Earth. It is essentially a compressed version of the Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file, which can be saved in an XML text format. KMZ files are often shared as email attachments or over the internet. [ ⏩ ] KMZ file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from OFF to KMZ?
To successfully convert the OFF file to KMZ, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.OFF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case KMZ (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than KMZ).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. OFF to KMZ. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting OFF files to KMZ files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension KMZ, while before this step we had the OFF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new KMZ file, or not.