.. index:: Alicona 3D
.. index:: .al3d

Alicona 3D
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Extensions: .al3d


Owner: `Alicona Imaging <https://www.alicona.com/>`_

**Support**


BSD-licensed: |no|

Export: |no|

Officially Supported Versions: 1.0

Reader: AliconaReader (:bfreader:`Source Code <AliconaReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/AliconaReader>`)




We currently have:

* an AL3D specification document (v1.0, from 2003, in PDF)
* a few AL3D datasets

We would like to have:

* more AL3D datasets (Z series, T series, 16-bit)

**Ratings**


Pixels: |Very good|

Metadata: |Very good|

Openness: |Very good|

Presence: |Poor|

Utility: |Good|

**Additional Information**


Known deficiencies: 

- Support for 16-bit AL3D images is present, but has never been tested. 
- Texture data is currently ignored.
