NVIDIA Legacy Texture Tools

Legacy Texture Tools

This page contains several useful texture manipulation tools. The tools are listed below, with a description for each tool.

Tool	Description
DDS Utilities	Included are a set of utilities for manipulating DDS image files, including: nvDXT, a command-line binary version of the nvDXT library, detach, a tool that extracts MIP levels from a DDS file, stitch, a tool that recombines MIP levels into a single DDS file and readDXT, which reads compressed images and writes TGA files. Download DDS_Utilities_8.31.1127.1645.exe
3ds Max DDS Plug-Ins	Allows 3ds Max to read .dds files. The installer includes versions for 3ds Max 3, 4, and 5, as well as source code for the latest version. Thanks to Sean Palmer (www.Treyarch.com) for the 3dsmax .dds plugin Download 3DS_Max_DDS_Plugin_1.0.0827.1100.exe
DDS Thumbnail Viewer	Allows you to view .dds files in Thumbnail view in the Windows Explorer.  Now with an installer. Thanks to Bruno Silva (Microsoft) for help with the thumbnail viewer. Download DDS_viewer.exe
Texture Atlas Tools	A collection of tools for creating texture atlases, which can help to increase batch sizes. Downloads Texture_Atlas_Tools_1.0.0826.1700.exe Atlas Creation Utility User Guide Atlas Viewer User Guide whitepaper
Windows Texture Viewer	WTV was developed for simple DDS viewing, especially for those DDS files with an alpha channel. Download Windows_Texture_Viewer_v089b.rar