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= Under Construction: Prototype for textured 3D models = | = Under Construction: Prototype for textured 3D models = | ||
<strong>[https://mediawiki3d.org/index.php/Special:NewFiles Gallery of 3D models]</strong> | * <strong>[https://mediawiki3d.org/index.php/Special:NewFiles Gallery of 3D models]</strong> | ||
* <strong>[[Articles_Gallery|Gallery of articles with 3D content ]]</strong> | |||
<strong>Currently, only the glTF 2.0 specification is supported (.glb files). Extensions such as KTX compression or MeshOpts are not yet available.</strong> | <strong>Currently, only the glTF 2.0 specification is supported (.glb files). Extensions such as KTX compression or MeshOpts are not yet available.</strong> | ||
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== Background == | |||
Wikimedia Commons currently only supports colorless, untextured 3D models, which only show the basic geometric shape of objects. This page tracks the progress towards adding support for 3D formats capable of full-color, textured 3D models—i.e. where images of the surface appearance are overlaid onto the 3D shapes to provide a more realistic and detailed appearance. This page also contains a list of resources and links to get involved, as well as some example 3D models that would fit on Commons once such support is in place. | |||
'''''3D models have been supported in Wikimedia Commons since 2018, but only the STL format can be used at the moment. STL is a format designed for 3D printing that does not support textures, color, and more nuanced digital representation.''''' | |||
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== Motivation == | |||
The current issues surrounding Sketchfab show how important a non-commercial platform for sharing and visualising textured 3D models would be: thus there is significant urgency due to current developments. Tens of thousands of 3D models under free licences are under threat, and in a petition to Sketchfab it is said that "this is the virtual equivalent of burning the Library of Alexandria". [https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-art-museum-collections Here] is a petition with lots of background information. | |||
== Further information == | |||
<strong>Please take a look at our wiki page [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Textured_3D Commons:Textured_3D].</strong> | |||
[https://t.me/+tMgoJxx8D7I5NTQ8 ''3D in Wikimedia'' Telegram Channel] - The place to be for current information and discussion | |||
== License information == | |||
Animated Wikipedia GIF CC-BY-SA OmegaTombuş | |||
Latest revision as of 17:57, 16 August 2025
Under Construction: Prototype for textured 3D models
Currently, only the glTF 2.0 specification is supported (.glb files). Extensions such as KTX compression or MeshOpts are not yet available.
Background
Wikimedia Commons currently only supports colorless, untextured 3D models, which only show the basic geometric shape of objects. This page tracks the progress towards adding support for 3D formats capable of full-color, textured 3D models—i.e. where images of the surface appearance are overlaid onto the 3D shapes to provide a more realistic and detailed appearance. This page also contains a list of resources and links to get involved, as well as some example 3D models that would fit on Commons once such support is in place.
3D models have been supported in Wikimedia Commons since 2018, but only the STL format can be used at the moment. STL is a format designed for 3D printing that does not support textures, color, and more nuanced digital representation.
To edit this Wiki, log in using your Wikipedia user account. Use Special:Import if you want to import a page from Wikipedia.
Motivation
The current issues surrounding Sketchfab show how important a non-commercial platform for sharing and visualising textured 3D models would be: thus there is significant urgency due to current developments. Tens of thousands of 3D models under free licences are under threat, and in a petition to Sketchfab it is said that "this is the virtual equivalent of burning the Library of Alexandria". Here is a petition with lots of background information.
Further information
Please take a look at our wiki page Commons:Textured_3D.
3D in Wikimedia Telegram Channel - The place to be for current information and discussion
License information
Animated Wikipedia GIF CC-BY-SA OmegaTombuş