3D Model Viewer
Open a 3D model file and turn it around, in your browser, on any device.
View a 3D model in your browser
Open a GLB, glTF, OBJ or STL file and turn it around. The model opens on your own device. It is not uploaded.
With a glTF or an OBJ, choose its .bin, .mtl and texture files at the same time, so the colours show.
Your model appears here.
Drag to turn the model. Pinch or scroll to zoom. Drag with two fingers, or the right mouse button, to move it.
To see the 3D picture without glasses, there is the Owl3D Shift, a 3D display beside your computer. To turn 2D videos and photos into 3D, there is the Owl3D converter.
How to use it
- Open a model. Press "Open model", or drag the file onto the box. No model to hand? Press GLB, OBJ or STL to open an example.
- Look around it. Drag to turn the model. Pinch or scroll to zoom. Drag with two fingers, or with the right mouse button, to move it. "Reset view" takes you back to the start.
- Check it. Turn on "Wireframe" to see the triangles the model is made of. Switch the background between light and dark. The line under the view gives the format, the number of triangles and the file size.
- Save a picture. "Save PNG" saves the view as it is on screen. "Save 3D picture" saves it as a side-by-side 3D picture.
What this 3D model viewer opens
| Format | What it is | Open it with |
|---|---|---|
| GLB | glTF in one binary file: the shape, the materials and the textures together | the .glb file alone |
| glTF | The same, as a .gltf text file that refers to other files | the .gltf file, its .bin file and its textures, chosen together |
| OBJ | A common exchange format for shapes. Its colors and textures are in a separate .mtl file | the .obj file, and its .mtl and texture files if you have them |
| STL | The usual format for 3D printing: the shape only, no colors | the .stl file alone |
An OBJ without its .mtl file, and every STL, shows in one plain grey. STL files are usually made with Z as the up direction, as 3D printers use. The viewer turns them so that they stand upright.
The viewer opens models up to 200 MB. A large model can be slow on a phone.
Your file stays on your device
The model is read and drawn in your browser, on your own device, with WebGL. It is not uploaded to our servers, and no account is needed. Close the page and nothing of the model is kept.
The side-by-side 3D picture
"Save 3D picture" draws the model twice, from two points a little to the left and a little to the right of where you look from, as your two eyes would see it. It puts the two views next to each other, the left eye's on the left, each 1,280 pixels wide.
3D screens, 3D TVs and VR headsets show a side-by-side picture in 3D. On an ordinary screen it shows as two pictures next to each other.
Where to go from here
3D without glasses. The Owl3D Shift is a 14-inch glasses-free 3D display that sits beside a computer as a second monitor and needs the Owl3D app running on that computer. A side-by-side picture, such as the one this tool saves, is shown on it in 3D through the app's SBS Mode.
2D videos and photos to 3D. The Owl3D converter is a desktop app for Windows and Mac that converts 2D videos and photos to 3D with AI, on your own computer.
Frequently asked questions
Is my model uploaded?
No. The file is read and drawn in your browser, on your device. It is not uploaded to our servers.
Why is my OBJ or glTF model grey or missing its textures?
An OBJ keeps its colors in a separate .mtl file, and both formats keep textures in image files next to the model. Choose the model and these files together, in one go, and the viewer finds them by name.
Can I open an FBX, 3MF or USDZ file?
Not yet. The viewer opens GLB, glTF, OBJ and STL. Most 3D programs can export a model as GLB, which keeps the materials and textures in one file.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, in a current browser with WebGL, which almost every phone has. Drag with one finger to turn the model, and pinch to zoom.