Commons:3D models
This page in a nutshell: Wikimedia Commons has upload capabilities for 3D files (like STL).
See also: Commons:Free media resources/3D models.  | This project page is under construction, or in the middle of an expansion or major redevelopment. You are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well. |
Current support
[edit].stl (see Commons:Project scope/Allowable file types); a growing category tree is developing for those files already uploaded. However, as the STL format was originally designed for computer-aided manufacturing (specifically, stereolithographic processes), the files are untextured and therefore cannot display colours or other modern material-rendering capabilities. Supporting other formats has been proposed.File extension ".stl" does not match the detected MIME type of the file (unknown/unknown).
- model orientation (which direction is up, forward)
- file size
- performance
- materials, textures, lighting, and appearance
Proposed expansions of support
[edit]Textured 3D
[edit]- Main page: Commons:Textured 3D.
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3D animations
[edit]Animated 3D models
- Main page: Commons:Textured 3D.
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Freedom of panorama
[edit]Note that because a 3D model has the potential to represent a 3D object with fidelity, 'freedom of panorama' concerns may or may not apply depending on jurisdiction. For more on this, see COM:UA.