Sketchfab Integration

Sean VanGorder · May 2013

Tired of showing off your models with plain old 2D images like some sort of caveman? Well we have teamed up with the guys at Sketchfab to put an end to that. Now when creating a post on Polycount, you will find a new button that will allow you to embed Sketchfab's viewer and display your work in full 3D.

Of course, this will require registering an account on Sketchfab and uploading your models. Sketchfab currently offers the following features to members...

Free registration
Unlimited uploads
Accepts all regular materials and shaders: textures, normal maps, specular, diffuse, bump, transparency...
27 native 3D formats supported
Plugins available to publish directly from the major 3D packages (Max, Maya, Blender...)
Big models supported (Currently models above 5 million polys)
HDR environments for image-based lighting and reflection
And a lot more to come!

Here's how to create an embed:

Go the the Sketchfab website page for your model.
Copy the raw URL from the address bar.
In your Polycount post, click the Sketchfab button.
Paste the raw URL.
Post your reply, and it will create the embed.
Note: you may need to Refresh the page to see the embed!

A big thanks to the Sketchfab team and to Seth (cheeseplus) for getting this up and running!

J0NNYquid · May 2013

Now this.....this is awesome.

Jeremy Tabor · May 2013

It's worth noting that the 3d browser shouldn't initialize until it is clicked on. Otherwise the WAYWO thread would quickly succumb to a sluggish demise on some folks' connections lol.

aajohnny · May 2013

Cool, good news!

Kurt Russell Fan Club · May 2013

This is some futuristic shit right here

Avanthera · May 2013

Very cool. Thanks for implementing more stuff polycount peeps!

Froyok · May 2013

Ha ! Very cool !

Sketchfab · May 2013

Thanks Seth, Sean and the Polycount team for putting this together! We are looking forward to seing your work here. Feel free to reach out any time at support@sketchfab.com if you have any question, feedback or feature request, this will help us make Sketchfab a better place for your polygons

Jerc · May 2013

That's awesome, no need to ask for wires anymore !

TelekineticFrog · May 2013

BRAVO!

This is awesome!

jermaineb · May 2013

wow awesome :O

chriszuko · May 2013

That..is just crazy

Rik · May 2013

Hell yes! Great job guys!!

Mr_Drayton · May 2013

Come on guys, all togheter: "THANK YOU, LORD POLYCOUNT"!

Alberto Rdrgz · May 2013

this is awesome.

werkvoll · May 2013

Doppel plus gut!

PacoCasares · May 2013

Well. I can only SCREAM OF AWESOME. Polycount. You rock my socks. I love you

Kapoff · May 2013

Ok, thing just got real on the forums... /bow

Poribo · May 2013

This is perfect! WE INNOVATING NOW.

Mr_Drayton · May 2013

Hey, it kinda works from mobile too. From iPhone, it lets me see a prerendered turntable of the model. Quite cool!

Macrow · May 2013

Great! Finally! I've started to see this implemented in other forums, and I was wondering how long it'd be until we see it here. Now I can better put my Sketchfab account to full use. Sketchfab and Polycount are a match made in digital heaven!

Lloydyy89 · May 2013

This will be very useful. I've posted a few sketchfab models but they've required embed using bbcode. Now there's a button dedicated to that? Cool beans.

Poribo · May 2013

The button is not doing anything for me

cptSwing · May 2013

Jesus fuck.

satrio · May 2013

Cool stuff! Also the Daft Punk characters look cool!

paranoidMonkey · May 2013

Amazing news!

EmAr · May 2013

Great news but I cannot make the button work either

Tried with Firefox 21.0 and IE 10.

Sketchfab · May 2013

Hi Polycount folks, for those of you for whom it's not working, the reason should just be that you need to empty your cache. You can try as an incognito window as well to see how it goes. Preferred browsers are Chrome and Firefox. Keep up the good work!

EmAr · May 2013

I installed Chrome and it works now. This is cool

travisdreams · May 2013

this is one of the best ideas ever to implement in forums!

Lloydyy89 · May 2013

If you use the [SKETCHFAB][/SKETCHFAB] tags and then after /show/ on the models page, copy and paste that in between the tags and that works. Quick work around for anyone who's having problems with the button.