Uploading 3D model for website viewer

[Anonymous]

I am in the process of creating renderings to go on a website and brochures for the company that I work for. This is new to me because I have never done renderings before (first CAD job). Besides the renderings, I was wondering if there is any way to upload a 3D model to a website with capabilities to spin it around and zoom in/out? Does anybody have any experience with uploading 3D models to their websites that will allow me to do what I am hoping to do?

[JDMather]

Post it on the a360 Viewer

or

Save as 3D PDF

or

Save as *.dwfx

[-niels-]

I have no experience with it, but a google search for "javascript cad viewer" does give results i think are interesting for you:
https://www.google.nl/search?q=javascript+cad+viewer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&ei...

[mcgyvr]

Whats the budget? 

No really..

3D PDF is "least cost" out of the box (just not working all the time yet in Inventor sadly but may be far enough along for you depending on what the models are..)

Might be all you need..

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All the way up to what the big boys use..

http://partsolutions.com/sample-configurator/

You need to fully define the needs...

Lots of Who/what/why/how,etc... questions that would need to be answered..

[dgorsman]

Ditto.

@Anonymous - sounds like you got thrown in on the deep end.  Just for clarification: does your company already do this?  Or have you been tasked to find out how to do this?  This type of development is normally done by those managing the web side of things, not the CAD people.

[Anonymous]

I have no information regarding the finances of this, I was just told to design some 3D models with different views. It was my idea to come up with an interactive option on the website. The owner said he would speak to the website designer and ask if it he/she was capable of making an interactive object. If that is not an option, we will still have renderings regardless.

[Anonymous]

@dgorsman I wouldn't say I was thrown into the deep end. I suppose I worded the question improperly when I asked. What I'm getting at is it possible to have an interactive 3D model on a website? I won't be doing anything with the website other than supplying the models for the web designer. We do not have any interactive models online, no. I just thought it would be a cool idea to throw out there because the boss is looking for ways to stand out from the crowd, and I haven't seen anything like this on any competitors websites.

[chris]

are you looking for something like this? (just mouse click and drag left or right or up and down), what is you current website?

https://assets.trinitydesignandfabrication.com/VR/Trailer%20Assy_VR.2.html

https://assets.trinitydesignandfabrication.com/VR/GrayLoc/GrayLocTest.html

[Anonymous]

@chris That is exactly like what I was thinking about!

http://www.ceicomposites.com/ - that's the company website. If you navigate into architectural products > MCM panels, you will see some renderings that I am working on to replace. http://www.ceicomposites.com/architectural-systems/mcm-panel-systems.html there's the link if you don't want to navigate manually.

[chris]

Jeff, there are several different ways to handle this. the two examples I have shown you are as follows:

the first example (with the trailer), this "render" was made using "Keyshot", which basically brings in your exported inventor data, allows you to apply materials, lighting and an environment, but then also allows you to create the interactive rotatable "model"... which is not a model at all, it's simply a series of images which it's viewer assemblies, giving the illusion of it being an interactive model. (if your company can afford to add "Keyshot", this is an easy and pains free way to go. (There are plenty of tutorials on how to use Keyshot, I was up and running in just a few hours)

The second method was using a software I bought called Object 2VR, this allows me to accomplish the same thing I did with Keyshot, however, since I already use MODO to create the renders, I just needed a way of "creating" the images and bundling them together.

In my opinion, Keyshot was much easier to use and produced a better user experience, but as I mentioned, I already owned MODO, so I only did the 30 day trial with Keyshot, and I purchased Object 2 VR.

I am assuming that if you have Inventor, then you also have 3D Max... so you can produce rendered product with 3D Max, but if you don't know how to use 3D Max, the learning curve between 3D Max and Keyshot is going to be big, and a user can be up and rendering same day with "Keyshot".

If you have any more questions, just shoot me a message, (I think you can do that on here), If you want I can probably render an example of one of your models out, so you can see what it does.

[Anonymous]

@chris Thanks for the info! I'd like to think that I pick up new programs quickly, as far as the learning curve goes so I will probably try the keyshot 30 day trial. We do not own a copy of inventor, I have downloaded the 30 day trial to do what was requested to do. I showed the boss your examples and he loved them so I think we're going to use something like that on our website.

I just completed a model today which was for someone outside of our company, a partner I'm guessing. Would you mind whipping up a rendering in one of those programs so I can show the boss?

[chris]

sent you a PM

[infoUZC9E]

The most straightforward way to do such rendering would be importing your models in 3ds Max and then using Verge3D framework to put them online. This system is more robust since you are not locked to some cloud service and also will be able to assign custom logic using Puzzles logic editor which is shipped with Verge3D by default.