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Display 3dsmax models in a web browser

I have some 3d models written in 3dmax / maya / cad / 4dcinema, I wand to display them on my site so that the user can rotate the model and check it.

I found this on the Internet http://replimat.com/thingiview/examples/client_side_ajax.html I think it will work if I could somehow convert these models from 3dmax / maya / cad / 3dcinema to OBJ / STL.

is there any converter for linux? or any other way to display these models in a web browser without having to install anything in the browser? thanks.

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Export your model to Maya in a wavefront file (.obj). Then you can use a library like three.js along with this script to download and view .obj files in a browser

obj to three.js json

Programming a moving camera can also be done using the library. If you want to use the default formats, it will be difficult, since you may need to write a parser yourself if it is not there, and the specification is freely available.

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I remember the 3dsmax obj support format regarding other applications that I don’t remember. In any case, you can use this tool , you did not specify which formats you saved from 3dsmax / maya / cad / 3dcinema, but it supports in many formats.

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Check out this link. - http://www.thoro.de/page/3dnp-introduction-en

Visitors do not need to install anything in their browser, just click and release. Loading your 3d model takes some time, as a progress bar is displayed.

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For the widest range of existing solutions, you will not beat the conversion of your models into VRML .

There are plugins in this format that browsers support in IE 3 and Netscape 4. There are a large number of free and commercial plugins that handle this format. If you do not want the user to rely on plugins, there are also java applets based on applets.

There should be plenty of tools that also convert your models to VRML, even if you need to save them in an intermediate format first.

The main disadvantage of VRML is the lack of fantastic new features such as shaders, bones and complex texturing, but whether these things are needed depends on what you are trying to achieve.

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You can try using this web service http://showwebgl.com , it does not support 3dsmax directly, but you can export your model to obj or collada, then download This. Take a look at faq if this suits your needs. http://showwebgl.com/faq

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I did this using X3DOM. This allows you to interact with a script with a 3D object using javascript.

  • The first export from 3ds Max as VRML.
  • Convert VRML to X3DOM by copying and pasting the code into this online converter .
  • Just paste the converted code into your web page if you want.

Since the 3D model is now part of dom, you can manipulate it with javascript and style it with CSS. Here is an example .

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