To visualize the external 3D model inside the Xeokit, we have to convert it into Xeokit Scene Model.
There are various different conversion methods, some of them are fully open-source, some of them are proprietary. Some of them are super simple to use, while others are a bit more complex.
In this article I'd like to go through most of them, to make it easier to understand what are the possible options for now.
dotbim is a minimalist file format for BIM. It was created to simplify the description of BIM models as much as possible. Thanks to open-source community many different connectors and apps started to support this file format. You will find the whole list of supporting apps here: https://github.com/paireks/dotbim?tab=readme-ov-file#apps-supporting-bim
xeo.vision is an online 3D BIM Viewer. Once you drag & drop your model into xeo.vision it will display it, but also it will instantly make it possible to share this model via link or by QR code. Once you shared the model with your friend, he will be able to not only see it, but also to download it into their own computer. xeo.vision already supports .bim files, but also .ifc, .glb, .xkt, .las/.laz, .obj, .stl.
This combination makes it possible to share your geometry + metadata with your colleagues as simple as possible.
Let's take a look on the examples below.