Mobile devices offer exciting possibilities for immersive 3D experiences through their built-in sensors. In this tutorial, we'll explore how to control the xeokit camera using device orientation data, creating a virtual reality-like experience where users can look around a 3D model by simply moving their mobile…
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On a triangle mesh geometry, backfaces are those faces which are oriented away from the viewpoint. Whenever possible, the xeokit viewer tries to avoid drawing backfaces, in order to reduce work done by the graphics hardware and speed up interactivity.
One of a commonly used features of a BIM viewer is displaying a 2D overlay (e.g. a floor plan) within the 3D model. This article demonstrates how such an overlay can be implemented with xeokit, by using general purpose abstractions provided by the SDK.
See also: Textures in XKT Model Format In this tutorial, we'll use xeokit's convert2xkt CLI tool to convert a binary glTF model with textures into xeokit's native XKT geometry format, which we'll then view in the browser using a xeokit Viewer. The XKT format compresses models into a compact payload from which xeokit…
This guide provides a step-by-step process for creating and modifying a minimap for your 3D model using the Xeokit SDK. The minimap enhances the user's navigation experience by providing an overhead view of different floors (storeys) and enabling first-person navigation within the 3D model.
In xeokit v2.4, we have added the ability to dynamically reposition a model within xeokit's double-precision coordinate system. This means that once a model is loaded, it can be moved to any location within the full extents of xeokit’s double-precision coordinate system. This feature allows us to load a BIM model from…
In this guide, we'll introduce how to localize xeokit, so that we can dynamically it between different languages. Specifically, we'll show how to localize xeokit's core Viewer component and plugins, and how to localize xeokit's bundled BIM viewer application.
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to load an IFC model into a xeokit Viewer, and position it within the Viewer's double-precision 3D Cartesian World coordinate system using mercator-projected geodesic coordinates (longitude, latitude and height).
A xeokit viewer can exchange BCF viewpoints with other BIM software, allowing us to use the viewer to report and view issues in BIM models. In this tutorial, we'll demonstrate this capability by creating a BCF viewpoint with a xeokit viewer, which we'll then import it into a second xeokit viewer.
