Import OBJ files Latest Update: 2022-07-15 The import is done from the menu from or by drag and drop in the browser in the editing player. Several similar geometries may be imported. If the obj files are validated, the imported geometries will be rendered instantly without having an associated material. Open article
Import GLTF files Latest Update: 2022-07-15 This is a more complex format than obj and allows data storage for the entire 3D scene (geometries, materials, animations, ensembles, camera and any scene setting). Currently the Aiq3D application allows the import of GLTF embed files that do not have external links to other files. Open article
Geometries hierarchically list Latest Update: 2022-08-06 The geometries in the scene are displayed hierarchically, in a list distributed over a maximum of seven levels. Each geometry in the scene is displayed with the name in this list, and can be clicked to acces its properties Open article
Add geometry to the tree list Latest Update: 2022-08-12 You can add new geometries to the hierarchically geometry list, accessing the button from the top of the list. A new geometry is added with default settings, without 3d data file and without material attached. The new geometry is added on the top of the list on the main level Open article
Drag and drop between the geometries in the hierarchical list Latest Update: 2022-07-18 By drag and drop on the elements in the list you can change the order or hierarchical structure of the geometries. The hierarchical structure of the geometries allows the subordinate geometries to take over the transformations of the parent geometries. Open article
Geometries visibility from the hierarchical list Latest Update: 2022-08-06 Geometries can be visible or not by accessing the checkbox next to each geometry in the hierarchical list. The visibility of the geometry will also be inherited by the subordinate geometries, thus being rendered or not an entire structure. Open article
Cloning a structure of geometries from the hierarchical list Latest Update: 2022-07-18 Each geometry in the list can be cloned together with its subordinate geometries. Cloned geometries retain the same properties and materials as the initial gems. The coordinates of the 3D geometry in obj format will not be duplicated Open article
Deleting geometries Latest Update: 2022-07-18 Delete button is available depending on the properties of each object. Objects that serve as a reference for other cloned objects cannot be deleted. Also, objects that have subordinate objects cannot be deleted. Open article
Accessing Geometry Properties Latest Update: 2022-07-18 Clicking on one of the geometries in the list will open the properties of this geometry, above the list, and the properties of the material associated with the geometry, on the right side of the list. Open article
Edit Meshes Window Latest Update: 2022-08-10 Edit Geometries window can be accessed from Edit Meshes option in the top menu, or by double-clicking on a selected geometry in the viewport. Both methods will open the mesh editing window. Open article
Geometry Name Latest Update: 2022-07-18 The name must be plain text without special characters. It can be modified and will not affect the way the elements in the scene relate to this geometry. It is recommended that the name of the geometry not be too long to be easily spotted in the list of geometries. Open article
Geometry Transformations Latest Update: 2022-08-11 Geometry transformations are represented by three vectors in XYZ coordinate system, corresponding to position, rotation, and scale. Transformations can be set for the selected geometry or inherited from the parent geometry Open article
Geometry Visibility Latest Update: 2022-08-11 Geometries can be visible or not by accessing the visibility checkbox from geometry properties panel. The visibility of the geometry will also be inherited by the subordinate geometries, thus being rendered or not an entire structure. Open article
Geometry Animation Latest Update: 2022-08-11 You can set keyframes for position, rotation, scale and visibility of each geometry. A keyframe does record all transformation values at once. Geometry keyframes can be added, edited or deleted.
These keyframes appear in the player's timeline. Open article
Edit Geometry 3D Data Latest Update: 2022-08-12 Geometry 3D datas are represented in obj file format and can be edited from the geometry properties window. Here you can upload new obj file, update, download, or delete the file. This field does not accept multiple files, so each geometry accepts only one obj file. Open article
Clone obj file data. Latest Update: 2022-08-12 Geometries can import 3D data from other geometry. More geometries can use the same obj file. This is good for optimizing the 3D model and also make assemblies with diferent materials for the same geometry. Open article
Geometry Shadow Setings Latest Update: 2022-08-12 Shadows can be configured for each geometry separately. The geometry may or may not emit the shadow
and may or may not receive the shadow. You can setup how spread the shadow is on a selected geometry and the shadow position offset for the selected geometry Open article
Capture Screen Space Reflections Latest Update: 2022-08-12 Each geometry may or may not capture Screen Space Reflections.
This option only takes effect if the scene is set to produce Screen space reflections from the Post Processing section. Accessing this option may impact performance, as geometries that do not capture SSR are not processed for this effect. Open article
Materials List Latest Update: 2022-08-12 In the geometry properties window there is a list with all materials from the current scene. Here you can add new materials (with default properties), filter in the existing materials, apply a material to selected geometry or delete materials. Each material in the list have a preview, a name, and options. Open article
Material Name Latest Update: 2022-08-12 The material name must be plain text without special characters. It can be modified and will not affect the way the elements in the scene relate to this material. It is recommended that the name of the material not be too long. Open article
Environment maps Latest Update: 2022-08-12 The scene lighting is image based, this means that material specularity and reflections and are cast from a spherical environment map. Environment maps are black and white images to better suit various situations and to not affect the material's specularity color. Open article
Color Texture Latest Update: 2022-08-12 The color texture is an image that can be edited from the material properties window by uploading, downloading, or deleting it. Open article
Roughness/Metalness/AO Texture Latest Update: 2022-08-13 Using RGB information from the image, three different textures can be stored. The red channel represents ambient oclusion, the green channel represents roughness, and the blue channel represents metalness Open article
Normal/Bump maps Latest Update: 2022-08-16 Normal maps affects the direction of light bouncing off a surface considering the vertex normal coordinates stored in the this texture. The RGB pixels data represent the XYZ coordinates of the vector normals. Bump maps are aproximating the normal vectors of the geometry, based on a height map. Open article
Engraving material Latest Update: 2022-08-12 Engraving 3D objects is an option available for Premium and Business accounts. A material can be set as an engraving material, which means that a text or a logo can be applied to the geometry on which it is applied
For an engraving material, the textures are taken from the engraving module
See more details in the Engraving section Open article
Material Color Latest Update: 2022-08-16 The color of the material can be selected using a color picker or by typing the hexadecimal color value. The material's color is combined with the color texture to get the final albedo or diffuse color. Open article
Specular Color Latest Update: 2022-08-16 For more flexibility it was implemented the option of setting the specular color, witch represents the reflected light color for each material. Specular color of each material can be selected using a color picker or by typing the hexadecimal color value. Open article
Metalness Latest Update: 2022-08-16 Materials metalness is a characteristic of PBR workflow, which means that there is the option of selecting how metallic a surface is. Metallic materials have a different reflective property then non-metallic ones, they look more reflective with no diffuse property. Open article
Bump Intensity Latest Update: 2022-08-23 This value represents how much the geometry normals are affected by the normal map. The slider for this is between -1 and 1, but the value can go beyond these by using the input field next to it. Open article
Ambient Back Light Latest Update: 2022-08-30 This value is added as the back light for each material. This helps the geometry to fit into the surrounding environment.
The value can be set between 0 and 1, 0 meaning there is no back light and 1 the back light is the same as the front light. Open article
Transparency Latest Update: 2022-08-31 By increasing this value, the material will look like glass by makeing the main color transparent, and keeping the highlight reflections visible. Open article
Thickness Latest Update: 2022-09-01 This value is for transparent materials and determines the visibility of the geometry edges. This effect creates the illusion of thickness of transparent materials. Open article
Clearcoat Latest Update: 2022-09-02 This value is adding a layer of shine and polish. This works well with non-metal materials. The specular color and intensity are also important to be set correctly for the surface to look right. Open article
Sheen Latest Update: 2022-09-02 This value causes the light to bounce off the edges of the object, thus making the object look like a textile material. In some cases, this effect creates the illusion that the material is translucent. Open article
Side Latest Update: 2022-09-02 There are three options that can be selected to determine which side of the geometry to be rendered. When creating a new material, the initial value will render the front faces. Open article
Creating and editing assemblies Latest Update: 2022-09-05 With the assemblies module, you can associate geometries to a specific assembly that can be selected for rendering. Each assembly is identified by a name and a preview image at the bottom of the screen. Open article
Associating geometries to assemblies Latest Update: 2022-09-08 To associate a geometry to one or more assemblies, you will need to select the geometry and then check the assemblies from the list at the bottom of the screen. Open article
Play, Pause and Stop A Selected Animation Latest Update: 2022-09-08 With the 3D viewport player, all website users can play a specific animation selected from the animation list in the current scene. Animations can be selected from the animations list on the right side of the player. Open article
Video Capture Latest Update: 2022-09-09 Any interaction with 3D objects in the viewport can be captured as video using the Video Capture button at the bottom of the player. The video is captured at the viewport size and resolution, as a WebM file format. Open article
Revolve Latest Update: 2022-09-12 In addition to the scene animations, the player has a function to rotate the objects around the Y axis of the scene. This function can be accessed from the Revolve button, next to the timeline scroll of the player. Open article
Capture 3D images Latest Update: 2022-09-14 The 3D player has the function of rendering 3D images and save them in your computer. The images will be downloaded automatically or the browser will ask where to download the files in JPG format. Open article
Select render layers Latest Update: 2022-09-14 Different components of the scene can be enabled or disabled using the player's render layer list. This help on inspecting the 3d objects. Open article
Create and edit animations Latest Update: 2022-09-16 To create a new animation, use the top section of the animations list from the 3d player. Fill in the animation name, duration in seconds and the order in the list. By clicking on the animation, it will be selected as active and is ready to be viewed and at the same time keyframes can be set. Open article
Setting Keyframes for Geometries Latest Update: 2022-09-19 In the Edit Meshes window, in the Geometry Properties section, there is the animation section for the selected geometry where you can set keyframes for position, rotation, scaling, and visibility all at once. Open article
