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Reputation: 1730

How to export SolidWorks/eDrawings file in WebGL?

With the launch of SolidWorks 2016, Dassault Systèmes has promoted a new web portal that enables the embedding of Edrawings models into web pages: 3dcontentcentral.com. Their web 3D viewer uses WebGL to show model inside a browser window (here you can find a live example). Moreover, there is the possibility to embed an iframe with the viewer to embed it onto another web page, like the following:

<iframe scrolling='no' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'
src='http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/external-site-embed.aspx?format=3D&catalogid=364&modelid=1254&width=250&height=250&edraw=true'
name='PreviewFrame3D' id='PreviewFrame3D' width='400' height='355'>
</iframe>
<br/>
<a href='http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/download-model.aspx?catalogid=364&id=1217'>
Download</a>

The final result is something like the following:

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Full screen example

So, is there any chance to export a 3D model (part) in the same way and embed as a WebGL without uploading into 3D Content Central website? I have also access to the Edrawings/SolidWorks SDK (2015), if it could be helpful in any way.

Upvotes: 9

Views: 11767

Answers (2)

sentenza
sentenza

Reputation: 1730

How to convert a SolidWorks file into a WebGL JSON file

The best solution I came across is simply to use SolidWorks Visualize (formerly Bunkspeed) to export the geometry and the materials using a combination of OBJ and MTL files.

Then, you'll be able to import it into a WebGL scene using the Three.js/OBJLoader. A big problem that can arise is the dimension and the memory required to load the exported file. To solve this latency/memory problem you can then convert the exported OBJ files into Three.js JSON format using the three-obj and minifying them using the minify() method. After that you'll have to load the minified files using the Three.js/BinaryLoader.

Hope this can help someone else.

Upvotes: 5

ralftar
ralftar

Reputation: 135

Have a look at the WebGL 3D model viewer using three.js guide at http://www.radiatedpixel.com/wordpress/2013/03/27/webgl-3d-model-viewer-using-three-js/

Export the obj file from SolidWorks.

It should be straight forward to add your own controls via JavaScript.

Upvotes: 2

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