Google has just launched Poly, a new platform for browsing and downloading 3D objects and scenes. Fully integrated with Google’s popular VR creative tools Tilt Brush and Blocks, the new site also supports direct OBJ upload, and viewing of objects using a VR headset, or via a desktop or mobile browser.
Until today, Tilt Brush and Blocks creations have been shared in separate galleries, via ‘Sketches’ and ‘Objects’ respectively. Poly appears to be a combination of the two existing sites, offering a more coherent and wider collection of 3D objects and scenes. As a result, there are already thousands of free models available to view and download, along with new search functionality.
Many objects are ‘remixable’ too, if published under a ‘CC-BY 3.0’ licence; clicking the ‘like’ button allows the user to import a remixable version of the object into Tilt Brush or Blocks to make changes, automatically crediting (and linking to) the original creator when the model is republished.
The new site also allows for direct upload through a browser, with drag and drop functionality for OBJ and MTL files, using a familiar design language consistent with other Google platforms. This could mean that Poly becomes a popular new destination for 3D models created using many other software tools, perhaps eventually offering an alternative to SketchFab, the current leader in ‘universal’ 3D and VR object sharing. Much like SketchFab, Poly allows object viewing in VR (currently Cardboard and Daydream are supported), but also offers quick GIF creation to share models more easily.
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