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Assets Upload​

Assets Upload means when you are transferring a 3D model that you have created in a blender into a 3D portal. By uploading the 3D model into the 3D portal, you can use the assets in the project you work on.

Different ways to upload assets​

There are two different ways to upload 3D assets. The easiest way is just dragging the file into a 3D portal web page, and it will automatically put you into the upload page.

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The other way to upload it is by choosing the “Upload Models” menu on the left and dragging the files

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File formats​

The uploading file is should be a Zip file that contains three kinds of files.

  • Babylon files
  • Babylon manifest files
  • Png/Jpg (image texture)

When you miss one of these files, your upload will fail.

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Thumbnail​

The Thumbnail image should be created during uploading the assets as a mandatory process right before clicking the upload button when a pop-up window appears to create a thumbnail. Adjust the layout image positioning to make sure the assets are centered and full-figured, then click “Capture Thumbnail”

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Values you can assign​

There are only two values that need to be filled in, friendly name and model type. For a friendly name, you can fill in as you want but make sure the name can represent the assets you are uploaded.

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While for model type, you can choose between Asset, Layout, or Scene.

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Once it has been done, you can click the “Upload” button. You can also click the “Validation” button first to re-run the quality check for the uploaded 3D model.

Type of Model​

Asset​

Asset is an individual object such as machines, vehicles, pieces of infrastructure, etc. They can be freely placed on scenes to create twins of actual process lines.

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Layout​

Layouts are the floors or buildings that the assets are placed in. New scenes require a single layout as its basis. In a 3D scene, layouts can't be moved, selected, or duplicated. Any 3D model can be uploaded as an asset if you have a 3D model of your facilities. Alternatively, you can draw your facility's layout in the Layout Editor.

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Scene​

The scene is an output of the 3DVisualizrs facility creation process. It is a single file containing a layout and all the assets placed over it. This is the file that would be shared with other services such as Grafana or Thingworx etc.

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