jbo023 / gltf

glTF - the runtime asset format for WebGL, OpenGL ES, and OpenGL.

glTF is the runtime asset format for WebGL, OpenGL ES, and OpenGL.

glTF is a draft specification, it may change before ratification. Everyone is encouraged to provide feedback on the specification and contribute to the open-source converter. Please create issues with your feedback.

Specification

glTF Specification 0.8

Converter

COLLADA2GLTF is an open-source command-line pipeline tool that converts COLLADA to glTF.

• Download the binary for Mac or Windows
• Get the source & instructions

There is also an online drag-and-drop COLLADA-to-glTF converter hosted by the Cesium virtual globe engine

Cloning the repo

Since this repo has git submodules, clone with:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF.git

glTF Tools

Viewers

• glTF loader in Three.js
• glTF loader in Cesium
• glTF viewer based on montagejs
• rest3d - serves glTF and other 3D assets via a REST API
• gltf-viewer-element - Node.js package for loading and rendering glTF
• Amobee 3D
• LibreOffice

Converters

• COLLADA2GLTF - C++ command-line tool to converter COLLADA to glTF (mentioned above)
• COLLADA to glTF drag and drop converter and viewer from Cesium (mentioned above)
• collada2gltf - Node.js wrapper around COLLADA2GLTF
• FBX-glTF - FBX glTF importer/exporter plug-in and converter
• collada2gltf-web-service - Simple Node.js web service to convert 3D models from COLLADA to glTF

Utilities

• gltf-utilities - JavaScript utility library to help load glTF
• gltf-statistics - JavaScript and Node.js library and command-line tool to display statistics for glTF models

Tutorials and Articles

• glTF and the WebGL Art Pipeline, March 2015
• Writing an FBX importer / Exporter plug-in, January 2015
• glTF Tips for Artists, December 2014
• 3D for the Modern Web: Declarative 3D and glTF, Summer 2014
• glTF: Designing an Open-Standard Runtime Asset Format in GPU Pro 5, May 2014
• Building a WebGL Santa with Cesium and glTF, December 2013
• glTF update, August 2013