Hi, I’ve been working on a small SketchUp extension for exporting a model as a single interactive HTML 3D file. The idea is simple: export the model, send the HTML file to someone, and they can open it directly in a web browser. No SketchUp, no viewer to install, no server and no Internet connecti…

[image] AnnoNiem: Just downloaded it and visited your site for more info. Was wondering if one can embed the file in a website to showcase online? You should be able to! It’s a HTML file!

Thought so to, but it isn’t mentioned anywhere. Hope to find time this evening to upload a test html to my website :crossed_fingers:

You can use it on a web page almost like an image, but using an HTML iframe tag. Just host the exported HTML file and use its URL as the iframe source. You can have a look at the source of this page to see an example: nexdata.tarn.us/services/

What is the typical file size like for HTML 3D? For a complex model I’m wondering if it would grow to be too big. HTML is like JSON, it is very verbose.

[image] medeek: What is the typical file size like for HTML 3D? For a complex model I’m wondering if it would grow to be too big. HTML is like JSON, it is very verbose. The 3D data is actually a binary GLB encoded in Base64 inside the HTML, so it’s not stored as verbose HTML or JSON. Base64 a…

Does GLB support most of the SketchUp features? Textures, tags, groups, components, scenes, section cuts etc… I’ve heard of this file type and I’ve recently used it to import geometry into Blender (as a middle man) but I wonder what you lose when you export into GLB.

I have tested with two files so far: 1st skp file of 16.3MB became an html file of 12.6MB. 2nd skp file of 1.6MB became an html file of 2.5MB.

Textures definitely work. I’m not sure about the others. Section cuts need a bit of extra programming, but I added a top-down section cut to my app so you can see the floor plan, and it works.

garag2630.skp (5.0 MB) Can someone load this file into it and show me what it looks like?

[edit]2 Oops, my mistake ^^ don’t have that uploader installed (yet)

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RichardJeffrey September 1, 2026, 2:41am 7

You should be able to! It’s a HTML file!

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