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Yobi3D – Free 3D Model Search Engine

66 points by adem 12y ago

aethertap 12y ago
This is really handy. If the creator is on here: would it be possible to add more filters to the search? For example looking for models with (or without) bones, animations, textures, etc. defined?
- adem 12y ago
  The original author shared this on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/2gjq1s/3d_model_search_engine/ http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/2gjq1s/3d_model_sea...
RobotCaleb 12y ago
Neato. How about an option for global pitch, local roll on the objects? I can't stand the way it's implemented now.
cordite 12y ago
Seems handy and has quite a collection, though I question the information retrieval algorithm. Search for "pixel".
bhouston 12y ago
We have one too -- http://Clara.io/library http://Clara.io/library We should figure out a way to sync up. :)
- alok-g 12y ago
  Nice! How do I search by license? Tags public/gallery does not seem to be it as some marked public say "All Rights Reserved" for License. Are the others available for purchase?
  - bhouston 12y ago
    Good suggestion. We do not yet have search by license, but I added it to our roadmap yesterday as it is a simple matter to add. Nothing right now can be purchased, it is free or not downloadable, but in the future it will be purchasable.
plainOldText 12y ago
It's actually quite cool. I searched for "musical instrument", "sewing machine" and "computer keyboard" and they all came back with good results.
codehero 12y ago
Searching for "thrust bearing" came back with mostly teddy bears...
cconcepts 12y ago
This is cool, hat tilt to creator(s). Suggestion; I use 3D models almost everyday for mechanical engineering projects and here is a challenge that, perhaps the Yobi3D creators could address: When I work on an engineering project, I source parts from all sorts of different suppliers depending on price, reputation and previous relationships. In order to quote well on a project we generally model as much as possible in 3D beforehand. However, this can get expensive as a huge chunk of my time is taken up finding 3D files of supplier's components (generally hidden on some obscure part of their website) and converting those files to a format we can use. Would it not be possible to scrape (I don't know the terminology - I'm not a codey person) the web and find any kind of 3D files distributed freely on supplier's websites, download these files to a central repository, automatically convert them into a range of usable formats, auto generate an image (like, it appears, Yobi3D has done) and auto generate some meta-data (if none exists) from the page/site the 3D file was found on? I could then go on a site like Yobi3D, search a supplier's name or a particular product's name, and have the file well presented, easily found, in a format I can use, on a robust and reliable website. I'd pay good money for this service if it was done well and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.
- bhouston 12y ago
  > download these files to a central repository, automatically convert them into a range of usable formats, auto generate an image (like, it appears, Yobi3D has done) and auto generate some meta-data (if none exists) from the page/site the 3D file was found on? https://Clara.io https://Clara.io has the central repository, automatic conversion, image generation, WebGL preview and search capability already. Just no automatic scraping nor automatic-meta data.
aerique 12y ago
Nice, but some minor quibbles: 1. The site doesn't load at all when NoScript is active, 2. Once NoScript is deactivated and search results are displayed the middle mouse button to open something in a new tab doesn't work, 3. It uses the latest scourge of the internet: web icon fonts. My point: the site leans too heavily on JavaScript to the detriment of its usability.

66 points by adem 12y ago

This is really handy. If the creator is on here: would it be possible to add more filters to the search? For example looking for models with (or without) bones, animations, textures, etc. defined?

adem 12y ago
The original author shared this on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/2gjq1s/3d_model_search_engine/ http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/2gjq1s/3d_model_sea...

RobotCaleb 12y ago

Neato. How about an option for global pitch, local roll on the objects? I can't stand the way it's implemented now.

cordite 12y ago

Seems handy and has quite a collection, though I question the information retrieval algorithm. Search for "pixel".

bhouston 12y ago

We have one too -- http://Clara.io/library http://Clara.io/library We should figure out a way to sync up. :)

alok-g 12y ago
Nice! How do I search by license? Tags public/gallery does not seem to be it as some marked public say "All Rights Reserved" for License. Are the others available for purchase?
- bhouston 12y ago
  Good suggestion. We do not yet have search by license, but I added it to our roadmap yesterday as it is a simple matter to add. Nothing right now can be purchased, it is free or not downloadable, but in the future it will be purchasable.

plainOldText 12y ago

It's actually quite cool. I searched for "musical instrument", "sewing machine" and "computer keyboard" and they all came back with good results.

codehero 12y ago

Searching for "thrust bearing" came back with mostly teddy bears...

cconcepts 12y ago

This is cool, hat tilt to creator(s). Suggestion; I use 3D models almost everyday for mechanical engineering projects and here is a challenge that, perhaps the Yobi3D creators could address: When I work on an engineering project, I source parts from all sorts of different suppliers depending on price, reputation and previous relationships. In order to quote well on a project we generally model as much as possible in 3D beforehand. However, this can get expensive as a huge chunk of my time is taken up finding 3D files of supplier's components (generally hidden on some obscure part of their website) and converting those files to a format we can use. Would it not be possible to scrape (I don't know the terminology - I'm not a codey person) the web and find any kind of 3D files distributed freely on supplier's websites, download these files to a central repository, automatically convert them into a range of usable formats, auto generate an image (like, it appears, Yobi3D has done) and auto generate some meta-data (if none exists) from the page/site the 3D file was found on? I could then go on a site like Yobi3D, search a supplier's name or a particular product's name, and have the file well presented, easily found, in a format I can use, on a robust and reliable website. I'd pay good money for this service if it was done well and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.

bhouston 12y ago
> download these files to a central repository, automatically convert them into a range of usable formats, auto generate an image (like, it appears, Yobi3D has done) and auto generate some meta-data (if none exists) from the page/site the 3D file was found on? https://Clara.io https://Clara.io has the central repository, automatic conversion, image generation, WebGL preview and search capability already. Just no automatic scraping nor automatic-meta data.

aerique 12y ago

Nice, but some minor quibbles: 1. The site doesn't load at all when NoScript is active, 2. Once NoScript is deactivated and search results are displayed the middle mouse button to open something in a new tab doesn't work, 3. It uses the latest scourge of the internet: web icon fonts. My point: the site leans too heavily on JavaScript to the detriment of its usability.