Sketchfab

Available

• http://sketchfab.com/

Description

Sketchfab is a commercial company that delivers an online viewer and repository for 3D images and models of many kinds. The main search interface offers access to millions of 3D models, ranging from historical objects, to toys, animations, and newly designed models in any genre. There are Enterprise and Professional account options, but a free account allows unlimited upload of models so long as they are either freely downloadable or offered for sale in the Sketchfab shop. Many models are not only freely downloadable but offered under Creative Commons or Public Domain licenses.

Example heritage accounts

• Cultural Heritage Imaging
• Hellenic and Roman Library's Ehrenberg Collection
• British Museum

References

• SunoikisisDC session on Sketchfab and publishing 3D models
• Thomas Flynn, Neal Stimler and Michael Weinberg (2020). GLAM3D. Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy. Available: https://glam3d.org/
• Sketchfab Cultural Heritage User Survey 2019 Results