Tony Buser’s Thingiview.js is an in-browser 3D file viewer powered by WebGL.  If you have a WebGL-enabled browser, you can view 3D files in your browser almost as fast as viewing them with a desktop application.

Now, Thingiview.js is available on Thingiverse! Just look for the little  cube icon next to the thumbnails for any STL file.  For example:

As a bonus, and as shown above, you can embed Thingiviews into your own pages! Each Thingiview page has an “Embed This Thing” button, which gives you the HTML to copy-and-paste into your site. You can even customize the colors!

If your current web browser doesn’t support WebGL, you might want to try the latest Google Chrome, which has WebGL support built in, or check out the latest Firefox and Safari betas.

The ability to preview 3D files in-browser has been on our wishlist for a while so it is great to be able to get this feature into the hands of the citizens of Thingiverse!

Please keep in mind that Thingiview is an experimental feature. If you run into any files that don’t work, please let us know!

We had a fun guest this morning at the BotCave, our favorite dancing cutie-pie robot, Keepon!   We’ll have more post featuring Keepon and one of it’s creators Marek Michalowski shortly, it’s great stuff.  We can’t wait to have these on our desks:)  Here’s the video that’s made Keepon a worldwide sensation.

Keepon dancing to Spoon’s “Don’t You Evah” from BeatBots on Vimeo.