{"id":100773163909,"date":"2014-10-29T22:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T05:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/post\/100773163909"},"modified":"2019-11-20T15:40:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:40:23","slug":"sketchfab-launches-a-download-option-and-reaches-200k-3d-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/sketchfab-launches-a-download-option-and-reaches-200k-3d-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketchfab launches a Download Option and reaches 200k 3D files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are announcing today an important new feature: the option to make your files available for <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>download<\/strong><\/a>. This makes Sketchfab not only the best and easiest way to publish and embed a 3D file, but also a great place to find and use 3D content<!-- more --> &#8211; for example for 3D printing, to build video games or VR experiments &#8211; or just to share and collaborate privately on 3D designs. Any user can now chose to publish 3D content for display only, or for display and download under <strong>Creative Commons<\/strong> licenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sketchfab-embed-wrapper\">    <iframe title=\"Granite head of Amenemhat III\" class=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/64d0b7662b59417986e9d693624de97a\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; xr-spatial-tracking\" allowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" xr-spatial-tracking=\"true\" execution-while-out-of-viewport=\"true\" execution-while-not-rendered=\"true\" web-share=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>We already have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models?features=downloadable&amp;sort_by=-likeCount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high quality content<\/a> available for free download, from 3D scanned dinosaurs to Minecraft cathedrals. We are very excited to be hosting the first downloadable 3D collection of <strong>The\u00a0British Museum,\u00a0<\/strong>as well as heritage sites from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/CyArk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CyArk<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><em>\u201cThe British Museum is fascinated by the potential of 3D to unlock new ways for people to interact with our collection &#8211; and love what Sketchfab are doing to power this market. So today we\u2019re making available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sketchfab.com\/britishmuseum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a set of 3D models<\/a>\u00a0produced by one of our team for download from Sketchfab. We\u2019re fascinated to see what people do with them, and can\u2019t wait to experiment more in this exciting new area \u2026 so watch this space!&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\nChris Michaels, Head of Digital Media &amp; Publishing, The British Museum<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We are also pleased to announce that <strong>HTC<\/strong> is releasing its first ever <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/d627c3898a574e7b9f85e8e5392325b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D printable phone case<\/a>, for the HTC One M8, exclusively available on Sketchfab, downloadable straight from any Sketchfab 3D embed, and also printable locally at <a href=\"http:\/\/3dhubs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>3D Hubs<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/d627c3898a574e7b9f85e8e5392325b6<br \/>\n<strong>Microsoft<\/strong> has published a <a href=\"http:\/\/sketchfab.com\/microsoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">collection of downloadable models<\/a> on Sketchfab that can be printed via its 3D Builder app, available in the Windows Store. <strong>Formlabs<\/strong> now has a <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/tags\/formlabs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dedicated Sketchfab gallery<\/a>, with content crowdsourced from its users. You can also find\u00a0works from Fashion designer <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/francisbitontistudio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Francis Bitonti<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; who designed the first 3D printed dress for Dita Von Teese.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sketchfab-embed-wrapper\">    <iframe title=\"Moustache Cookie Cutter 1\" class=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/7ce508e8e3b04ac5b396d483fa2bfcfc\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; xr-spatial-tracking\" allowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" xr-spatial-tracking=\"true\" execution-while-out-of-viewport=\"true\" execution-while-not-rendered=\"true\" web-share=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This launch comes with another important milestone: more than <strong>200,000 3D files<\/strong> have been uploaded on the platform so far, making Sketchfab one of the largest repositories of 3D content, and the leading platform to publish and embed interactive 3D models. We want to thank all of our users for that, we are proud to be home for your work.\u00a0This milestone, combined with our new download option, is strengthening our position as <strong>The place to be for 3D files<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Sketchfab:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sketchfab is the leading platform to publish and find 3D content, anywhere online. Sketchfab supports 28 native 3D formats, integrates with all major 3D creation tools, and is bundled with Photoshop, Modo and Blender. Sketchfab 3D models can be embedded on any web page, as easily as a YouTube video. Sketchfab is a venture-\u00adbacked company with offices in NYC and Paris.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Press kit<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/brandfolder.com\/sketchfab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">brandfolder.com\/sketchfab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.sketchfab.com\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are announcing today an important new feature: the option to make your files available for download. 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