More models

[pjcozzi]

Any chance we can add a few more freely-available models to the models directory in the repo? We could really use the examples for learning.

Specifically:

• Animation
• Skinning
• Morphs
• Compression
• Multi-pass

With these I think we would cover all the glTF features.

[crobi]

How about http://3drt.com/store/free-downloads/free-monster-character.html and http://3drt.com/store/free-downloads/test-character-sample.html? Those are skinned meshes and already used in three.js.

[meshula]

Have you guys seen this collection of DOTA models? The models are skinned and animated. I don't know what the provenance of the models is though since the rights aren't indicated on the repo. The SMD json files are really easy to parse.

[pissang]

@meshula You mean this? Those models are not compatible with the latest glTF specification, especially for skinning. I couldn't find much discussion about skinning and animation of glTF when I was writing fbx2gltf converter.

[meshula]

Sorry, meant to include that link, yes. And fun repo, by the way :)

My thought was not that your models would work with gltf as is, but could be convertible to gltf if someone were to write a converter, if that's an acceptable usage of the data. I don't know if it is though.

I guess if the skinning specification for gltf is ready, I must have missed it. I saw some discussion such as this, #100 but couldn't find skinning in the schema - maybe I didn't look hard enough...

[pissang]

Thanks :) I think I should update the converter and models to the latest specification.

The official converter have included skinning and animation data. You can have a try. But I'm not sure if it is ready.

[pjcozzi]

@meshula the schema is way behind the glTF converter, but skinning in the converter is pretty well supported. Schema and spec updates are at least a month out.

[pjcozzi]

There are a few more models in #395.

[pjcozzi]

Added a few more test models in #422.

[pjcozzi]

We have a reasonable set of models in the sampleModels directory in the spec-1.0 branch. In #421, we will provide multiple glTF versions of each model: separate resources, embedded resources, KHR_binary_glTF, and KHR_materials_common.