Once you have chosen a full 3D workflow, decide how the model should reach Visoid: upload an exported model file or send it from a supported design application with a Visoid plugin.
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Level: Beginner · Time: About 5 minutes
Prerequisite: Choose your starting point: image or 3D
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| Upload a model directly | Use a software plugin | |
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| Best for | Occasional uploads, files received from collaborators, unsupported modeling software or teams that assemble scenes in Visoid | Models actively developed in a supported version of SketchUp, Archicad, Revit or Rhino |
| Starting point | An exported GLTF, GLB, DAE, OBJ, FBX, STL or PLY file | The live source model inside the supported design application |
| Camera workflow | Create and save the cameras in Visoid | Begin from source scenes or supported views where the plugin provides them, then continue in Visoid |
| Model updates | Export the revision and add it as a new asset version | Send another version from the source application with less file handling |
| Main benefit | Broad compatibility and independent control of the Visoid scene, map, sunlight and contextual assets | Continuity with the design workflow, source visibility settings and frequent revisions |
| Trade-off | Requires an export step and a check of scale, materials, hierarchy and orientation | Requires a supported application, version and operating system; capabilities vary between plugins |
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Note that the maximum 3D file size for Visoid is 200MB.
This applies both to exported model files and to the files plugins may use to transfer information to Visoid. Your original file can be larger—just make sure the export stays within this limit by turning off redundant layers or object categories that aren’t relevant for your render.
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Choose this route when you already have an exported model, receive files from collaborators, use an application without a current Visoid plugin, or want Visoid to be the main environment for camera and scene setup.
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Continue with the direct-upload tutorial
Prepare and export the model, check the import, create views, use map placement and sunlight, and manage model versions.
→ Upload and set up a 3D model in Visoid
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Choose this route when a model changes regularly in a supported version of SketchUp, Archicad, Revit or Rhino and you want to reduce intermediary export work.
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Continue with the plugin tutorial
Download and connect the appropriate plugin, choose what to send, manage the destination and update the model as the project develops.
→ Send models and views to Visoid with plugins
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A plugin does not always send a full 3D model.
Check what the selected plugin action transfers. A full model remains navigable and supports multiple cameras, map placement, sunlight and contextual assets. A current view or image keeps its original camera and follows the fixed-image workflow.
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Prefer plugins for active Revit, Archicad, SketchUp or Rhino models that pass through repeated design and review cycles. Use direct upload for consultant models, archived files, unsupported applications, or a centralized visualization team that controls the Visoid scenes.