# 3D Tiles **URL:** https://community.cesium.com/c/3d-tiles/16.md?page=2 [Latest](https://community.cesium.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cesium.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cesium.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Using a "local" box vs. a "global" region bounding volume](https://community.cesium.com/t/using-a-local-box-vs-a-global-region-bounding-volume/39877)
**Author:** [@sdbrown](https://community.cesium.com/u/sdbrown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/using-a-local-box-vs-a-global-region-bounding-volume/39877 "2025-04-09T15:55:20Z")
I’m learning how to make 3D tilesets for some of my datasets. I was able to successfully load my facetized geometry into Ion using a “box” BV that reflected the bounds of the underlying glTF and then I added a transform … --- ## [Revit, Forma, Twinmotion and Enscape](https://community.cesium.com/t/revit-forma-twinmotion-and-enscape/39772)
**Author:** [@Fabio\_Rob](https://community.cesium.com/u/Fabio_Rob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/revit-forma-twinmotion-and-enscape/39772 "2025-04-05T11:16:22Z")
Is there any workflow for using the 3D tiles with Revit, Autodesk Forma, Twinmotion, and Enscape? I know it works in Unreal, but not many Architects have experience in Unreal. Is there any option to import the tiles in… --- ## [ClampToGround for Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles Broken](https://community.cesium.com/t/clamptoground-for-google-photorealistic-3d-tiles-broken/39720)
**Author:** [@vridianltd](https://community.cesium.com/u/vridianltd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/clamptoground-for-google-photorealistic-3d-tiles-broken/39720 "2025-04-02T14:21:48Z")
The ClampToGround behavior in Cesium no longer seems to recognize Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles as “the ground” in both Cesium Stories and Sandcastle. I have tested this with KML and GeoJSON datasets and the behavior i… --- ## [Generate 3D tiles in CPP](https://community.cesium.com/t/generate-3d-tiles-in-cpp/39401)
**Author:** [@Mickael](https://community.cesium.com/u/Mickael)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/generate-3d-tiles-in-cpp/39401 "2025-03-26T22:58:46Z")
I’ve data, and I Have a http server on cpp, i don’t want to create files, I want my cpp server to send files generated to the web client, if needed, I made this : // Helper: Write a 32-bit little-endian value into a bu… --- ## [I use Cesium for Unity to load local 3D tiles.](https://community.cesium.com/t/i-use-cesium-for-unity-to-load-local-3d-tiles/39557)
**Author:** [@hell950425](https://community.cesium.com/u/hell950425)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/i-use-cesium-for-unity-to-load-local-3d-tiles/39557 "2025-03-26T15:10:34Z")
The model appears, but there are no colors or textures. I used 3dtile.exe to convert the osgb format to the b3dm format file. --- ## [CRS and cartesian coordinates](https://community.cesium.com/t/crs-and-cartesian-coordinates/39084)
**Author:** [@trifonov-borislav](https://community.cesium.com/u/trifonov-borislav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/crs-and-cartesian-coordinates/39084 "2025-03-07T19:57:36Z")
The docs specify that “3D Tiles uses a right-handed Cartesian coordinate system”, and tile transform matrices are affine. CRS is specified only as the global coordinate system at the tileset level. My question is whether… --- ## [Implicit tiling file format help](https://community.cesium.com/t/implicit-tiling-file-format-help/38926)
**Author:** [@flav](https://community.cesium.com/u/flav)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/implicit-tiling-file-format-help/38926 "2025-03-03T23:34:07Z")
Hi all, I’m struggling to digest the docs and create a valid tileset with implicit tiling, and I feel like maybe I’m misunderstanding something obvious and getting some fundamentals wrong. Hopefully someone can help me … --- ## [Should "b3dm" be actively compressed by web server (GZIP, BR)?](https://community.cesium.com/t/should-b3dm-be-actively-compressed-by-web-server-gzip-br/38924)
**Author:** [@asaf.masa](https://community.cesium.com/u/asaf.masa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/should-b3dm-be-actively-compressed-by-web-server-gzip-br/38924 "2025-02-26T18:37:20Z")
Hi, I Serve 3dtiles (b3dm files) via nGinx, should I compress the tiles on the server side → is b3dm already compressed and I won’t be able to compress the files further? If I compress the files, does Cesium know how t… --- ## [3D Tiles Generator](https://community.cesium.com/t/3d-tiles-generator/38670)
**Author:** [@surveypod](https://community.cesium.com/u/surveypod)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/3d-tiles-generator/38670 "2025-02-18T01:37:19Z")
Hi, I have a 3D model in OBJ format with separate texture files. I created a Cesium Ion account, zipped the model, and uploaded it. After the tiling process was completed, the model was optimized for rendering in Cesium… --- ## [Self made 3D tiles terrain, precision problem at edges problem](https://community.cesium.com/t/self-made-3d-tiles-terrain-precision-problem-at-edges-problem/38410)
**Author:** [@yunusyurtturk](https://community.cesium.com/u/yunusyurtturk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/self-made-3d-tiles-terrain-precision-problem-at-edges-problem/38410 "2025-02-10T15:44:24Z")
Hi. I’m developing a custom 3d tiles terrain-only generation workflow. (In case the topic is too complicated to read and understand, I’m open to any direct suggestions about handling vertex positions at earth scale, li… --- ## [Why don't Google 3D Tiles show up?](https://community.cesium.com/t/why-dont-google-3d-tiles-show-up/38433)
**Author:** [@sung.sung](https://community.cesium.com/u/sung.sung)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/why-dont-google-3d-tiles-show-up/38433 "2025-02-06T14:00:05Z")
Why is it that when I accessed the Showcase content in the link below today, it stopped at Loading instead of displaying Google’s 3D Tiles? --- ## [Why don't Google 3D Tiles show up?](https://community.cesium.com/t/why-dont-google-3d-tiles-show-up/38432)
**Author:** [@sung.sung](https://community.cesium.com/u/sung.sung)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/why-dont-google-3d-tiles-show-up/38432 "2025-02-06T10:12:31Z")
Why is it that when I accessed the Showcase content in the link below today, it stopped at Loading instead of displaying Google’s 3D Tiles? --- ## [DroneDeploy uses 3D Tiles and Cesium ion Self-Hosted for massive datasets of construction sites](https://community.cesium.com/t/dronedeploy-uses-3d-tiles-and-cesium-ion-self-hosted-for-massive-datasets-of-construction-sites/38318)
**Author:** [@Monica](https://community.cesium.com/u/Monica)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/dronedeploy-uses-3d-tiles-and-cesium-ion-self-hosted-for-massive-datasets-of-construction-sites/38318 "2025-01-30T13:38:21Z")
DroneDeploy enables stakeholders to examine the entire life cycle of a project with its drone software and viewer, which use 3D Tiles and Cesium ion Self-Hosted to make massive photogrammetry datasets manageable and acce… --- ## ["Blank" 3D Tiles Set](https://community.cesium.com/t/blank-3d-tiles-set/38252)
**Author:** [@neegool](https://community.cesium.com/u/neegool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/blank-3d-tiles-set/38252 "2025-01-29T02:14:17Z")
Hi! How would I go about making a “blank” 3D Tiles set? To be more precise, instead of a normal terrain tileset, it will be just the spheroidal surface of the Earth? My use case is rendering a shader (similar to fresnel.… --- ## [Cesium point tile rendering with deckgl](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-point-tile-rendering-with-deckgl/37370)
**Author:** [@mghildiy](https://community.cesium.com/u/mghildiy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cesium-point-tile-rendering-with-deckgl/37370 "2025-01-27T22:07:17Z")
I have asked this question on Stackoverflow. Basically I am trying to render a cesium point tile data on deckgl with mapbox basemap. Point cloud gets rendered but is sort of hanging in air. Seems like projection issue,… --- ## [Displaying large amounts of extruded polygons on 3d tiles](https://community.cesium.com/t/displaying-large-amounts-of-extruded-polygons-on-3d-tiles/38231)
**Author:** [@yurukov](https://community.cesium.com/u/yurukov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/displaying-large-amounts-of-extruded-polygons-on-3d-tiles/38231 "2025-01-26T15:13:13Z")
I have a visualization where I use Google’s 3D tiles and visualize about 20k polygons with extrusions on them. Currently it works fine on desktop, but specifically on iPhone it has issues. I don’t know if it’s due to a p… --- ## [I've issue exporting my 3Ds Max model to Cesium using the 3ds max cesium plugin](https://community.cesium.com/t/ive-issue-exporting-my-3ds-max-model-to-cesium-using-the-3ds-max-cesium-plugin/38225)
**Author:** [@flo99rida](https://community.cesium.com/u/flo99rida)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/ive-issue-exporting-my-3ds-max-model-to-cesium-using-the-3ds-max-cesium-plugin/38225 "2025-01-25T17:22:02Z")
I’m trying to upload the 3ds max model to cesium. I’ve tried to methods: Cesium plugin in 3dsMax: And this fails in the uploading process and gives me logs like: (Error encountered on server. Message:‘The operation … --- ## [UTM Glb tiles in CesiumJS](https://community.cesium.com/t/utm-glb-tiles-in-cesiumjs/38057)
**Author:** [@roots](https://community.cesium.com/u/roots)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/utm-glb-tiles-in-cesiumjs/38057 "2025-01-20T14:35:58Z")
Hi all! I am currently working on a project where i try to visualize a glb file using CesiumJS within an html file. As metioned the coordinates of the .glb file are in the UTM system. Is there a way to visualize the UT… --- ## [How to use vtkCesium3DTilesWriter with vtkPolyData to Export 3D Tiles?](https://community.cesium.com/t/how-to-use-vtkcesium3dtileswriter-with-vtkpolydata-to-export-3d-tiles/37050)
**Author:** [@Aryan](https://community.cesium.com/u/Aryan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/how-to-use-vtkcesium3dtileswriter-with-vtkpolydata-to-export-3d-tiles/37050 "2024-12-07T17:35:40Z")
Hello, I’m trying to export a cube mesh to 3D Tiles using vtkCesium3DTilesWriter. According to the documentation, the writer accepts vtkPolyData for meshes. Since I’m working with vtkUnstructuredGrid to define my cube m… --- ## [.json specifications and transforms for local coordinates .glb files](https://community.cesium.com/t/json-specifications-and-transforms-for-local-coordinates-glb-files/36986)
**Author:** [@Javier\_Alonso\_Fernan](https://community.cesium.com/u/Javier_Alonso_Fernan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/json-specifications-and-transforms-for-local-coordinates-glb-files/36986 "2024-12-03T12:37:01Z")
Hello, currently I am working in a project and we have a 3D tiles folder with the following structure: -point\_cloud.glb -mesh.glb -tileset.json Both .glb are in local coordinates. This is the structure for the .json… --- ## [Convert a b3dm 3D Tile (1.0) to a glTF with coordinates expressed in any projected CRS (EPSG:code)](https://community.cesium.com/t/convert-a-b3dm-3d-tile-1-0-to-a-gltf-with-coordinates-expressed-in-any-projected-crs-epsg-code/36964)
**Author:** [@swiss\_knight](https://community.cesium.com/u/swiss_knight)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/convert-a-b3dm-3d-tile-1-0-to-a-gltf-with-coordinates-expressed-in-any-projected-crs-epsg-code/36964 "2024-11-28T19:23:26Z")
Hi, given a b3dm Cesium 3D Tile having coordinates respecting the “7.3 Bounding Volume” section of the Cesium 3D Tiles 1.0 specification: An array of six numbers that define a bounding geographic region in EPSG:4979 c… --- ## [Loading the 3DTileset in EPSG:7664](https://community.cesium.com/t/loading-the-3dtileset-in-epsg-7664/36404)
**Author:** [@isgrek](https://community.cesium.com/u/isgrek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/loading-the-3dtileset-in-epsg-7664/36404 "2024-11-07T15:15:47Z")
Hello everyone! Is it possible to load 3DTileset generated in EPSG:7664? Should be some additional properties defined in the tileset.json file? I’ve seen some discussions on the Cesium’s GitHub repository about adding a… --- ## [Is any tool for convert the explicit tileset into implicit tileset?](https://community.cesium.com/t/is-any-tool-for-convert-the-explicit-tileset-into-implicit-tileset/35723)
**Author:** [@chufall](https://community.cesium.com/u/chufall)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/is-any-tool-for-convert-the-explicit-tileset-into-implicit-tileset/35723 "2024-10-11T01:09:57Z")
Is any tool for convert the explicit tileset into implicit tileset? Such as a common tilesets exported by Context Capture , is there any tool to convert these explicit tileset into implicit tileset? Thanks a lot ! Sin… --- ## [LiDAR cloud point - viewing options](https://community.cesium.com/t/lidar-cloud-point-viewing-options/35538)
**Author:** [@Gianlo](https://community.cesium.com/u/Gianlo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/lidar-cloud-point-viewing-options/35538 "2024-10-01T21:23:31Z")
Hi everyone, Very new here. I uploaded a LiDAR cloud point 3D model to CESIUM today. The uplaod went well and the 3D model populated on the map but it is only showing as an RGB model. In the viewer I have been using, th… --- ## [Gltf embed metadata, EXT\_mesh\_features, EXT\_structural\_metadata](https://community.cesium.com/t/gltf-embed-metadata-ext-mesh-features-ext-structural-metadata/29582)
**Author:** [@elultra](https://community.cesium.com/u/elultra)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/gltf-embed-metadata-ext-mesh-features-ext-structural-metadata/29582 "2024-09-23T23:40:55Z")
I am working on the custom tileset.json, and I have the valid gltf files now, I want to embed the metadata to the corresponding gltf files. Description: I am working on the powerlines network, there are many of the powe… --- ## [Select features from 3D tileset by ID](https://community.cesium.com/t/select-features-from-3d-tileset-by-id/33664)
**Author:** [@Frans\_Knibbe](https://community.cesium.com/u/Frans_Knibbe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/select-features-from-3d-tileset-by-id/33664 "2024-08-26T20:42:56Z")
Hello! Please excuse me beforehand for asking a stupid question, I am new to 3D tiles. I want to use an existing tileset, not for display, but for extracting data. Specifically, I want to extract the textures from a se… --- ## [Modelling of Australia geoid surfaces](https://community.cesium.com/t/modelling-of-australia-geoid-surfaces/34566)
**Author:** [@ZManteufel](https://community.cesium.com/u/ZManteufel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/modelling-of-australia-geoid-surfaces/34566 "2024-08-21T21:59:38Z")
I’m completing a research project looking at the difference between geoid models we have in Australia. I’d like to present a 3D model of Australia showing the relationship between the GRS80 ellipsoid, geoids and the ter… --- ## [How to create similar model to 3D tileset BIM example](https://community.cesium.com/t/how-to-create-similar-model-to-3d-tileset-bim-example/32094)
**Author:** [@nlosacco](https://community.cesium.com/u/nlosacco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/how-to-create-similar-model-to-3d-tileset-bim-example/32094 "2024-08-19T13:51:14Z")
Hi all, I’m new to CesiumJS, and try to find my way through it. How do can I create something similar to the 3D tileset BIM example in Cesium Sandcastle? I understand it is a Power Plant model produced by Bentley Syst… --- ## [Cdb-to-3dtiles issue](https://community.cesium.com/t/cdb-to-3dtiles-issue/30170)
**Author:** [@FanLongyun](https://community.cesium.com/u/FanLongyun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/cdb-to-3dtiles-issue/30170 "2024-08-08T22:00:21Z")
hello, I converted standard Presagis CDB(camp\_pendleton) to 3dtiles, and the directory has elevation,GSModel,GTModels and so on, but only elevation can be displayed, the buildings all gone.The textures of the buildings … --- ## [How to load a series of 3dtileset](https://community.cesium.com/t/how-to-load-a-series-of-3dtileset/34027)
**Author:** [@zhouyy](https://community.cesium.com/u/zhouyy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/how-to-load-a-series-of-3dtileset/34027 "2024-07-31T11:11:14Z")
I created a very large scene in RealityCapture, then used a script to split them into many small pieces and exported each block as a separate 3dtiles. How should I load them all in cesiumJs and restore the scene. Does lo… [Previous page](https://community.cesium.com/c/3d-tiles/16.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.cesium.com/c/3d-tiles/16.md?page=3)