Generate 3d tiles on the client

CesiumJS
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We have a client side app that is generating large numbers of 3d building models and displaying these in cesium.

However, we would now like to switch to using 3d tiles. Is there a way to do this, all on the client side?

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I am wondering, is there a way in the API to create tiles?
For example, lets take the sandbox with the three boxes: https://cesiumjs.org/Cesium/Build/Apps/Sandcastle/index.html?src=Box.html

Is there a way to put each of these boxes in a different tile using the api?

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Hi there,

You’ll need to do your data conversion offline. Ultimately, Cesium ion will do this, but for now you can reach out to Tim to use our conversion tools.

Thanks!

Gabby

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Dear Gabby,

Thanks for your reply. In our case, we are developing a web app where designers are generating content and immediately viewing it. Sending it off to a server for conversion would be too slow. But I gather from your answer that there is no easy way to get around this at the current time.

I did notice that in the runtime editing FAQ it says the following:

https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/3d-tiles#does-3d-tiles-support-runtime-editing

The general case runtime editing of geometry on a building, vector data, etc., and then efficiently saving those changes in a 3D Tile will be possible, but is not the initial focus.

Do you have any idea about when this might be developed?

Regards

Patrick

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Hi Patrick,

No immediate plans as far as I’m aware. If you would like to explore this on your own, contributions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Gabby