glTF Exporter

Installation

See the Add-On installation guide for details.

Save as glTF

You can save the current 3D model to a glTF file with the following steps:

• Switch to 3D.
• Select File / Save as… from the menu.
• Select glTF File (*.glb) as the file type.
• Click on the Save button.

Options

During the save process, a dialog will appear with various options

• Create glTF meshes by: glTF meshes are created from logical groups of Archicad Elements. Here you can choose the method for creating these groups.
  • Surface: A glTF mesh will be created for each Surface.
  • Layer: A glTF mesh will be created for each Layer.
  • Element type: A glTF mesh will be created for each Element type.
  • Element: A glTF mesh will be created for each Element.
  • Entire model: The entire model will be exported in one glTF mesh.
• Texture handling: Here you can define how to handle textures.
  • Embed textures in glTF: When turned on, textures will be embedded in the glTF file. When turned off, the glTF file won’t contain any texture information.