Click on the Upload button that’s available on the top-right corner of any Sketchfab page. You’ll then be prompted to choose the file(s) you’d like to upload - just make sure it is one of our supported file formats!
Or you can click, drag, and drop your file(s) anywhere on the site, like below:
ZIP Upload
To reduce file size, you can also combine your files into a compressed archive (ZIP, RAR, 7z). Make sure to include all the necessary files.
- Your texture files (JPG, PNG, TIFF, TGA, etc.)
- Your material file, if you're using OBJ format (MTL)
- Your model file
Textures can be in the root directory or in a subfolder. It should look something like this (OBJ + MTL, for this example):
If you plan to allow downloading, you can also include any other files you'd like to share, like photographs of 3D prints, instructions, multiple file formats, etc.
Uploading & Processing
Once you have your file(s) ready:
- Click Upload ( or drag and drop on any page )
- Click Choose File and navigate to the file on your device
- Click Continue.
- Give your model a title and description, choose a category, and add some tags
- Once the transfer is complete, click Save or Save & Publish to go to your new model!
Depending on the complexity of your scene, it may take some time to finish processing. Once it's finished, your model will begin in Draft Mode.
Exporter Upload
To make uploading easier, we’ve partnered with 3D tool developers and built a number of exporters so you can upload your 3D files directly from your 3D software.
Here is how they usually work:
- Download an Exporter or software with built-in support
- Install it on your machine
- Enter your API token or follow the OAuth login flow
- Fill in model metadata like title, description, tags
- Upload your model!
For details on a specific software, check out the Exporters page or the Tutorials section.
Upload Limits
The number of models you can upload and publish each month depends on your Sketchfab plan, as well as certain attributes of the models. For more details, check out the Upload Limits guide.
Uploads Page
The Uploads page on your profile shows an overview of your uploads and their status, along with more detailed error messages in case your upload failed.
Comments
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Hi James! I reported the problem early last week. Do you perhaps know what's going on? I can't save additional files to the store at all. It constantly reports an "error message". I also tried on another browser as well as on other models, it just won't save anything! There is no way I can upload models to the store.
Hi salex - Sorry about that! This issue should be solved now. Can you give it another try?
It finally working!! Many thanks to you and also Dan from the support
I have a problem. I compress a folder with a .OBJ + .MTL file. When I upload this file is in base color. when I go to the materials menu, I can't find where the .mtl file goes. Can you give me a hint? Many thanks
Hi there,
I just checked your last couple uploads, and the materials seem to be working as expected. Are you still having trouble?
There seems to be a bug when you try and upload a model you've previously deleted. If I upload a model, wait for it to finish processing then delete it, then upload the same model again a few minutes later after making some changes/fixes it will give me an error message and say it's already processing the model even though there's nothing processing in my processing list. The model doesn't exist anywhere on my account. It's likely something to do with caching either with the server or browser.
It seems like you need to wait a long time before you it will let you upload the same model again which is a bit inconvenient.
Hi there,
I did some tests but I couldn't reproduce this behavior. Are you able to make a screen recording of it happening?
Is there a reason you're deleting the model and doing a new upload instead of reuploading if it's just a changed/fixed version?
Hi James. I tried to upload the model from Blender and I see that all my nodes are disappeared. I saw the recommendation for automatically pecking info and applying the transformation. But the result is the same. How can I upload my model with all nodes?
Hello,
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