You can view any 3D model in Virtual Reality using a WebVR browser and a VR headset like the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Desktop WebVR viewing requires Firefox 55+ or an experimental version of Google Chrome / Chromium with WebVR support. This technology is very young, and browser support is experimental. You can check browser status and progress at Is WebVR Ready?
We recommend the Latest version of Firefox.
For the current status of each browser, headset, and Sketchfab VR feature, see VR Compatibility.
The WebVR viewer is incompatible with the Google Chrome WebVR API Emulation 1.1.4 extension - please disable it
- Download and install a compatible browser.
- If you're using Chromium, go to chrome://flags and turn on the "Enable WebVR" and "Enable Gamepad Extensions" flags.
- Turn on your device
- HTC Vive: Turn on SteamVR
- Oculus Rift: Allow external apps
- Start VR Mode on any Sketchfab model page.
Check out some great content galleries in VR like Museums or Popular.
Need more help? Try asking in the Forum.
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@geogan thanks for your concern. I tried scanning this chrome version but no threats detected.. and it is still the only browser that shows me skechfab in oculus rift (in firefox i hit vr button and in rift i see oculus home fade to black and then it fades back to oculus home.. no model from skechfab from firefox ..)
Are these devices need wifi to use? I need this device but sometime I will not have wifi access. So at that time can I use this device? And one more question that will it helpful for my Netgear Router Support USA business? If yes then tell me how.
@pedro655 - in general, you don't need an Internet connection to use VR headsets, but you do need Internet to view Sketchfab models. I don't really know about your second question...
@James - James, did the question below you asked 3 yrs ago (about HoloLens use) within this thread ever get answered? i.e. I have been searching the pages within this thread for the posted question, but was unable to locate.
Hello,
The team at Microsoft was working on something internally, but we have not heard anything about it lately.
Okay, thank you for your reply James.
Hi James - Are there more detailed instructions for how to get web-based viewing working on Google Chrome and SteamVR/HTC VIVE anywhere? Recent versions of Chrome on Windows 10 state that they support WebVR; I turned on the enable-webvr flag in Chrome's flags and restarted the browser, and when I click on the icon to view a model in VR all that happens is that the lighting and background color of the rendered image change -- nothing special happens in the headset, which just stays displaying whatever it was displaying before. I'm not seeing anything special appear in the console in developer tools when I do this, either.
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