Hello!
Just a quick note to let you all know that support for 3D models is coming
to Commons! [0] The plan is to have the feature enabled by the end of
November. There are a few technical items left to address. The feature will
support the STL file format, one of the most common file formats for 3D
models. [1] You can see an example of how a 3D model will appear on the
test wiki. [2] (.gif) [3]
This feature has been discussed in the Wikimedia community for a long time.
Most recently the feature was #11 on the 2015 Community Tech Wishlist and
was previously discussed on Commons in April as development progressed. [4]
[5] There will be a blog post on the Wikimedia Blog once the feature is
enabled.
You can read more about the technical details of the feature and the help
documentation on
MediaWiki.org. [6] [7]
[0]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#3D_model_support_co…
[1]
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/STL_(file_format)
[2]
https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Programmatically_created_crystal.stl
[3]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Demo_of_3D_model_in_MediaViewer.gif
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2015_Community_Wishlist_Survey/Commons#3D_m…
[5]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Archive/2017/05#Pre…
[6]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:3D
[7]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:3d
Yours,
Chris Koerner
Community Liaison
Wikimedia Foundation