This extension is inspired by vscode-3dviewer but has minimal features to preview triangular meshes, and point clouds.
Features
This extension supports 3D formats equally as Open3D (but partly not support currently).
point
mesh
obj
o
o
off
o
o
pcd
o
x
ply
o
o
stl
x
o
xyz
o
x
Mesh preview
Point cloud preview
Large color point cloud
Settings
All settings live under the 3dpreview namespace and act as the initial values of the control panel shown in the viewer. Most of them can also be changed on the fly from the panel.
Setting
Default
Description
hideControlsOnStart
false
Fold the control panel when the viewer opens.
cameraControls
"trackball"
"trackball" allows free rotation in any direction. "orbit" keeps the camera upright and cannot pass over the poles.
showMesh
true
Show mesh triangles.
flatShading
false
Use flat shading instead of smooth shading for meshes. STL files are always rendered flat because the format stores no shared vertices.
showWireframe
false
Show the wireframe.
wireframeColor
"#0000ff"
Wireframe color.
wireframeWidth
0.5
Wireframe line width.
showPoints
false
Show the point cloud.
pointColor
"#cc0000"
Point color (used when the file has no vertex colors).
pointSize
0.5
Point size.
pointSizeAttenuation
true
Shrink points with distance from the camera. Disable to keep every point visible at a fixed on-screen size, e.g. for large lidar scans.
lightIntensity
1
Intensity of the directional light that follows the camera. Set 0 to keep only the ambient hemisphere light.
backgroundColor
"#121212"
Background color.
fogDensity
0
Density of the exponential fog.
showGridHelper
true
Show the grid helper.
showAxesHelper
true
Show the axes helper.
FAQ
Q. When I drag and drop a mesh file, a blank display is shown.
A. To show a 3D data using this extension, you should first open a workspace including the 3D data that you want to open.
