Sketchfab announces free 3D model downloads

By Beren Neale
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The 3D model sharing service unveils an exciting new feature: the option to download 3D models.

Free 3D downloads launched

Sketchfab offers exclusive 3D content from The British Museum, with interactive annotations

3D model-sharing site Sketchfab has recently announced an exciting new option to make 3D files downloadable, under Creative Commons licenses.

Users can now publish and embed 3D files, find content for 3D printing or to build games, and download straight from a 3D embed.

The site has also announced exclusive content from The British Museum, HTC, and Microsoft. More than 200,000 3D files have been published from the site to date. Take a closer look at some of the most popular here.

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Beren Neale
Beren Neale
Deals Editor

Beren has worked on creative tech magazines and websites at Future Publishing for 13 years. He started this journey as Staff Writer on the digital art magazine ImagineFX, and in 2012 found himself bridging the magazine/website divide as Commissioning Editor on the newly launched Creative Bloq. Since then he took the editor role on ImagineFX, was Launch Editor of the fine art magazine Paint & Draw, moved to Canon Pro Europe website as Deputy Editor, and then edited the graphic design magazine Computer Arts. In 2020 he moved back to Creative Bloq, the biggest global art and design website, and as Deals Editor has applied his expertise in creative tech to help digital creatives get the best deals on the kit that they need and love. Outside of work, Beren likes nothing better than to climb himself a bit of rock.  

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