donmccurdy
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1 year ago Hi @OldManMeta! This /view package is helpful if you need to preview a glTF model interactively, while the changes are being made. For example, to let a user drag a slider for "opacity" and the model fades in/out in realtime.
For a preset pipeline like Draco compression, you probably don't need the /view package, and the glTF Transform /core + /extensions packages should be enough. Most people use only the CLI tool. A smaller number of people use the /core, /extensions, and /functions modules if they want to write scripts. Very few people use the /view module, since most edits are done offline and not interactively.
Feel free to post questions about the /view module on the main discussions board from glTF Transform too if you want: https://github.com/donmccurdy/glTF-Transform/discussions
OldManMeta
Hi Don, truly awesome and amazing work on all your projects. I found this when reviewing the glTF-Transform docs.
No issues (yet) - sorry, didn't know how else to reach out (Discord?)
As you stated, the intention with the glTF-Transform-View is for editing experiences, which is precisely how I got here with what I am developing. In particular, I wanted to be able to export glTF models after editing with Draco encoding - but this View project really caught my eye!
In my project, I'm using TS in a React environment, using React-Three-Fiber as well as some areas where I am using just plain old Three.js for specific scenarios.
I'm still learning all of this - so not knowledgeable enough at the moment to have a clear mental model in my head about how to integrate your solution.
Is the documentView intended to be a wrapper around the glTF model, providing an easier editing experience of the underlying asset?
Cheers