Hello Babylon.js community, I’m working on a project that allows users to take measurements of 3D models within a scene (e.g., distances between faces). I’m seeking advice on the best approach to export and store this measurement data. Currently, I’m storing the data in node metadata, which works,…

Hello and welcome :slight_smile: I would “the perfect way to go” doesn’t exist, since it’s proper to any dev to choose the way he prefers to save data, could be a JSON file sent to server, some entries sent to a database, etc, etc… If your goal is to export the whole scene as “1 file only” includi…

Thanks for the reply. By your answer, would I understand that as for Babylonjs, it only support to store the information in the metadata of the nodes? I have researched a lot about custom GLTF extension but few people mentioned about that approach.

Sure! I have already tested and found the results all good. Thank you for your suggestions!

Problem on Exporting with some FormData

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Tricotou June 25, 2024, 7:20am 4

I’ve never used but I think that GLTF export already supports metadata, in the “extras” field. (examples of posts here and here)

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Problem on Exporting with some FormData

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