f3dviewer

A lightweight 3D file preview plugin for Seer, built on F3D SDK.

Features

• Supports most 3D file formats (OBJ, STL, GLTF, FBX, USD, and more)
• Interactive 3D viewing with camera controls
• Animation playback support
• Configurable rendering options (grid, edges, point sprites)
• Real-time FPS and metadata display
• Built as a native DLL plugin for Seer 4.0.0+

Building and Running

Requirements: Qt 6.8+, CMake 3.16+, F3D SDK 3.0+.

1. Download F3D SDK

   Download the latest F3D SDK (version 3.0 or later) from:
   👉 https://github.com/f3d-app/f3d/releases

   Extract it to a location like ../F3D/ relative to this project.

2. Build

   cd viewer
   cmake -B build
   cmake --build build

   This produces two outputs:

   • f3dviewer.dll — the Seer plugin
   • test_f3dviewer.exe — standalone viewer for testing

3. Install the plugin

   Copy f3dviewer.dll to your Seer plugins directory.

Seer Plugin

f3dviewer is a file preview plugin for Seer — a quick-look tool for Windows.

Visit 1218.io to download Seer and learn more about the plugin ecosystem.

TODO:

• support Ctrl+C