3D Model Viewer for Flutter

This is a Flutter widget for rendering interactive 3D models in the glTF and GLB formats.

The widget embeds Google's <model-viewer> web component in a WebView.

Screenshot

Prerequisites

• Dart 2.8+ and Flutter 1.17+

Compatibility

Android and iOS, with a recent system browser version.

Installation

pubspec.yaml

dependencies:
  model_viewer: ^0.8.1

AndroidManifest.xml (Android 9+ only)

To use this widget on Android 9+ devices, your app must be permitted to make an HTTP connection to http://localhost:XXXXX. Android 9 (API level 28) changed the default for android:usesCleartextTraffic from true to false, so you will need to configure your app's android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml as follows:

--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     <application
         android:name="io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication"
         android:label="model_viewer_example"
-        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
+        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+        android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:launchMode="singleTop"

This does not affect Android 8 and earlier. See #7 for more information.

Info.plist (iOS only)

To use this widget on iOS, you need to opt-in to the embedded views preview by adding a boolean property to your app's ios/Runner/Info.plist file, with the key io.flutter.embedded_views_preview and the value YES:

<key>io.flutter.embedded_views_preview</key>
<true/>

Features

• Renders glTF and GLB models. (Also, USDZ models on iOS 12+.)

• Supports animated models, with a configurable auto-play setting.

• Optionally supports launching the model into an AR viewer.

• Optionally auto-rotates the model, with a configurable delay.

• Supports a configurable background color for the widget.

Examples

Importing the library

import 'package:model_viewer/model_viewer.dart';

Creating a ModelViewer widget

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(title: Text("Model Viewer")),
        body: ModelViewer(
          src: 'https://modelviewer.dev/shared-assets/models/Astronaut.glb',
          alt: "A 3D model of an astronaut",
          ar: true,
          autoRotate: true,
          cameraControls: true,
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Loading a bundled Flutter asset

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
// ...
          src: 'assets/MyModel.glb',
// ...
}

Loading a model from the file system

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
// ...
          src: 'file:///path/to/MyModel.glb',
// ...
}

Loading a model from the web

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
// ...
          src: 'https://modelviewer.dev/shared-assets/models/Astronaut.glb',
// ...
}

Note that due to browsers' CORS security restrictions, the model file must be served with a Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * HTTP header.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why do I get the error net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED?

You didn't configure your AndroidManifest.xml as per the installation instructions earlier in this document. See also #7.

Q: Why does the example app just show a blank screen?

A: Most likely, the platform browser version on your device or emulator is too old and does not support the features that Model Viewer needs.

For example, the stock Chrome version on the Android 10 emulator is too old and will display a blank screen; it must be upgraded from the Play Store in order to use this package. (The stock Chrome version on the Android 11 emulator works fine, however.) See google/model-viewer#1109.

Q: Why doesn't my 3D model load and/or render?

A: There are several reasons why your model URL could fail to load and render:

1. It might not be possible to load the model URL due to CORS security restrictions. The server hosting the model file must send appropriate CORS response headers for Model Viewer to be able to load the file. See google/model-viewer#1015.

2. It might not be possible to parse the provided glTF or GLB file. Some tools can produce invalid files when exporting glTF. Always run your model files through the glTF Validator to check for this.

3. The platform browser might not support the features that Model Viewer needs. See google/model-viewer#1109.