Poly was a website created by

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for users to browse, distribute, and download 3D objects. It was launched in 2017 and intended to allow creators to easily share and access 3D objects. It featured a free library containing thousands of 3D objects for use in

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and

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applications. In December 2020, Google announced Poly would be shut down on June 30, 2021.

Features

Users could search the Poly model library by specific keywords and upload or download models in the OBJ file format. Most models could be "remixed" using Tilt Brush and Google Blocks application integration; the remixed object was automatically published on Poly with credit and links to the original creator. 3D objects could be viewed using

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. Users could also create simple animated GIFs of the objects available for download.

API

On November 30, 2017, Google released the Poly

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. It allowed developers to easily integrate 3D objects into their projects, and provided users access to the object library, while the app itself is running. The API also allowed uploading 3D objects directly to Poly with the Poly Upload API. The API could be used for

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, Android, and

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apps, while the Poly Toolkit was required for Unity and Unreal developers.

References

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Features

API

See also

References