UWP 3d model loading

Question

I have searched everywhere but can not find an answer how could I load a 3d model (.obj/.fbx...) into UWP. I tried it with Helix, but it doesn't work well on the UWP yet. I would like to rotate this model after its loaded.

Answer 1

You need to use <SwapChainPanel />

Here is the MSDN documentation on it

Here is a tutorial on how to use it. The tutorial is for Windows 8 but there are comments from people using this in UWP.

All of this was found (On Bing) in one search.

This was the StackOverflow question that lead me to the answer. Look at the first comment on the first answer UWP render 3D model in a

Answer 2

As Anthony Russell suggested, currently, Unity will be a good choice for your requirement.

We can follow this article to build project for UWP in Unity 5.2+: WINDOWS 10 UNIVERSAL APPS IN UNITY 5.2

To rotate 3d model, we need to create script and use Transform.Rotate API

Here is a sample I created to rotate a Pokeball model:) Github link

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