Custom 3D Models

Model Pulse turns your uploaded model into surface particles, including particles that follow an embedded animation. Daft Time uses the same upload control to render your model's shape in its liquid-chrome look.

Import a ModelCopy Anchor Link

1. Open Model Pulse, then open CUSTOM MODEL in its settings. In Daft Time, first choose MESH MODE → MODEL.
2. Click UPLOAD MODEL (.GLB) and choose a self-contained binary glTF file.
3. Wait for the model check. When it succeeds, the MODEL selector switches to MY MODEL (UPLOADED) and the filename appears above REPLACE MODEL and REMOVE MODEL.

A rejected file shows an explanation and keeps your previous model. Replacing an upload checks the new file before changing the current model. You can choose a built-in model at any time; your upload stays available in the selector until you remove it.

Models That Work BestCopy Anchor Link

Start with a clean mesh whose outline reads well at a distance. A model with a clear silhouette and moderate detail usually makes better particle art than a very dense scan. Keep separate parts named when preparing a model, and apply its scale and rotation before exporting.

Point-only clouds, line-only models, missing geometry, invalid coordinates, unsupported required extensions and models with excessive hierarchy or animation data are rejected. GPU-instanced meshes need to be converted to ordinary mesh instances before export.

For the most responsive camera moves and animated particle surfaces, aim substantially below the triangle limit. Textures do not improve either visualizer's shape treatment, so remove them before export to reduce file size.

JSON .gltf files, .fbx, .obj and ZIP archives cannot be uploaded through this control. OSC-1's 3D import also accepts a glTF file together with its local BIN files, or a folder containing that bundle.

Export from BlenderCopy Anchor Link

• Use glTF 2.0, then choose glTF Binary (.glb).
• Include the visible mesh and, for an animated model, its armature or shape keys and animation.
• Apply the intended scale and orientation. Check that the mesh has a visible size and that its animation plays correctly before export.
• Leave Draco or other mesh-compression options off.
• Apply procedural instances to ordinary meshes. Use a Decimate modifier when the complete exported model exceeds the geometry limit.

Animated Models in Model PulseCopy Anchor Link

For an animated upload, ANIMATION SPEED changes the embedded motion: 1 is the original speed, 0 holds its current pose, and higher values play faster. Static uploads do not show this control. Traveling deformation and beat-driven particle growth and glow layer onto the moving surface.

Jellyfish-specific bell, tentacle and swimming controls apply to the built-in jellyfish. An arbitrary imported model uses the general surface and camera controls.

Daft Time uses the uploaded shape rather than playing its embedded clips.

Local Availability and RemovalCopy Anchor Link

The file is stored locally in this browser and is never uploaded to a server. It survives reloads on the same browser and device. It does not follow you to another device, a private window or another browser, and clearing site data removes it.

Reset to Defaults keeps your uploaded model available. REMOVE MODEL deletes that upload; if it was selected, the visualizer returns to its built-in default. Removing an upload while viewing a built-in model keeps the built-in selection.

TroubleshootingCopy Anchor Link

For particle response and camera controls, see Model Pulse. For the liquid-chrome treatment, see Daft Time.