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Cesium ion earns its place in the autodesk_apps library as an open-source link between 3ds Max and Cesium's cloud platform, with version 1.1.1 adding 2024 and 2025 support alongside the new Reality Tiler.
Cesium ion is an online platform for tiling, optimizing, and hosting 3D data, and this extension connects it to Autodesk 3ds Max. Built on modern cloud architecture, it can stream large datasets into web applications like CesiumJS that can be shared with others across any device.
From 3ds Max you upload your worlds, scenes, and models to Cesium ion, which optimizes them, tiles them into 3D Tiles, and streams them to any device within Cesium's 3D geospatial world, alongside contextual data such as terrain and satellite imagery. To begin, you create a free community account at cesium.com, install the extension, and then publish your models in a few simple steps.
Version 1.1.1 added support for 3ds Max 2024 and 2025 and exports to Cesium ion using the new Reality Tiler. The extension is open source, with its code and a complete tutorial hosted on GitHub.
Cesium ion is best for 3ds Max users who need to upload large worlds, scenes, and models to Cesium ion for tiling into 3D Tiles and streaming into Cesium's 3D geospatial world.
Cesium ion is completely free to download and use.
Cesium ion added support for 3ds Max 2024 and 2025 in version 1.1.1, last updated on September 19, 2024. That release also introduced exports to Cesium ion using the new Reality Tiler. For the full picture of which versions the extension supports and any setup steps involved, check the developer's page and the GitHub repository at github.com/CesiumGS/cesium-ion-3ds-max-plugin, which also hosts a complete tutorial for the extension, before installing.
Cesium ion works by uploading your 3ds Max worlds, scenes, and models to the Cesium ion online platform, where they are optimized and tiled into 3D Tiles. To get started, create a free community account at cesium.com, then install the extension. Once it's installed, you can publish your models in a few simple steps. A complete tutorial is available in the GitHub repository at github.com/CesiumGS/cesium-ion-3ds-max-plugin.
Cesium ion's 3ds Max extension is open source, with its code hosted on GitHub at github.com/CesiumGS/cesium-ion-3ds-max-plugin, so you can review it and contribute to the project. The same repository also hosts a complete tutorial covering how to publish your models. Because the code is public, you can inspect how the extension exports to Cesium ion. If you plan to extend or troubleshoot the extension, the repository is the primary reference to work from.
Cesium ion is listed here as free, and getting started involves creating a free community account at cesium.com. For current licensing terms and any account details, check the developer's page at cesium.com. The 3ds Max extension itself is open source and available on GitHub at github.com/CesiumGS/cesium-ion-3ds-max-plugin, so you can review the project directly before committing to it. The extension's current version, 1.1.1, was last updated on September 19, 2024.
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