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French entrepreneur 🇫🇷, creator & investor. Co-founder of @Sketchfab (acquired by @EpicGames ).

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alban denoyel

1 month

Life update: today is my last day at @Sketchfab & Epic Games 👋 💙 Building Sketchfab has been the adventure of a lifetime, for which I am forever grateful. The Sketchfab team is truly unique, a perfect mix of talent and kindness that I will miss. Special thanks to @trigrou &…

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6 months

My bet is Jesse gets the role

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4 years

@elonmusk What if, when configuring and ordering my Tesla, I could interact with a digital twin of it and customize it on the fly, instead of being offered a single 2D view?

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3 years

Happy and proud to share @Sketchfab is joining the Epic Games family! Read more here 👉

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3 years

Promised my wife 10 years ago that I would shave off my beard if I sold my company, so here we go 🤗

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4 years

Recording memories will never be the same. Captured in 5 seconds with #iPhone12Pro lidar Processed in 20 seconds with Direct export to @Sketchfab : Happy birthday Olivia!

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4 years

In other news, May was our first month of positive cash flow in 8 years at @Sketchfab 🎉

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3 years

Jumping to AR straight from a web page feels like content teleportation. Powered by @Sketchfab , give it a try:

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5 years

This 3D capture of @ral86dotcom 's studio by @brain_____heart is super nice, can't wait to visit it in VR: via @Sketchfab

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3 years

Got a covid test today, made a quick scan of the doc's office. I love the digital output of small enclosed rooms like this, especially the isometric angle & top view, shoe box style. Captured with iPhone lidar + @PolyCamAI Check it out on @Sketchfab :

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5 years

Just released today: you can now view bones and bone weights for animated/rigged models in the @Sketchfab model inspector

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3 years

After 3 months of extensive testing, I wrote a post about 3D scanning with the iPhone lidar: my go-to apps, what I like about each of them, and some general tips:

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3D scanning with the iPhone lidar

As you may know, the latest generation of iPhones (12 Pro and 12 Pro Max) comes equipped with a back facing lidar camera. 3D capture is…

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alban denoyel

6 years

It took 6 years, but proud to say we’ve been able to partner with @google , @apple , @facebook , @amazon and @microsoft . Friends with everyone is a good way to do business.

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alban denoyel

3 years

Apple just announced 3D Object capture 🔥 #WWDC21

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3 years

Left: Right: Photogrammetry iPhone lidar ~20min capture ~5min capture ~60min processing ~2min processing by @smallfly

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5 years

An amazing scene was just published to @Sketchfab , it's beautiful and magical, definitely one of my all time favorites: "Weight of the world"

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4 years

Cats & dogs are cool, but what if I’m looking for a Pteranodon Longiceps? Beautiful model by @Kyan0s via @Sketchfab

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6 years

The cyberpunk taxi of @artofsully looks fabulous in AR, it’s now raining all over the office! 3D model: via @Sketchfab

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3 years

Happy to share September was our first profitable month at @Sketchfab ! Wrote a post about getting to breakeven, and how we made it through the VR winter 👉

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4 years

cars #cybertruck fan art by @ymt3d 👌 via @Sketchfab

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3 years

Usdz, Fbx, glTF, Obj

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3 years

Another normal day at @Sketchfab HQ 🐍 by @ericcheung15

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6 years

And now I have this tiny penguin by @ka92 dancing in my fridge. 3D model: via @Sketchfab #SketchfabAR

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3 years

My son made me another computer. This one comes with a videogame pre installed.

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5 years

Hair & fur is hard to render in 3D, especially on the web. I curate a collection of the best examples I come across on @Sketchfab here 👉 You can toggle wireframe with the model inspector to see how it's done 🧐😎

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3 years

Our first “funding” for @Sketchfab , 9 years ago today.

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4 years

"Earth, year 2200, all humans are extinct. Some mushrooms cast an ironic shadow." Amazing lighting work on "The Last Human" by /mturco21 via @sketchfab textured with @Substance3D

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3 years

Some people are disappointed with their first iphone lidar 3D captures. Some tips:

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4 years

The most gorgeous cherry you'll see today. "Took 3 hours to take 21,000 images (only 96 were used for photogrammetry part that were constructed from thousands of other images via "light multiplexing") taking 100Gb of disk space." via @Sketchfab

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1 year

@VWGAMEDEV @lizaledwards Looks like I'm blocked by @lizaledwards . Just a few things for context: - those models were mass aggregated by objaverse without our knowledge - they did this before us implementing the noai tag - it's CC content set downloable by users - we are looking into what resort we have

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alban denoyel

3 years

I was asked how did my week feel, and of course had to reply: epic and unreal :)

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alban denoyel

7 years

AR recipe! 3D model: #madewithSketchfab

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4 years

One thing that's more fascinating than 3D scans: 4D scans - multiple scans of the same subject to create an animated stop motion 3D model. I curate some examples on @Sketchfab :

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4 years

Got the #iPhone12Pro yesterday and started playing with the new lidar 3D scanner. Works great! Here is one of my first captures, made with @PolyCamAI : via @Sketchfab

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alban denoyel

3 years

Wow 😍 Mantis - NASA Mech 2030 Space Program by /David_Young via @sketchfab Sculpting in #ZBrush @pixologic UV Mapping in @AdskMaya PBR texturing in @Substance3D

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alban denoyel

4 years

Volumetric video is so fascinating... Here is a view showing one point cloud per frame, captured with #iPhone12Pro lidar + @record3d and exported to @Sketchfab

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alban denoyel

4 years

When we started @Sketchfab 8 years ago, I knew that one day we would eventually be able to support augmented reality straight from our embeddable 3D player. That day is today!

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We’re excited to announce that brands publishing 3D on Sketchfab can now embed augmented reality (AR) anywhere on the web! Simply enable a 3D model & anyone using a mobile device can tap the new 'AR button' in an embed, no app needed. Try it now👉

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#RealityScan for #Android is finally out! Here are a few test 3D captures by @nebulousflynn , check them out on his @Sketchfab account: Get the app for free here:

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alban denoyel

4 years

Brooklyn bathrooms Mural, captured with #iPhone12Pro lidar + @PolyCamAI , check it out in 3D, AR or VR on @Sketchfab :

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alban denoyel

5 years

Tapmod made a super cool coloring app using the @Sketchfab viewer API:

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alban denoyel

4 years

Pretty cool to see @Sketchfab featured in the official launching trailer for the @apple #iPhone12Pro 😍

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alban denoyel

3 years

So many people don’t do their homework. When applying to a job, selling a product, commenting a post, pitching a VC... just do your homework. It will put you in the top 10% and multiply your odds. Quality trumps quantity, and if you can do both then great.

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3 years

Just passed 10k daily signups on @Sketchfab for the first time yesterday 🎉 🚀 Took us ~1 year to reach our first 10k users⏳📈

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4 years

Turning 35 today! The last 10 years have been incredible: got married, started @Sketchfab , moved to NYC, got 2 (soon 3) kids. Super grateful for everything, looking forward to what’s next.

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4 years

Happy to announce @Sketchfab just got integrated in @Tiltbrush ! You can now publish your #tiltbrush sketches to Sketchfab in 1 click, straight from VR. Our first native integration in a @google product. Read more on our blog:

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7 years

1 click to room scale VR from a tweet, aka the beauty of #webvr ! @cmetgy showing @Sketchfab VR support in @Twitter

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3 years

1/ If you just received this email, know that your 3D models are welcome on @Sketchfab !

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1 year

Announcing @Fab , the next phase for @Sketchfab ! 🧵

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3 years

Photogrammetry iPhone lidar ~2 min capture ~20 sec capture ~20 min processing ~20 sec processing (on PC) (on device)

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2 years

New @sketchfab / @epicgames NYC HQ

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4 years

Great tech + great content make for some really nice experiences. Here is an Emperor scorpion, aka Pandinus Imperator by @Kyan0s , displayed with the new #USDZ AR pipeline via @Sketchfab 👉

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4 years

Quite excited about this milestone: any @Sketchfab model can now be automagically converted to @apple ’s #USDZ , for great AR on iOS with no app. Interesting to see more and more people using Sketchfab just for the conversion pipeline. More on this soon!

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Sketchfab now supports the @Apple and Pixar developed USDZ format! Convert your own #3D files and download over 400,000 USDZ 3D models now. You can also view these models in #AR Quick Look on compatible iOS devices. Read the full announcement👉

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2 years

Just passed 8,000,000 @Sketchfab members 🎉🚀

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4 years

We are slowly heading towards mass market 3D content creation through lidar on mobile, and mass market 3D content consumption through mobile AR and devices like @Oculus quest. That was a key part of our initial thesis in the early days of @Sketchfab

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I used #3D Scanner App … on @Apple #ipadpro @pereirarb1 It took me around 15 minutes to capture using lidar and then a few seconds to upload to @Sketchfab I am convinced that @Sketchfab is the cornerstone of our future mixed reality world.

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5 years

Super nice @Nike #AirJordan 3D scan by @MobileTechWorld , photogrammetry processed with #Metashape , model cleaned-up in @3DCoatOfficial , baking & shading in @Substance3D . Check it out on @Sketchfab :

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alban denoyel

3 years

Today 4 years ago iPhone Lidar Android Tango

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11 months

"This scene was made entirely in Unreal Editor For Fortnite (UEFN) for an internal Art Jam for the testing of @RealityScan ." Great work by @3d_manic showcasing the power of #RealityScan + @UnrealEngine / #UEFN More about this project on ArtStation:

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4 years

Amazing 3D tour of the ruins of Spiš Castle, a @UNESCO world heritage site, drone captured by /overhead with 4,000 images processed with @RealityCapture_ . Great use of our 3D annotations and our depth of field post process 👌 via @Sketchfab

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4 years

What you can now sketch in virtual reality is pretty incredible. This car was drawn entirely in VR with @GravitySketch : via @Sketchfab (side note: 5M polys, smooth in your browser)

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5 years

Exploring photogrammetry scans of places in VR is quite unique. Here is a dolmen on the quest via @Sketchfab

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1 year

. @RealityScan is out: a free 3D capture app for iOS (android coming soon) with direct export to @Sketchfab . Here is my lunch, and my son's birthday cake: Congrats to our @EpicGames ' friends at @RealityCapture_ for the release! #realityscan

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3 years

Scanning a rock with #iPhone12Pro lidar + , direct export to @Sketchfab (trimmed in app):

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5 years

Happy to share @Sketchfab just passed 2 million members, 200 million visitors and 1 billion page views, the largest reach for interactive 3D content on the web.

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3 years

“It’s just a 3D viewer”

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/gerpho published an amazing aerial 3D capture of Mont Saint Michel. "Flying over this site is forbidden below 3000ft . Therefore, I was more than 1km away when I shot this place. [...] I used a 200mm lens"

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6 years

In more personal news, happy to share my daughter Esther was born yesterday:)

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1 year

Pizza Balerina Captured with #RealityScan / @RealityCapture_ On @Sketchfab :

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2 years

A nice touch from @EpicGames : when you come from an acquisition, they include your previous years in your work anniversaries🎂(Also: looks like I need to get into making games now 😅)

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6 years

Happy to announce MASSIVE by @Sketchfab , our new product to publish and share huge 3D datasets online

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Sketchfab - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2024 | Product Hunt

Sketchfab is a platform to publish, share, discover, buy and sell 3D, VR and AR content. Sketchfab is platform to publish and find 3D models online.

www.producthunt.com

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4 years

"Today, @gumroad is at $10M ARR, growing 100% year over year, with a team of 10" 🤯👏 @shl 👉

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3 years

6 million @Sketchfab members 🔥💙

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3 years

Alreay got 3 or 4 inbounds post exit from VCs who have been « tracking closely » our progress 😅

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3 years

Front back at new Paris HQ

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5 years

Often in awe of the renders coming out of @Allegorithmic tools, can't believe it was made in 3D. But the best part is finding out the artist also posted on @Sketchfab for real-time magic, and I can see for myself. This procedural $ stack is a great example

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3 years

An afternoon in Red Hook. 10 spots captures in 3D on the go with the new #iPhone12 lidar. The photo album of the future, featuring various landmarks. 3D capture does not need to be useful to be interesting. Explore on @Sketchfab :

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5 years

[A cool project by @sylvinus from ~3 years ago] Volupedia, a @Wikipedia mirror powered by @Sketchfab 3D previews! Give it a try: . Can't wait for search engines to offer 3D/VR/AR results 😎

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3 years

It’s been a while 🥰

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3 years

Quick experiment turning sitting Bernie into an AR meme via @Sketchfab 😎 Give it a try:

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5 years

Thanks @lowpolycurls for the wonderful cake for @Sketchfab ’s 7th birthday! Check it out in 3D or AR: #SketchfabDay #SketchfabAR

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alban denoyel

4 years

Imagine if each product you buy started as a blank canvas, which you can customize to your taste? Here is a beautiful demo by Tapmod studio, taking the NB1 configurator to the next level, powered by @Sketchfab . Works great on mobile too. Give it a try:

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11 months

Steak tartare from Bistrot Rougemont, captured with #RealityScan . On @Sketchfab :

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alban denoyel

3 years

Being the first and biggest fan of my son’s drawings, I made an experiment and printed one on a sweatshirt. Pretty happy with how it turned out. I feel like a pirate today.

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5 years

. @norgeotloic (who just joined the @Sketchfab team as a 3D developer) is leveraging data to make 3D visualizations, and the result is equally beautiful and informative. Here are all earthquakes with a magnitude above 2.5 since January 1st 2000

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alban denoyel

2 years

I wonder how long game engines are still going to be called game engines.

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2 years

~10 years ago, we lost a startup contest to a competitor. Today we are 100x+ larger than them. While it's always better to win them than lose them, don't worry too much about startup contests :)

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3 years

Madison square ~6pm 😍

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Hanging out in VR with @oculus #quest in @decentraland 's Genesis plaza via @Sketchfab #webxr

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4 years

May 22nd 2012: 1,500€ our first funding for @Sketchfab 8 years ago

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5 years

Fabulous phoenix portrait by /cordero with a portal into the mind via @Sketchfab #SketchfabAR

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5 years

Great (and grateful) to see 3D & @Sketchfab in use to document the story of @NotreDameParis #notredame

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4 years

"3D Banana Art that won't cost you $120K" by @avtandilavi via @Sketchfab 😂👌

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alban denoyel

3 years

A memory from 8 years ago, in the @techstars NYC office. Took 16 months to get to 50,000 users - it now takes ~ 7 days

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alban denoyel

6 years

Noticed today we just passed 50,000 3D models in our 'Cultural Heritage & History' category! Big thanks to all the contributors, @Sketchfab is the largest virtual museum out there now

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2 years

Today we are celebrating 🔟 years of @Sketchfab 🎉 Big thanks to our community of creators - we wouldn’t be here without you.🙏 I wrote a quick 10-year retrospective:

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1 year

It's only a metaverse if it's from the Metaverse region of France, otherwise it's just a videogame.

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