Reference
Format support
Every format Solidly opens can be viewed, inspected, rendered in Photo Mode, previewed in Quick Look, and rendered from the command line. This page records where they differ.
Capability matrix
| Capability | glTF / GLB | FBX | OBJ | STL / PLY | USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open and view | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Info tab | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Node tab | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Materials tab | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Read only |
| Resources tab | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Render tab | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Layers mode | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Scene hierarchy editing | Yes | Yes | Partial | — | — |
| Add nodes, lights, cameras | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
| Reparent and reorder | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
| Add and delete scenes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Node transform editing | Yes | Yes | Baked on save | — | — |
| Node visibility | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Material editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Material variants | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Mesh geometry operations | Yes | Partial | Yes | — | — |
| Metadata editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| XMP metadata | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Material suggestions | — | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Combine another model | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Orientation editing | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Save and Save As | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
| Compression export | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| glTF validation | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Animation playback | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Spatial audio | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Quick Look preview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
glTF extensions
Supported formats lists the glTF extensions Solidly understands and renders. An extension outside that list is reported in the Info tab with a warning symbol, and is preserved through a save rather than dropped.
Formats that are not supported
Collada (.dae), Alembic (.abc), and MaterialX (.mtlx) are not read in the current release. A USD stage that authors MaterialX surfaces is still shaded through them; see Visualizers.