Simple web service to convert 3D models from COLLADA to glTF using COLLADA2GLTF.

This is a code sample that is a starting point for a Node.js web service that converts COLLADA models to glTF. This version just converts a .dae file to a .gltf with embedded geometry, animations, skins, and shaders. It does not handle textures.

Clone this repo. Install Node.js. From this repo's root directory, run:

npm install

Start the server:

npm start

Invoke the web service by issuing an HTTP request and providing the COLLADA model with POST:

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:text/plain" -d @test/data/box.dae localhost:3000/convert

A few settings can be changed by modifying config.json. This is loaded using nconf so environment variables and command-line arguments can override this.

To automatically restart the server during development, install and run nodemon:

npm install nodemon -g
nodemon server.js

Install and run JSHint:

npm install jshint -g
npm run jshint

Install mocha and run the tests:

npm install mocha -g
npm test

Build are in the collada2gltf directory. They are currently version 0.8 from here.

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Developed by AGI, founders of the Cesium WebGL engine.