List of common 3D test models

This is a list of models and meshes commonly used in 3D computer graphics for testing and demonstrating rendering algorithms and visual effects. Their use is important for comparing results, similar to the way standard test images are used in image processing.

Modelled

Designed using CAD software; sorted by year of modelling.

Scanned

Includes photogrammetric methods; sorted by year of scanning.

Gallery

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  The Utah teapot (1975) has a "hole" in it so it has a genus greater than zero.
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  The Cornell box (1985) tests lighting and rendering.
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  A 3D-printed reproduction of Stanford dragon (1996) physical model, made through rapid prototyping
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  Suzanne (2002) with wireframe
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  Spot (2012) shown homeomorphic to a sphere
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  3DBenchy (2015), designed to test 3D printing

Notes

See also

• Standard test image, a digital image file to test image processing and compression
• Catmull's hand, one of the original 3D models
• Sutherland's Volkswagen, another early 3D model

References

1. "The Utah Teapot". www.holmes3d.net. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
2. Primitive instantiable by clicking Add → Mesh → Monkey
3. Morgan McGuire. "McGuire Computer Graphics Archive".
4. Jennifer O'Connor (1 July 2010). Mastering mental ray: Rendering Techniques for 3D and CAD Professionals. John Wiley & Sons. p. 175. ISBN 978-0470563854. The Sponza Palaze atrium scene has become a classic demonstration model for indirect illumination techniques in a wide variety of applications
5. Robert McMillan (24 September 2014). "Nvidia Proves We Walked on the Moon—Not That It Needed To". Wired. It cooked up a demo using a standard graphics simulation called the Sponza Atrium, a computer-generated stroll through a renaissance-style hallway.
6. Matt Pharr; Greg Humphreys (26 August 2010). Physically Based Rendering: From Theory to Implementation. Morgan Kaufmann. p. 493. ISBN 978-0123750792.
7. Jaroslav Krivanek; Pascal Gautron (2009). Practical Global Illumination with Irradiance Caching. Morgan & Claypool Publishers. p. 85. ISBN 978-1598296440.
8. Abecassis, Laurent (3 April 2001). "On The Web – RNA studio's GI architectural renderings". CGPress. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
9. "Sponza Atrium - Hatch Studios". Hatch Studios. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
10. "License - 3DBenchy.com". 7 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
11. "The Stanford 3D Scanning Repository". Stanford University. 22 Dec 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
12. Greg Turk (2000). "The Stanford Bunny". Retrieved 18 July 2011.
13. Michael Goesele; Wolfgang Heidrich; Hendrik P. A. Lensch; Hans-Peter Seidel (January 2000). "Building a Photo Studio for Measurement Purposes". Computer Graphics Group, Max-Planck-Institut fur Informatik. CiteSeer^x: 10.1.1.18.3510.
14. "EG 2007 Phlegmatic Dragon". Eurographics 2007. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
15. Levoy, Marc (August 11, 2009). "The Digital Michelangelo Project". Stanford University. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
16. Levoy, Marc (August 19, 2014). "The Digital Michelangelo Project Archive of 3D Models". Stanford University. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
17. Levoy, Marc (November 27, 1998). "The Stanford Large Statue Scanner". Stanford University. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

External links

Standard test models

• The Stanford 3D Scanning Repository hosted by the Stanford University
• Large Geometric Models Archive hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology

Other repositories

• The Utah 3D Animation Repository, a small collection of animated 3D models
• scene collection, by Physically Based Rendering Toolkit: a number of interesting scenes to render with global illumination
• MGF Example Scenes, a small collection of some indoor 3D scenes
• archive3D, a collection of 3D models
• 3DModels, a collection of vehicle 3D models
• 3DBar, a collection of free 3D models
• NASA 3D Models, NASA 3D models to use for educational or informational purposes
• VRML Models from ORC Incorporated, 3D models in VRML format
• 3dRender.com: Lighting Challenges, regularly held lighting challenges, complete with scene and models for each challenge
• MPI Informatics Building Model, a virtual reconstruction of the Max Planck Institute for Informatics building in Saarbrücken
• Princeton shape-based 3D model search engine
• Keenan's 3D Model Repository hosted by the Carnegie Mellon University
• HeiCuBeDa Hilprecht – Heidelberg Cuneiform Benchmark Dataset for the Hilprecht Collection a collection of almost 2.000 cuneiform tablets for bulk-download acquired with a high-resolution 3D-scanner. Available under a CC BY license and quotable by digital object identifiers. Datasets cleaned using the GigaMesh Software Framework.
• HeiCu3Da Hilprecht – Heidelberg Cuneiform 3D Database - Hilprecht Collection browsable version of HeiCuBeDa allowing to download and quote single 3D models.