Mesh
Bring the real world into your project
What It Is
A Mesh is a 3D tileset or mesh asset that streams massive real-world datasets into your project. Meshes can originate from Cesium Ion, a URL pointing to hosted 3D Tiles, or local files loaded via the directory picker. Because they carry their own georeferenced coordinates, meshes place themselves on the globe automatically.
Meshes cannot be instanced — each one represents a unique, large-scale dataset such as a photogrammetry scan, a city building model, or a high-resolution terrain overlay. They can serve as root entities in a project, providing the real-world context that other elements are designed around.
Key Capabilities
Cesium Ion Integration
Stream 3D Tiles from Cesium Ion for global terrain and building data
Local File Loading
Import 3D Tiles directly from your computer via directory picker
URL Sources
Reference tilesets hosted anywhere on the web
Terrain Overlays
Layer high-resolution terrain and imagery over the global base
City-Scale Models
Visualize photogrammetry scans and building models in context
Georeferenced Placement
Meshes position themselves using their built-in coordinates
Use Cases
| Surveyors | Overlay drone photogrammetry scans on the globe for site context |
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| Developers | Import city building models to visualize new construction in context |
| Farmers | Load high-resolution terrain for precise drainage and grading analysis |
| Homesteaders | Bring in LiDAR scans of wooded lots to plan around existing trees |
Try Meshes
Open the editor to load 3D tilesets from Cesium Ion, local files, or URLs, and see real-world mesh data on your terrain.