# Latest **URL:** https://forum.differential.tools/latest.md [Latest](https://forum.differential.tools/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.differential.tools/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.differential.tools/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to differential.tools! 👋](https://forum.differential.tools/t/welcome-to-differential-tools/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.differential.tools/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/welcome-to-differential-tools/5 "2026-06-16T10:59:26Z")
We are so glad you joined us. Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your picture and information about yourself and your interests to your profile. What is one thi… --- ## [Struggles with heavy scenes](https://forum.differential.tools/t/struggles-with-heavy-scenes/32)
**Author:** [@ArminSeltz](https://forum.differential.tools/u/ArminSeltz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/struggles-with-heavy-scenes/32 "2026-10-13T10:29:16Z")
Hi there. I came across your viewer from the Rhino Forum and thought I would try it with some of our files that I would love a viewer for, but its struggling to even open the files. It gets stuck at 20% parsing: The… --- ## [How To: Share and Embed a Model](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-share-and-embed-a-model/31)
**Author:** [@Sofia](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Sofia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-share-and-embed-a-model/31 "2026-10-07T21:37:17Z")
Share and Embed a Model with Differential.Tools Use this guide when you need to send an interactive 3D model to a client or team member who doesn’t have CAD software, or when embedding a live model inside a collaboration… --- ## [How To: Settings Tool](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-settings-tool/30)
**Author:** [@Sofia](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Sofia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-settings-tool/30 "2026-10-07T21:13:50Z")
Settings Tool Use this when a model needs to open with the correct camera, orientation and starting scene, especially when you are sharing it with someone else. 1. Open the model you want to configure Open the model and… --- ## [How To: export images and animations](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-export-images-and-animations/29)
**Author:** [@Sofia](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Sofia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-export-images-and-animations/29 "2026-10-07T20:43:58Z")
How to export images and animations Use this when you want to turn your model or a saved scene sequence into something you can send to a client or use in a presentation. 1. Open the model you want to export 2. Set up th… --- ## [Support Gaussian splats (.ply / .splat / .spz / .sog)](https://forum.differential.tools/t/support-gaussian-splats-ply-splat-spz-sog/28)
**Author:** [@Piotr](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Piotr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/support-gaussian-splats-ply-splat-spz-sog/28 "2026-10-07T10:35:59Z")
Request to add Gaussian splat rendering, so splat files can be loaded and viewed alongside normal geometry. Site capture has got cheap and fast. Teams are flying a drone or walking a site with a phone and producing a sp… --- ## [How To: Create a walkthrough and leave a markup](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-create-a-walkthrough-and-leave-a-markup/26)
**Author:** [@Sofia](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Sofia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-create-a-walkthrough-and-leave-a-markup/26 "2026-09-30T22:52:51Z")
How To: Create a walkthrough and leave a markup Use this when you want to prepare a few important views of a model for someone else to review, then point out a specific point for them to respond to. 1. Open your model O… --- ## [How To: Look at, cut and measure a model](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-look-at-cut-and-measure-a-model/25)
**Author:** [@Sofia](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Sofia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-look-at-cut-and-measure-a-model/25 "2026-09-30T21:21:42Z")
How To: Look at, cut and measure a model Use this when you need to inspect a model, look inside it, or quickly check a dimension without opening the original software. Open your model either in the Local Viewer or from … --- ## [How To: Workspace and Linked Models](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-workspace-and-linked-models/24)
**Author:** [@Sofia](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Sofia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-workspace-and-linked-models/24 "2026-09-28T21:08:44Z")
How To: Workspace and Linked Models How to combine your model with other users’ files. Use this when you need to coordinate several models from different people or software in one view—for example, checking your architec… --- ## [How To: Projects, Workspaces and Members](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-projects-workspaces-and-members/23)
**Author:** [@Sofia](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Sofia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-projects-workspaces-and-members/23 "2026-09-28T19:23:36Z")
How To: Projects, Workspaces and Members Create a project, add a model and invite a colleague Use this when you want to move beyond simply viewing a model on your computer and create a shared place where you and your tea… --- ## [How To: Local Viewer](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-local-viewer/22)
**Author:** [@Sofia](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Sofia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-local-viewer/22 "2026-09-24T05:43:04Z")
How To: Local Viewer Your first 3D model in Differential.Tools — no account, no installation Differential.Tools Local Viewer lets you open and explore 3D models directly in your browser — no account, installation, or clo… --- ## [Add Blender support (.blend import)](https://forum.differential.tools/t/add-blender-support-blend-import/21)
**Author:** [@Piotr](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Piotr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/add-blender-support-blend-import/21 "2026-09-20T12:28:37Z")
I think it would be good to at some point add .blend files support. Blender has quietly become a standard part of the design pipeline. Has a huge community, also. A lot of teams now use it for concept modelling, geometr… --- ## [General Overview some functional bugs](https://forum.differential.tools/t/general-overview-some-functional-bugs/19)
**Author:** [@IbrahimHoballah](https://forum.differential.tools/u/IbrahimHoballah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/general-overview-some-functional-bugs/19 "2026-08-28T05:28:40Z")
I think this is a very promising product, and its core design looks solid — something that can be confidently built upon. That said, there are a few things I liked, but I believe improving certain areas would significant… --- ## [Built-in environmental analysis features in the viewer](https://forum.differential.tools/t/built-in-environmental-analysis-features-in-the-viewer/18)
**Author:** [@Piotr](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Piotr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/built-in-environmental-analysis-features-in-the-viewer/18 "2026-08-26T17:35:12Z")
Problem Environmental simulation tools like Ladybug are powerful but need specialist knowledge, a Rhino/Grasshopper setup and time. Most early-stage questions are much simpler: where does the sun hit at 3pm in December,… --- ## [Add support for .bim (dotbim) files](https://forum.differential.tools/t/add-support-for-bim-dotbim-files/17)
**Author:** [@Piotr](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Piotr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/add-support-for-bim-dotbim-files/17 "2026-08-26T17:30:11Z")
Requesting native import of the .bim format from dotbim.net. What it is dotbim is a minimalist open BIM format: triangulated meshes with a dictionary of properties attached to each element. MIT licence, plain JSON, coo… --- ## [GH Bridge workspace: no option to share/stream](https://forum.differential.tools/t/gh-bridge-workspace-no-option-to-share-stream/16)
**Author:** [@Piotr](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Piotr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/gh-bridge-workspace-no-option-to-share-stream/16 "2026-08-26T08:30:22Z")
Affected feature GH Bridge / Grasshopper Workspace Version and environment GH Bridge desktop application (v1.0.15) + differential.tools Grasshopper workspace. Issue When I use a GH Bridge “grasshopper workspace: … --- ## [How To: GH Bridge](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-gh-bridge/15)
**Author:** [@Piotr](https://forum.differential.tools/u/Piotr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.differential.tools/t/how-to-gh-bridge/15 "2026-08-25T13:08:21Z")
GH Bridge GH Bridge connects Grasshopper directly to the differential.tools web viewer, turning a .gh definition into an interactive web tool that you can run and share directly from your computer. 1. Install GH Bridge D…