You just spent weeks creating an amazing structure in
Minecraft. And, you want to share it with your friends and family, right? Of
course, you could always take a screen shot and text it to your friends. Or, you could
capture a video and post it on YouTube. Either of these options would allow your friends to
experience your creation – but, at best, the perspective provided by these
media is limited.
Wouldn’t it be sweet if you could make a copy of your
Minecraft creation and post it online, in its full 3 dimensional glory, allowing
others to experience it from all angles, up close and far away – even using VR
technology?
Well, it’s possible now thanks to CraftMaster and Sketchfab.
Sketchfab is the world’s
leading 3D community site with over a half a million contributors and more than
a million models uploaded. In essence, Sketchfab is for 3D models what
YouTube is for videos - you can check them out at
www.sketchfab.com. And, while you’re there,
be sure to do a search for “Minecraft” – you’ll quickly discover they already host a
wide array of Minecraft content.
CraftMaster makes it easy for you to share your Minecraft creations on the Sketchfab site. And, using Sketchfab’s embeddable 3D viewer, you can also share your Minecraft content on a wide
array of popular social media sites - including Facebook and Twitter. So, for example, let's say you’re a teacher and you want to share with the class parents what your kids built using Minecraft. What better way
than posting their work using Sketchfab’s 3D viewer on your class's Facebook
page!
And, best of all, Sketchfab’s Basic plan – which includes unlimited
uploads of up to 50MB per model – is completely free!
Here’s a quick illustration of how it works: My son, who’s a huge
soccer fan, spent weeks building an amazingly detailed soccer stadium in Minecraft. Here you
can see the stadium in a Minecraft screen shot.
Using Craftmaster, I copied the stadium out of Minecraft
and uploaded it to my Sketchfab account. Once on
Sketchfab, anyone can view the stadium on my Sketchfab page, or I can embed it into any web page - even this blog:
Sketchfab also lets me post the stadium to my Facebook
feed with a single click – check it out here:
Hopefully you’re starting to get a feel for the
power of sharing Minecraft content using CraftMaster and Sketchfab. If you want to learn more about how to share your Minecraft
models on Sketchfab, check out our video tutorial at
https://youtu.be/KtrCHiTnGhI.
Have fun building and, when you're done, always remember to share your creations on Sketchfab!
