Poly was introduced as a 3D creation tool optimized for virtual reality. Users could easily create low-poly objects with in-VR tools. The software was designed to serve as a lightweight way to ...

Google just announced that it’s shutting down Poly, its 3D object library and platform that arrived in 2017 aimed primarily and VR and AR creators.

Google Poly, which the company launched in 2017, will be closed in June 2021. In an official statement this morning, Google announced that it is sunsetting Poly, its 3D platform launched in Nov. 2017.

Google Poly is a site where 3D objects and scenes can be easily shared, searched, downloaded, and remixed by AR and VR creators. Skip to main content. Menu Digital Trends ...

Many of the objects you see featured will have the low-polygon style that are familiar in Blocks, the company’s VR 3D object creation app. Google says this is partially a stylistic choice, but ...

All of Poly’s 3D models are designed to be compatible with Google’s VR and AR platforms, ... This is the “depth/height” axis, which transforms a 2D object into a 3D object.

Google launched Poly earlier this month, a new platform for browsing and downloading 3D objects and scenes. While Poly enjoys full integration with Google’s popular VR creative tools Tilt Brush ...

Google is almost running out of AR/VR projects to kill off. Poly was introduced as a 3D creation tool optimized for virtual reality. The software was designed to serve as a lightweight way to create ...

Now, it’s collecting the models created in these tools together in one place called Poly, an asset library from which app developers can browse, discover and download pre-existing 3D objects.

Also down-sampling a high-poly model from the scanner to a low-poly model suitable for XR is not trivial. The other problem is that many e-commerce sites simply don't have the physical object at hand.