If you are submitting 3D models to NSUWorks, please follow these instructions.
- Change the name of your original saved final scan to "description_Raw" (e.g., sandpiperskull_Raw)
- Reopen your project in FlexScan.
- Save a new final scan by selecting the same combined scans you used before, but under the "Finalize" settings, click the box next to "Decimate"; the scale should already be half way which will cut your scan data in half
- Click "Ok" and export this new scan as a ".obj" file
- Save this copy of your scan as "description_50" (e.g., sandpiperskull_50)
- Find your Medium detail scan (the one labeled "description_50"). Right click the file and select "7-Zip" > "Add to archive..."
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- Set "Compression Method" to LZMA2, "Compression Level" to Maximum, and click "OK" to create a "_50.7z" archive.
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- Check the size of the file. If the file is over 35 MB in size, return to Step 3 and move the scale under "Decimate" lower. Repeat steps 5-8 until you get a file under 35 MB in size.
- Create a profile on Sketchfab.
- Click the "Upload" button on the upper-right of the window.
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- Drag & Drop or Browse to upload your "_50.7z" archive to Sketchfab and press "Continue".
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- Give your model a good, descriptive name. Give it a basic description. Press "Continue" once the screen says Transfer Complete.
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- Click "3D Settings" on the right of the screen.
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- Click the "Background" tab on the left and change the background color to black (#000000).
![](https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/25462/images/black_background.png)
- Click the "Lighting" button.
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- Turn "Environment" OFF.
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- Turn "Lights" ON and click "Load Lighting Preset".
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- Select the "Default" lighting preset.
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- Click "Save Settings" on the top right of the screen. Then click "Publish".
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- Click "Got It! See My Model".
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- View your file and make sure it has uploaded properly.
- Scroll down and click the "Share" option. Copy the share link.
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- Open the Kerstetter Fisheries and Avian Ecology 3D Scans collection. Click "Submit Research".
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- Read the submission agreement, check the box, and click Continue.
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- Fill out the NSUWorks page as needed for your collection. Paste the Sketchfab share link into the Streaming Media box and Select media format: Other Rich Media.
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- Select "Upload file from your computer". Upload the "_Raw" file from your computer to NSUWorks.
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- Click Submit. Please note that these files are very large and can take up to an hour for NSUWorks to process. Please only click Submit once.
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