3D export: GLB, 3DM, SKP
How to download the 3D model as GLB, 3DM (Rhino) or SKP (SketchUp): what each format holds, how the colour modes carry into the file, and where the heights come from.
Updated 15 October 2026This page was written by AI.
Overview
The 3D model holds the terrain, buildings, green space, water and streets of the chosen radius. It can be used as a context model in design software instead of modelling the surrounding buildings one by one. The 3D massing (3D view and files) is a Pro feature (Pricing).
How to use
- On the 3D tab, build the 3D model
- Under «Colour», choose Use, Age, Height or Mono
- Save as GLB, 3DM (Rhino) or SKP (SketchUp)
Formats
| Format | Software | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| GLB | Blender · Twinmotion · Unreal · web viewers | Triangle mesh for rendering and viewing |
| 3DM | Rhino · Grasshopper | Buildings as closed solids, layers by category |
| SKP | SketchUp (2017 format and later, including the free web version) | One group per building, layers and materials by category |
Colour modes
| Mode | SKP materials / 3DM layers |
|---|---|
| Use | BAG use classes (12) + Outbuilding (no unit) + Unknown; names in the screen language |
| Age | 6 bands (before 1900 to since 2000) |
| Height | 5 bands |
| Mono | 1 |
Heights
- Building heights come from 3DBAG: roof height at the 70th percentile minus ground level, from AHN laser data
- Buildings finished after 2022 may have no height yet
- Spires and slender towers can come out too low; see BAG and 3DBAG
Limitations
- Files contain PDOK data only (BAG, BGT, NWB, AHN4). OpenStreetMap is not used in 3D files
- The aerial photo is not included in 3D files
- The maximum radius is 1.5 km; at large radii some software is slow to open the file
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Example plates: BAG (Kadaster, CC0) · © 3DBAG by tudelft3d and 3DGI (CC BY 4.0) · BGT, NWB, AHN4 (CC0) · Kadaster, Beeldmateriaal.nl, PDOK (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Example plates: BAG (Kadaster, CC0) · © 3DBAG by tudelft3d and 3DGI (CC BY 4.0) · BGT, NWB, AHN4 (CC0) · Kadaster, Beeldmateriaal.nl, PDOK (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)