xeokit-sdk

xeokit-sdk

xeokit is a JavaScript software development kit by Creoox AG for viewing high-detail, full-precision 3D engineering and BIM models in the browser.

Resources

• xeokit.io
• Examples
• Blog
• API Docs
• Features
• Changelog
• FAQ
• License

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If you are interested in a ready-to-use 3D/BIM Viewing Ecosystem for Your Own Solution, be sure to also check out:

• xeoVision - view your models now!
• xeokit Data Engine

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Installing

npm i @xeokit/xeokit-sdk

Usage

The xeokit SDK lets us develop our own browser-based BIM viewer, which we can fully customize and extend with plugins. Let’s create a Viewer with a XKTLoaderPlugin to view an XKT model in the browser, which was pre-converted from IFC model from the Open IFC Model Database.

This is just one way to load our models into xeokit: by converting it to XKT and loading via XKTLoaderPlugin. We can also load models from other formats directly, including CityJSON, glTF, LAZ and OBJ.

Run this example

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <title>xeokit Example</title>
    <style>
        body {
            margin: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            user-select: none;
        }

        #xeokit_canvas {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            position: absolute;
            background: lightblue;
            background-image: linear-gradient(lightblue, white);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="xeokit_canvas"></canvas>
</body>
<script id="source" type="module">

    import {XKTLoaderPlugin, Viewer} from
                    "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@xeokit/xeokit-sdk/dist/xeokit-sdk.es.min.js";
    
    const viewer = new Viewer({
        canvasId: "xeokit_canvas",
        transparent: true,
        dtxEnabled: true
    });

    viewer.camera.eye = [-3.933, 2.855, 27.018];
    viewer.camera.look = [4.400, 3.724, 8.899];
    viewer.camera.up = [-0.018, 0.999, 0.039];

    const xktLoader = new XKTLoaderPlugin(viewer);

    const sceneModel = xktLoader.load({
        id: "myModel",
        src: "Duplex.xkt",
        saoEnabled: true,
        edges: true,
        dtxEnabled: true
    });
    
</script>
</html>

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Deprecation Notice: ES5 and CJS Builds

Starting from September 2026, the ES5/UMD and CommonJS builds will no longer be included in the npm package. Maintaining ES5 compatibility requires extensive transpilation and polyfilling that is increasingly difficult to sustain as the codebase evolves. Going forward, only the ES module builds (xeokit-sdk.es.js and xeokit-sdk.min.es.js) will be provided, which are compatible with all modern browsers and bundlers.

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📜 Licensing & Commercial Use

xeokit SDK is licensed under AGPLv3, which requires that any modifications or integrations of xeokit SDK into a project must also be open-sourced under AGPLv3.

🪧 Need a commercial license? If your company requires xeokit SDK under a different licensing model for proprietary or closed-source applications, we offer flexible commercial licensing options.

📩 Contact us at [email protected] or visit xeokit.io for more information.