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3D Asset Review and Collaboration Platform
A web platform where artists upload 3D assets and supervisors review them in the browser with frame-accurate notes.
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What this diagram shows
- Assets are converted to web-friendly formats on upload
- Reviewers annotate directly on the 3D view or frame
- Versions and approvals sync back to the production tracker
Prompt used
3D review platform: artists upload models (USD, FBX) and renders from a DCC plugin or the web app. A conversion service creates glTF previews and proxy videos. Supervisors review in a WebGL viewer with annotations and frame-accurate notes. A versioning service keeps history; approvals sync to the production tracker (ShotGrid/Ftrack). Files in object storage, metadata in PostgreSQL.
Mermaid code
C4Container
title 3D Asset Review Platform
Person(artist, "Artist", "Uploads versions")
Person(sup, "Supervisor", "Reviews and approves")
System_Ext(tracker, "Production Tracker", "ShotGrid / Ftrack")
System_Boundary(rev, "Review Platform") {
Container(plugin, "DCC Plugin", "Python", "Publish from Maya / Blender")
Container(web, "Review Web App", "React + WebGL", "3D viewer and notes")
Container(api, "Review API", "Node.js", "Versions and comments")
Container(conv, "Conversion Service", "Python, GPU", "glTF and proxy video")
Container(store, "Asset Storage", "Object storage", "Source and previews")
ContainerDb(db, "Review DB", "PostgreSQL", "Versions and notes")
}
Rel(artist, plugin, "Publishes")
Rel(plugin, api, "Uploads")
Rel(api, store, "Stores files")
Rel(api, conv, "Conversion jobs")
Rel(conv, store, "Previews")
Rel(sup, web, "Reviews")
Rel(web, api, "Notes and approvals")
Rel(api, db, "Stores")
Rel(api, tracker, "Syncs status")Related templates
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