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Samples Library

Take advantage of professionally created assets to download for your research and academic purposes. Downloads are made available under the Academy Software Foundation license.

Sponza Base Scene

  • Remade for a modern-day, physically-based rendering (PBR) pipeline
  • Incorporates photogrammetry-derived, high-resolution geometry with 4k textures
  • Provides ideal images for reproducibility and development of new rendering technologies
  • Includes the following file formats: Autodesk* 3ds Max* 2022 source, USD, GLTF, and FBX

Download (3.5 GB)

Sponza Add-on Packages

Colorful Curtains

  • Draped curtains hang in the atrium space to break up the stone textures, add more bounced color, and darken the hallways.
  • File formats included are Autodesk 3ds Max 2022 source, GLTF, FBX, and USD.

Download (.7 GB)

Ivy

  • Ivy vines grow along the corner of the atrium. The vines and leaves are created with full geometric detail. 
  • File formats included are Autodesk 3ds Max 2022 source, GLTF, FBX, and USD.

Download (1.2 GB)

Trees

  • The leaves of the Italian cypresses are created by using cards with alpha maps, as in traditional game production. 
  • File formats included are Autodesk 3ds Max 2022 source, GLTF, FBX, and USD.

Download (0.8 GB)

Emissive Candles

  • Thousands of floating candles are scattered throughout the scene.
  • Download includes examples of an emissive material for the flames and point lights.
  • File formats included are Autodesk 3ds Max 2022 source, GLTF, FBX, and USD.

Download (2.8 GB)

Animated Knight

  • This package contains a fully rigged character with several example animations. 
  • File formats included are Maya* 2022 source, Alembic (ABC), FBX, and USD.

Download (1.3 GB)

Flood

  • Rushing flood of water overtakes the ground floor of Sponza.
  • File formats included are Houdini* 19.0.561 source, Blender*, 3dsMax* 2022, and Alembic (ABC).

Download (2.8 GB)

Volumetric Explosion

  • A fiery volumetric explosion rocks the ground floor of Sponza.
  • File formats included are Houdini 19.0.561 source, Blender, Volumetric Database File (VDB).

Download (9.2 GB)

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