Loading file (scene) from file picker

[focomoso]

I'm looking for a way to run the assetsManager (with all of its nifty file type checking) on a file chosen by the user via the file picker (or drag and drop). Is there a simple way to do this? The assetsManager seems only to take a url and filename. Is there a way to send it a file blob?

If not, does anyone have any ideas on a relatively simple way to do this?

Thanks

[focomoso]

I'm able to load files using the specific plugin for the extension with:

      BABYLON.SceneLoader.GetPluginForExtension('.stl').load(this.scene,e.target.result,"root");

e.target.result is the file that comes from the file picker. This works fine, but...

• I have to do the file checking by hand (not ideal)
• I don't get a ref to the mesh like I do when I use the assetsManager which makes it hard to manipulate it after upload
   

Any thoughts?

 

[GameMonetize]

Hey

As you mentioned, the AssetsManager is not designed to work with drag'n'drop unfortunately.

Regarding your second point, the load function is synchronous so you can just check scene.meshes after calling load.

[focomoso]

Thanks @Deltakosh

Is there any guarantee that the most recently added mesh will be the last in the scene.meshes list (or something similar). If not, I'm going to have to save a copy of the meshes beforehand and look for the new name. 

[GameMonetize]

Yes this is the case