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Astral3D

基于Vue3 + THREE.JS 免费开源的三维引擎及配套编辑器，包含BIM轻量化、CAD解析预览、粒子系统、插件系统等功能。 A free and open-source 3D engine based on Vue3 + THREE.JS and its accompanying editor, featuring functions such as BIM lightweighting, CAD parsing preview, particle system, and plugin system.

Astral3D is an open-source 3D and CAD project on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license (permissive), with 2.5k stars. It is built with V8 and TypeScript. Its last push was 3 days ago.

Stars
2.5k
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
Active
Latest release
1.0.0

Code on GitHub Website

Judgement

What it is
Complete system
What it does
A web 3D engine and editor built on Vue 3 and Three.js that loads 30+ model formats, lightweights BIM models, previews CAD drawings and supports particles and plugins.
Adopt it when
A Chinese-speaking team needs a browser 3D scene editor for BIM or digital twin projects.
Watch out
Documentation and community are mainly Chinese.
Ready for
Usable
Runs as
Cloud service and self-hosted server
Built with
JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue and Three.js
How established
Established: started 5 years ago, latest release 1.0.0.
What the license allows
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

V8TypeScript

Follow it down: Astral3D → V8 → LLVM project → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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Stars, license and activity come from GitHub and refresh on a rolling hourly schedule. The project's own description is quoted as written.