3D Model Thumbnails and Previews Available in Public Beta

Version 25.0 x 28 of After Effects Beta introduces support for 3D Model Thumbnails and Previews. 

It’s a basic feature. When you import a 3D Model (.GLB, .OBJ) footage item into the Project Panel and select that model, a thumbnail will appear (as shown below). 

Similarly, when you <double-click> a 3D Model footage item, we will render that model in the Footage Panel.

Please note that the process of generating a Thumbnail or Preview is asynchronous and, as some 3D models can be quite large, it could take a little while to render.

Please give this new functionality a try and let us know how it’s working for you. 

- Tom Olsen, AE Engineering Team