5 KB glTF sample
A glTF file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid GL Transmission Format file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 5 KB sample, test or dummy glTF file.
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sample-gltf-5kb.gltf
5 KB5,120 bytes
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- Type
- model/gltf+json
- SHA-256
a3a924da78ca079f6b4d747a2f7e9919f780bf42d71cd07cb225e180b11ec277- Delivery
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What is in this file
A glTF 2.0 scene with one mesh: a height-field terrain of 100 vertices and 162 triangles, stored in a base64 buffer inside the JSON. A padding string in the top-level "extras" member brings the file to the exact size.
| Vertices | 100 |
|---|---|
| Triangles | 162 |
| glTF version | 2.0 |
| Buffers | 1 (embedded, base64) |
| Materials | None (default) |
How the file begins
The opening lines of sample-gltf-5kb.gltf, exactly as they appear in the file.
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00000010 6f 6e 22 3a 22 32 2e 30 22 2c 22 67 65 6e 65 72 |on":"2.0","gener|
00000020 61 74 6f 72 22 3a 22 53 61 6d 70 6c 65 54 65 73 |ator":"SampleTes|
00000030 74 46 69 6c 65 73 20 73 61 6d 70 6c 65 20 66 69 |tFiles sample fi|Preview
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Where 5 KB matters
A 5,120-byte file: larger than a cookie, smaller than a typical HTTP header limit. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:
| System | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Browser cookies | 4,096 bytes per cookie | 5 KB does not fit in one cookie. |
| Vite asset inlining | 4 KB by default (assetsInlineLimit) | A 5 KB asset is emitted as a separate file rather than inlined as base64. |
| nginx and Apache request headers | 8 KB per header line by default | 5 KB fits; the 10 KB sample does not. |
Use this file for
- Smoke tests in CI that must run in milliseconds
- Testing 3D upload and web preview
- Checking loaders with embedded and external buffers
Testing notes for glTF
- A .gltf file often refers to separate .bin and texture files. Uploading the JSON alone gives a model with no geometry. The samples here embed their data, so one file is enough.
- glTF is Y-up and in metres, while STL and many CAD exports are Z-up and in millimetres. A converter that skips the adjustment yields a model lying on its side and a thousand times too large.
Technical details
| File name | sample-gltf-5kb.gltf |
|---|---|
| Format | glTF (GL Transmission Format) |
| Extension | .gltf |
| MIME type | model/gltf+json |
| Size | 5,120 bytes (5 KB) |
| Kind | Text |
| SHA-256 | a3a924da78ca079f6b4d747a2f7e9919f780bf42d71cd07cb225e180b11ec277 |
| Created | 2026-10-23 |
| Validation | See the listed size and SHA-256. Small downloads are checked in the browser; verify streamed downloads manually. A hash match does not prove parser compatibility. |
| Preview | Available on this page |
| Source | Generated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere |
| Licence | Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms) |
| Category | 3D Models |
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Questions about this file
- Is this file exactly 5 KB?
- Yes. It is 5,120 bytes, which is 5 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 5,120 bytes).
- What is inside the 5 KB glTF file?
- A glTF 2.0 scene with one mesh: a height-field terrain of 100 vertices and 162 triangles, stored in a base64 buffer inside the JSON. A padding string in the top-level "extras" member brings the file to the exact size.
- Do the glTF samples need a separate .bin file?
- No. The vertex and index data are embedded in the JSON as a base64 data URI, so each sample is a single self-contained file.