5 KB OBJ sample

An OBJ file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid Wavefront OBJ 3D model 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 OBJ file.

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sample-obj-5kb.obj

5 KB5,120 bytes

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Type
model/obj
SHA-256
1747d84581105b973b5f61a3d4a2730fb6f1115a7f9b578e4abc813311e5336f
Delivery
Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).

What is in this file

One object, "terrain": a height field 7 vertices wide and 16 rows deep (112 vertices, 192 triangles), written as v and f statements. Comment lines at the end bring the file to the exact size.

Vertices112
Triangles192
Objects1
MaterialsNone
EncodingUTF-8 (ASCII characters only)

How the file begins

The opening lines of sample-obj-5kb.obj, exactly as they appear in the file.

00000000  23 20 53 61 6d 70 6c 65  54 65 73 74 46 69 6c 65 |# SampleTestFile|
00000010  73 20 73 61 6d 70 6c 65  20 4f 42 4a 20 66 69 6c |s sample OBJ fil|
00000020  65 20 28 35 20 4b 42 29  0a 23 20 41 20 74 72 69 |e (5 KB).# A tri|
00000030  61 6e 67 75 6c 61 74 65  64 20 68 65 69 67 68 74 |angulated height|

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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:

SystemLimitNote
Browser cookies4,096 bytes per cookie5 KB does not fit in one cookie.
Vite asset inlining4 KB by default (assetsInlineLimit)A 5 KB asset is emitted as a separate file rather than inlined as base64.
nginx and Apache request headers8 KB per header line by default5 KB fits; the 10 KB sample does not.

All 5 KB sample files

Use this file for

  • Smoke tests in CI that must run in milliseconds
  • Testing 3D model upload and preview
  • Checking mesh importers and converters

Testing notes for OBJ

  • Face indices are one-based and can be negative, meaning relative to the end of the vertex list; importers written for zero-based arrays are off by one.
  • OBJ has no unit of measurement, so the same file can appear at wildly different scales in different tools.

OBJ format reference

Technical details

File namesample-obj-5kb.obj
FormatOBJ (Wavefront OBJ 3D model)
Extension.obj
MIME typemodel/obj
Size5,120 bytes (5 KB)
KindText
SHA-2561747d84581105b973b5f61a3d4a2730fb6f1115a7f9b578e4abc813311e5336f
Created2026-10-23
ValidationSee 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.
PreviewAvailable on this page
SourceGenerated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere
LicenceFree to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
Category3D Models

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This file is created in your browser, so it has no direct URL for curl or wget. The generator is designed to produce reproducible bytes. After saving, compare the checksum with the SHA-256 value above.

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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 OBJ file?
One object, "terrain": a height field 7 vertices wide and 16 rows deep (112 vertices, 192 triangles), written as v and f statements. Comment lines at the end bring the file to the exact size.
What does the sample model look like?
A gently rolling surface, like a patch of terrain, built from triangles. It has no materials or textures.