MeshVault Connect
Save model downloads with the page data attached.
MeshVault Connect links your browser to MeshVault so supported model downloads can arrive with the title, author, source page, description, tags, thumbnails, and gallery images already captured.
What it does
Cleaner downloads from model sites.
Without the extension, a downloaded archive is often just a filename in a folder. MeshVault Connect keeps the context around the model so the library remains searchable and useful later.
How it works
How the extension import works.
The extension watches supported model pages, prepares the page metadata, then attaches that metadata when a supported model file is downloaded.
Open a supported model page
MeshVault Connect reads useful page details in the browser, such as the model name, author, description, tags, thumbnails, and source URL.
Download the model file
When a supported file or archive is downloaded, the extension holds the metadata in cache and displays a small pop up window.
Choose the destination
The pop up withh read the folders from you desktop app or connected MeshVault Server. You simply choose or create the folder to wish the model to be placed.
Find it later in MeshVault
The imported model appears with searchable metadata, source links, images, and description content instead of becoming another anonymous download.
Owned and purchased models
Some sites split the model page from the download page.
Sites such as Cults3D and CGTrader can show the model details on one page, then provide the actual files from a separate purchases or downloads area. The extension is built around that flow.
Open the original model page first
Visit the public or owned model page so MeshVault Connect can read the title, author, source URL, description, tags, and images. Look on this page first as sometimes there is another way to download the owned model like the 3dot menu on cults3d.
Then open your purchases or account downloads
Use the site's normal owned-model download page. The extension keeps the recent model-page context ready for the file download.
Download the correct file
When the downloaded archive or model file is captured, MeshVault imports it with the saved page details.
Check the imported source
If a owned model page offers multiple models like cgtrader, confirm the imported model matches the page details. MeshVault will asign what is has, there is no way to check. Some private or account-only pages expose less metadata than public pages.
Guide video
Downloading from a model repository.
This short guide shows the browser-to-library path: opening a model page, downloading through MeshVault Connect, then seeing the imported metadata inside MeshVault.
Supported sites
Built around common 3D model repositories.
Site support depends on each repository's page structure and download flow. Public model pages usually expose the most complete metadata; private or account-only pages may expose less.
Controls
Capture what you want, pause what you do not.
MeshVault Connect is meant to help with model downloads, not take over every browser download.
- Enable or disable MeshVault capture from the extension popup.
- Pause capture for individual supported sites.
- Show progress while downloads are sent to MeshVault.
- Detect when MeshVault is not running.
- Use normal browser downloads when MeshVault is unavailable.
- Reduce visual clutter on supported model pages so browsing stays focused.
App and server targets
Send downloads to the machine that owns the library.
The extension can work with the desktop app on the same computer or a MeshVault Server on the local network.
- Local desktop app target for normal single PC.
- LAN server target for a dedicated server on another PC or even opt out of a desktop app and self host.
- Server writes require the server to be unlocked.
- Remote targets stay local to your network, theres is no cloud.
Privacy
Your downloads go to your MeshVault library.
MeshVault Connect exists to preserve useful download context locally. It does not upload your model files to MeshVault servers because there are no MeshVault cloud servers in this workflow.
- Model files are sent to your app or local server.
- Captured metadata is stored in your MeshVault library database.
- Source URLs are kept so you can find the original page again later.
Requirements
What you need installed.
- MeshVault desktop app or MeshVault Server installed and running.
- Chrome, Edge, or Firefox with MeshVault Connect installed.
- A supported model site and a supported model/archive download.
- For server imports, the server must be reachable on the same local network and unlocked for writes.