Microsoft 3d Viewer
Microsoft is no longer treating possibly the most unused folder, 3D Objects, as a special folder in File Explorer.
With the release of Windows 10 1703, otherwise known as the Creators Update, Microsoft included a new application called '3D Viewer' that allowed you to view and manipulate 3D models.
As a place to store all those 3D object files that Microsoft thought people would be downloading, they created a '3D Objects' folder in each user's user profile directory. This folder was given a unique icon and was designated as a special folder in File Explorer, as shown below.
However, most people did not find 3D Viewer as useful as Microsoft, and the most popular search queries regarding the '3D Objects folder' was how to remove it.
Microsoft finally got the hint, and with yesterday's release of Windows 10 Insider build 21322 in the Dev channel, the 3D Objects folder is no longer displayed as a special folder in File Explorer. However, Windows 10 users can still access it directly from the %UserProfile% folder.
Then search apps for ‘3d’: Turns out that there are three 3D programs included with Windows 10: 3D Viewer, Paint 3D and Print 3D. Worth noticing is that none of them are very big at all, with 3D Viewer the largest at a modest 19.3MB. If your disk space is that tight it might be time to get a bigger disk, honestly. But let’s proceed. Just 10 minutes to learn on how to edit your simple 3D models, view and print them easily. View 3D models by Microsoft (@microsoft) Explore Buy 3D models. For business / Cancel. Login Sign Up Upload.
Microsoft 3d Viewer Models
'The 3D Objects folder will no longer be shown as a special folder in File Explorer after updating to this build. If you need to access this folder, you can do so via typing %userprofile% in File Explorer or through the navigation pane option “Show all folders,' Microsoft explained in the Windows 10 Insider build 21322 release notes.
Microsoft 3d Viewer Update
While this is not a particularly big change for Windows users, it is one less folder cluttering Windows 10's File Explorer, which can quickly become filled with extraneous devices and drives.