UPDATED: Play Animated 3D Models in Word, PowerPoint, and *Excel*

Anonymous
2018-10-22T20:49:38+00:00

Hey Insiders!

My name is Aimee, and I'm a PM in the Office Graphics team. I’m excited to announce support for animated 3D models in PowerPoint, Word and Excel on both Mac and Windows PC. This new media type can help you get creative, elevate storytelling and build highly immersive documents. To get you started, we've created a library of over 50 animated models available in Office. Enjoy :)

Support for animated 3D models is rolled out to Office 365 Subscribers on:

- PowerPoint and Word on Windows PC: Version 1809 (Build 16.0.102827)

  • Excel on Windows PC: Version 1904 (Build 16.0.11526)
  • PowerPoint/Word/Excel on macOS: Build 16.24.226

This feature is not available on Office Perpetual, namely Office 2019 or 2016. 

Getting Started

STEP 1

Firstly, you'll need to insert an animated model.

Navigate to Insert Tab > 3D Models > From Online Sourcesto peruse Office's library of 3D models.

In the dialogue box, click the All Animated Models category. Insert any that catches your eye. There's novel characters, education-focused examples, realistic animals and many more to pick from:

Tip: All animated models are badged with the ‘running man’ to easily identify:

Alternatively, insert your own animated model if you have one, via the Insert Tab > 3D Models > From File .

Office accepts .gltf and .fbx formats for animated models. Currently only skeletal animations are supported, with morph and node animation support coming very soon. Let us know via Send a Smile in the Office app if there are any issues with your insert.

STEP 2

Your inserted model will now animate in the editor!

STEP 3

To Play/Pause the animation, right-click on the model and select Play/Pause on the Floatie:

Tip: To quickly play/pause, select the model and hitspacebar

STEP 4

Animated models can have multiple animation scenes. To explore these, select the model and navigate to the Format Tab > Scenes:

Tip: To quickly explore the animation scenes, select the model and hitCtr + Tab to toggle through the animations

Feedback

We are actively working on this feature in Office, and your feedback is key to guiding improvements. Use Send A Smile in the Office app to let us know what you think. I read and appreciate all feedback that filters my way. Your thoughts are valuable to making this feature great.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-06-14T17:22:56+00:00

    Go to the Customize Ribbon view by navigating to Preferences > Ribbon & Toolbar, then in the right column use the dropdown to select "All Tabs." Then, scroll down the list and find "3D Model Tools" and expand the "3D Models" section. Is there a "Play 3D" section listed there, which if expanded shows "Play" and "Scenes"? If not, in the left hand column, make the same selections as above, but when you expand the "3D Models" > "Play 3D" section, highlight the "Play" and "Scenes" listings, then click the "Add" button in the middle of the window. Restart PowerPoint, and they should show up.

    -Jesse

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-06-06T18:07:16+00:00

    my words wont open it keep tell me repair  close are help and when I click repair an reopen it the same thing am getting  what could be the problem that it not opening

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-05-03T17:57:08+00:00

    If you are on a Mac, the issue might be related to the below link.  Apparently there is a (unconfirmed) report in which poster claims MS developers disabled animated 3d models in Mac version of PowerPoint due to problems / bugs.

    Would be nice to actually have verification of this claim or some official statement from Microsoft.  Needles to say, animated models on Mac PowerPoint are indeed missing and no longer play when previously they did.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/animated-3d-objects-now-disabled-in-mac-powerpoint/984f5a83-4ac0-4416-82d4-c9a07e4bb583

    From the above link: "According to a Microsoft Tech Support Rep, developers have discovered a bug and currently turned off the feature. No timeline for reactivation yet."

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-01-14T19:51:37+00:00

    Hi Dowding thanks for the question. You should be able to import our own animated models via Insert Tab > 3D Models > From Filethen navigate through explorer to select your local animated model to insert. Office accepts .gltf and .fbx animated models. Are you using a different file format? Let us know what is happening when you try to insert your own animated model. Thanks!

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-01-04T06:39:21+00:00

    Hi 

    can we insert  .SVG  images in word file in office 360 subscription. ?

    and i don't want to loose my animation in word document. is this possible?

    Let me know so that i proceed to purchase office 360 

    Thanks

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