How to View Velociraptor in 3D
Velociraptor 3D Viewer runs a small dromaeosaurid at turkey-scale in your browser - drag to rotate, scroll or pinch to zoom, toggle a 1.8 m person for scale, and click the head, a leg, or the tail to read a part fact.
Open the Velociraptor page and take the camera
Open the Velociraptor 3D Viewer and wait for the facts panel to fill. When the status line says you can drag, orbit the Velociraptor with the pointer and zoom with the scroll wheel or a two-finger pinch. Fullscreen expands the wrapper so the controls stay visible beside the scene.
Use the four Velociraptor controls under the canvas
Under the Velociraptor canvas, four controls handle view and scale:
- Fullscreen - fills the display while keeping the buttons visible
- Stop rotation / Auto-rotate - freezes or resumes auto-spin
- Idle motion - adds subtle breathing and leg sway; tap again for Stand still
- Size vs human - shows a 1.8 m person at the honest length ratio to the about 2 m figure (published range about 1.5-2 m)
Read the Velociraptor facts panel and click body parts
The Velociraptor facts panel lists length (about 2 m; commonly cited range 1.5-2 m), hip height about 0.5 m, weight about 15-20 kg, the 75-71 Mya Late Cretaceous window in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, diet (carnivore), and the 11 August 1923 Flaming Cliffs find named in 1924. A short click - not a drag - on the head, a leg, or the tail swaps in a part note; click empty space to return to the species sheet. Skin color is an artistic reconstruction; the model does not render feathers even though 2007 quill-knob evidence is on the page.
What the Velociraptor how-to guide is not
The Velociraptor how-to guide is a controls walkthrough for the in-browser viewer only - it does not place the model in your room (no AR), does not claim soft-tissue accuracy, and does not assert a film-style killing method for the sickle claw. For the size story see Velociraptor size comparison. For trade-offs versus phone AR apps see Velociraptor 3D viewer vs AR apps.
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