Uploading Catalog Content
You can upload all of your catalog content into 3D Warehouse using a single .csv file. When creating your .csv, keep in mind the following guidelines:Organize your catalog by collection.Add collection details like a thumbnail or a URL.Add a product description for each model.To upload a .csv to 3D Warehouse:
Last updated 17 July 2026
You can upload all of your catalog content into 3D Warehouse using a single .csv file. When creating your .csv, keep in mind the following guidelines:
- Organize your catalog by collection.
- Add collection details like a thumbnail or a URL.
- Add a product description for each model.
To upload a .csv to 3D Warehouse:
- Sign into 3D Warehouse.
- From the user menu, select Manage Content .
- Do one of the following:
- For a new catalog, click Get Blank CSV Template .
- To create and edit a .csv for an existing catalog, click Get CSV of Your Content .
- Edit the
.csvas needed. - Upload the
.csv.
Editing the data in your .csv file
For each model, the following fields are required:
- Action
- Type
- Title
- SketchUp Filename
- Containing Collection(s)
All other fields are options.
For a collection, the following fields are required:
- Action
- Type
- SketchUp Filename
For more details on how to fill out each field in the .csv, see the following table:
Column Name in .csv File | Possible Value | Use It To … |
|---|---|---|
Action |
| Upload a new model or create a new collection. |
| Modify an existing model or collection. | |
| Delete an existing model or collection. Because this action deletes data and analytics for the catalog item, you may prefer to use the update value and change the item’s privacy from public to private, which retains the item’s stats. | |
| Indicate that you don’t want to change a model or collection. | |
Type |
| Indicate the row data is for a model. |
| Indicate the row is for a collection. | |
Title | The model or collection’s name | Gives the model or collection a name that appears in the 3D Warehouse. |
SketchUp Filename | Name of a SketchUp file stored on your computer, such as
| Tells the 3D Warehouse which file users can download on the model page. If this is a collection, leave this field blank. |
Thumbnail Filename | A filename for a JPG or PNG image file on your computer, such as
or
| Add a thumbnail image to a collection. The row’s Type value needs to be
. |
Description | Any text | Provide a detailed description of your model or collection, such as product descriptions from other online or print catalogs. Use the # symbol to turn any word in your description into a hashtag, which makes your model easy to find via searches for that term. |
Containing Collection(s) | Title of one or more collections. Use a comma to separate multiple collection names. You must surround each collection title in double quote (
) characters. | Add the model or collection to the collection(s) specified in this column. For example, if you have a collection with the Title
, and want to add the model in this row to that collection, type
in this column. To add the model to the Sofas collection and the Sofa Beds collection, type
. |
Allow Comments |
| Enable other 3D Warehouse users to leave comments on the model details page. A blank field defaults to
. |
| Prevent users from commenting. | |
Information URL | A valid URL beginning with
| Direct users to a website where they can learn more about the model. |
Bulk Uploading
To upload your finalized .csv, follow these steps:
- Return to Manage Content.
- Upload your .csv in the areas provided.
- Fix any errors that appear in the actions table
- After you resolve all the errors in the actions table, click Process Actions .
- 3D Warehouse will begin updating your catalog.
- When the Process Complete page appears, click Go to Your Profile to view all the content you uploaded. The 3D Warehouse may need about one minute to display all updates.
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