Aquarium

Aquarium is Zoo's public CAD gallery for discovering, viewing, and sharing models. Use it when you want a model to be browsable outside your local project workflow. Projects are submitted from Zoo Design Studio and become public after Aquarium review.

Public Model Page

An Aquarium model page gives the model a public destination that can be opened in a browser. Use it for examples, demos, tutorials, and models you want other people to inspect.

Publish a Project

Before publishing, make sure you are signed in, have a username set on your Zoo account, and have a non-empty KCL file without errors open in the project. The Publish button is disabled when the current KCL file is empty or has errors.

To submit a project:

1. Open the project in Zoo Design Studio.
2. Select Publish in the Top Bar.
3. Enter a title and description.
4. Select at least one Aquarium category.
5. Review the Aquarium terms, then select Submit for review.

Zoo Design Studio uploads the complete project, including files in subfolders, rather than only the KCL file currently open. The app confirms whether the project was published or submitted for review.

If the project has already been submitted, the dialog restores its publication details and shows the last submission date. Edit the details and select Update submission to send a new version. When reviewers request changes, Zoo Design Studio shows their feedback when you open the project; update the project and submit it again to return it to the review queue.

Model Files

Keep the model files organized before publishing. Clear names, stable KCL files, and meaningful parameters make the shared model easier to understand and reuse.

Sharing

Share the Aquarium URL when you want someone to view the model without sending a project folder directly. Direct project share-link creation is not currently supported in Zoo Design Studio. Use Publish to submit a project to Aquarium, then share its public Aquarium URL after it is approved.

Terms

Models published to Aquarium are governed by the Aquarium terms. Review them before publishing models that include proprietary or customer-sensitive geometry.

Are you interested in code?

Aquarium publishes model content, but it does not require a special KCL function. KCL files remain normal source files inside the model project.

Visit the Aquarium CAD Gallery to browse public models.