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Solarxy is a cross-platform 3D model viewer, visual debugger, and validator developed by Marko Koljancic. Built in Rust using the wgpu (WebGPU) graphics library, the software enables users to inspect 3D models in a real-time graphical viewer, combining modern rendering capabilities with diagnostic tooling suited to artists, technical artists, and developers working with 3D assets. Its feature set includes physically based rendering (PBR) for realistic material visualization, along with multiple inspection modes that help identify issues in models and textures. These inspection modes include Material ID, Texel Density, Depth, Overdraw, and AO Preview, each offering a specialized view of model properties that might otherwise be difficult to evaluate in a standard viewport. Validation overlays provide additional feedback during inspection, while a split-viewport comparison mode allows two views to be examined side by side, which is useful for comparing models, inspection modes, or rendering states. The application fits within the categories of 3D graphics software, model viewers, and asset validation or debugging tools, making it relevant for game development, visualization, and content production pipelines where verifying asset quality is important. Alongside the graphical viewer, Solarxy ships with a command-line companion tool called solarxy-cli, which provides terminal-based analysis of 3D models for users who prefer scripted or headless workflows. The software is currently at version 0.9.0, and a total of eight versions have been released to date, indicating an active development history leading up to the present release. Its cross-platform design means the viewer can be used across multiple operating systems, broadening its accessibility for teams with varied development environments. Together, the real-time viewer, inspection and validation tooling, comparison features, and CLI companion position Solarxy as a practical utility for examining, debugging, and validating 3D models in a single cross-platform package.
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