# 03 - Load a model

NASA's model of the Gateway, loaded from a glTF file and path traced.

![03 - Load a model](https://media.huira.space/examples/03_load_a_model.png)

## Data

| File | What it is | From |
|---|---|---|
| `gateway.glb` | NASA's model of the Gateway | [media.huira.space](https://media.huira.space/data/models/nasa/) |

Download it into this folder:

```bash
curl -fLO https://media.huira.space/data/models/nasa/gateway.glb
```

Licenses, and how to credit the data: [Gateway model](../getting_started/data.md#nasa-spacecraft-models).

## Run

From this folder, in Python:

```bash
python load_a_model.py gateway.glb
```

or in C++, built as in [Running the examples](index.md#c):

```bash
../../build/03_load_a_model gateway.glb
```

Each writes its images to `output/`, in the folder it runs from.

## Source

The complete example, in both languages. [View this example on GitHub](https://github.com/huira-render/huira/tree/main/examples/03_load_a_model).

`````{tab-set}
````{tab-item} Python
:sync: python

```{literalinclude} ../../examples/03_load_a_model/load_a_model.py
:language: python
```
````
````{tab-item} C++
:sync: cpp

```{literalinclude} ../../examples/03_load_a_model/load_a_model.cpp
:language: cpp
```
````
`````