3D Filamental Graph
approvedby CosimoScott
Your vault in 3D using Filamental. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.
3D Filamental Graph for Obsidian
Explore your vault as a living 3D knowledge graph - right inside Obsidian. Every note becomes a node. Every wikilink becomes a connection. Physics pulls related notes together and pushes unrelated ones apart, so your vault's hidden structure reveals itself.
No import. No export. No duplicate files. Your markdown stays exactly where it is.
What you get
Full 3D graph inside Obsidian
Open the graph in any Obsidian tab. Your entire vault renders in three dimensions, driven by a real physics simulation. Notes cluster naturally by how they link to each other.
Physics that thinks
Nodes repel each other and spring toward their connections. The simulation settles on its own. Drag any node to a new position and it sticks - saved permanently to .filamental/positions.json.
Type-coloured nodes
Use Filamental entity types and every node glows with its assigned colour. Node size scales with connection count, so the most-connected notes are instantly visible.
Navigation that feels natural
- Arrow keys to pan
- Ctrl + scroll or trackpad pinch to zoom
- Two-finger trackpad swipe to pan
- Click any node to open that note in Obsidian
- Drag nodes to rearrange the layout
Sidebar panel
Shows the active note's entity type, colour dot, and total link count at a glance. Launch the 3D graph or jump to the Filamental desktop app from one place.
Shared layout with Filamental desktop
Positions sync through .filamental/positions.json in your vault. Open the same vault in Filamental and your layout carries over exactly.
Open in Filamental
One click launches the Filamental desktop app with your vault already loaded - no setup, no prompts.
Getting started
- Install 3D Filamental Graph from the Obsidian community plugins list
- Open any vault you want to explore
- Click the Filamental icon in the ribbon, or run the command Open 3D Filamental Graph
- The graph appears in a new tab and begins simulating
That's it. If you want deeper features - node classification, connector types, themes, and full 3D editing - download the Filamental desktop app.
Filamental desktop app
Filamental is a standalone 3D knowledge graph app that reads the same markdown files as Obsidian. Both apps stay in sync automatically.
- Node types and colour themes
- Named connector types (not just wikilinks)
- Drone export and AI integration
- Works with any vault size
Free to try for 30 days. Download at filamental.space
Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-launch 3D graph | Off | Opens the graph automatically when Obsidian starts |
Requirements
- Obsidian 1.7.2 or later
- Desktop only (uses the local filesystem)
- Windows supported now - macOS coming soon
Notes
- Node positions are written to
.filamental/positions.jsoninside your vault. This file is shared with the Filamental desktop app. - Entity type colours are read from
.filamental/entity_types.jsonif present. - The simulation pauses automatically once the graph settles. Drag a node to restart it.
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