# 3D Avatars

SpeedLight 3D View displays avatars as animated stick figures:

![](https://4060892832-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lmt-TOo0Y8Xr12P7CcX%2F-Md1vA0w9SYV5nCOIP2_%2F-Md20eW1ROqHBZmXw_uw%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=faf94ede-646e-4a5b-aef3-d7c1453d1b54)

It works this way because of several reasons:

* Second Life avatars can be unpredictably huge (up to *millions faces*),
* Huge avatar consume mobile traffic
* Huge avatar rendering drain the battery power on mobile devices

### Loading 3D avatars

You can load any avatar in 3D by demand by right-clicking (long-tapping) and choosing "Load 3D avatar" menu:

![](https://4060892832-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lmt-TOo0Y8Xr12P7CcX%2F-Md1vA0w9SYV5nCOIP2_%2F-Md1zw_wC8uyGxIl8ND2%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=8637c734-72bc-4115-9f8f-cdf850ad9b11)

3D avatars are currently static (not animated) and still in development.