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- From: kyriazis@mistral.rdrc.rpi.edu (George Kyriazis)
- Subject: Re: FOLLOW-UP: FTP SITE FOR 3D MODELS/UTILS
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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 02:37:55 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov5.142035.20498@alias.com> Reid Ellis <rae@Alias.com> writes:
- >If you want a standard format
- >that can handle curves and spline surfaces, there's always IGES.
- >
- >Does IGES handle NURBS? I can't recall offhand..
- >
- Yes, it does.. I am not sure, but I think it also handles connectivity
- (ie., topological information) which is always a plus..
-
- Running the risk of stating the obvious, I'll say that it looks like
- it's pretty difficult task to choose a file format that satisfies most of
- us. What's important in some people is not important to others. I know
- of conversion packages that have the ability of converting from one
- data format to another with relatively no pain, but (unfortunately)
- you have to buy them.
-
- It's pretty difficult not to write such software without having money in
- his mind, so I predict that this discussion about what is the "right" format
- could go on for a LONG time..
-
- --george
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