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[Alex G <mr.nuke.me@xxxxxxxxx>]

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>> Good luck with IGES (*expecially* 3D IGES :D). It's the biggest
>> design-by-commitee beast I've ever seen (anyway it seem paragonable in
>> complexity with STEP).
> 
> I've looked at the IGES specs, and you're right - it _is_
> a bit if a beast, especially exceptions like "if this flag
> is set, take the Entity parms from another Entity" :-(
> 
> So far, I have a program (perl, of course :-) that can read and
> parse an IGES file (Global, Directory and Parameter sections),
> and I've begun adding processors for the simpler IGES
> Entity types (Color, Xform matrix, Point, Line, Arc).
>
As always, ahead of me. :)

> Each Entity is pretty simple, but the possibility of having nested (and
> reusable) Entities, and the exceptions, will complicate matters somewhat
> :-(
> 
> So, before I take things too far, I'd like to know if it'll be worth the
> efford - are there enough 3D models in IGES format available from the
> manufacturers, or will an IGES-to-VRML converter be of limited use ?
> 
It's surprising if 3D models are even available, let alone in IGES. Most
manufacturers give partially complete pdf's.
I only know of Molex at the moment, but considering the thousands of
parts they make, I'd take this converter to be pretty useful. Then every
time they release a new line of connectors, we can just convert their
models.

Alex
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