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Re: support of 3D model plugins

 

Sorry, typo… I meant 3D ContentCentral.

Regards,
Bernhard

> On 03 Jan 2016, at 12:38, Bernhard Stegmaier <stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> About VRML1: 
> When I downloaded models from 3dcentral in VRML, I always did get VRML1.
> 
> So, I always had to get STEP and then convert with FreeCad to VRML2.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Bernhard
> 
> 
>> On 03.01.2016, at 11:41, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> I have seen multiple people reporting bugs regarding X3D, so I guess
>> there are some people using it. I don't know if it is because they
>> don't know which format "to use" or that they genuinely mean it is
>> better than VRML2. Me, myself, I don't really know the real
>> difference.
>> 
>> 2016-01-03 3:46 GMT+01:00 Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> I have finished the VRML2 3D plugin and the (new) 3D Properties
>>> 
>>> dialogs now show a preview of VRML2 models.  I have read the VRML1
>>> 
>>> specifications a few times over and I'm uncertain if I should
>>> 
>>> support that format - any comments?  The same is true of the X3D
>>> 
>>> model format - do we really have enough users of VRML1 and X3D to
>>> 
>>> warrant implementation of those parsers as a 3D plugin?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> - Cirilo
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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