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by skurmedel 4823 days ago
Why STL? I'd wager OBJ is a much more common interchange format for 3D models.
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LukeShu 4823 days ago
OBJ is for 3D graphics, STL is for 3D manufacturing.
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nickpinkston 4823 days ago
Though it's trial to convert between them sans color loss from OBJ to STL 1.0
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skurmedel 4823 days ago
Wasn't really my point.
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LukeShu 4822 days ago
Well, github is targeting users of 3D printers, not game/graphics developers.
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jbarnette 4823 days ago
We grabbed a 3D printer for the office a while ago.
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