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by cconcepts 4286 days ago
This is cool, hat tilt to creator(s).

Suggestion; I use 3D models almost everyday for mechanical engineering projects and here is a challenge that, perhaps the Yobi3D creators could address:

When I work on an engineering project, I source parts from all sorts of different suppliers depending on price, reputation and previous relationships.

In order to quote well on a project we generally model as much as possible in 3D beforehand. However, this can get expensive as a huge chunk of my time is taken up finding 3D files of supplier's components (generally hidden on some obscure part of their website) and converting those files to a format we can use.

Would it not be possible to scrape (I don't know the terminology - I'm not a codey person) the web and find any kind of 3D files distributed freely on supplier's websites, download these files to a central repository, automatically convert them into a range of usable formats, auto generate an image (like, it appears, Yobi3D has done) and auto generate some meta-data (if none exists) from the page/site the 3D file was found on?

I could then go on a site like Yobi3D, search a supplier's name or a particular product's name, and have the file well presented, easily found, in a format I can use, on a robust and reliable website.

I'd pay good money for this service if it was done well and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.

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> download these files to a central repository, automatically convert them into a range of usable formats, auto generate an image (like, it appears, Yobi3D has done) and auto generate some meta-data (if none exists) from the page/site the 3D file was found on?

https://Clara.io has the central repository, automatic conversion, image generation, WebGL preview and search capability already. Just no automatic scraping nor automatic-meta data.