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The OpenRP Initiative is in its very early stages. A lot has been done and
a lot needs to be done. We have decided to make the OpenRP wish list
public so that you can get a better understanding the needs of different
people related to the RP industry.
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Wisher |
Wish |
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David Weathers |
The RP file should have
two passwords instead of one. One for viewing the file and the other
for saving as RP/STL. |
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Bathsheba Grossman |
Add "Convert to RP" in the
Explorer right click menu. |
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Travis Serio |
Allow user to set RP Viewer as the
program to open STL files if he so desires. |
If you want to add to the wish list send us an
email.
Proposed Work
We have been receiving requests to extend the RP file format to store more
information such as unit, color, material, etc. This can be done. But
doing so will effect the compatibility of the RP file format with the STL
file format, since the STL file format is not capable of storing
information other than the basic geometry of the model. Your suggestions in this regard are most
welcome.
As of now, the best solution is to create another file format (which is a superset
of the RP file format) called RPX (Extended RP format). A RPX file will contain all of the RP file format data
and more. Moreover, a STL file (and hence a RP file) cannot store the
geometry of more than one model. Using the new RPX file format we will be
able to
store more than one model and have relations between the models in a
single RPX file.
What are your views on this solution? If you support the idea of creating
the RPX file format please let us know what kind of data you want the RPX
file format to contain. Please use the
contact form.
The RPX File Format Wish List
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Wisher |
Wish |
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Ranjit Thakur |
Colors, material,
creator's name and company, non disclosure agreement. |
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Charles Overy |
Unit, bounding box, date,
creating program name, UV coordinates, notes, pointers to texture and
color files. Allow more than one object and be able to create
relations between them. |
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