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Re: format for editable vector graphics exchange
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Re: format for editable vector graphics exchange


  • Subject: Re: format for editable vector graphics exchange
  • From: Erik Buck <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:32:36 -0700 (PDT)

.dxf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD_DXF is the de-facto standard for 2D and 3D CAD vector drawing exchange.  You will have a hard time finding CAD software that doesn't at least read .dxf, and most will write it too.

  .3ds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Studio_Max is the de-facto standard for 3D scene and model exchange and is used by 3D Studio Max,  Maya, Okino, IntelliCAD, SolidWorks, Blender, etc.

Scott Thompson <email@hidden> wrote:

On Aug 10, 2007, at 2:13 PM, Erik Buck wrote:

> Mac OS X does not have a ubiquitous editable vector graphics
> format. PDF could potentially become the standard, but it isn't
> easy to edit and many Mac OS X applications won't accept it on the
> pasteboard.
>
> I have a framework of reusable 2D and 3D graphics classes that read
> and write subsets of Autodesk's .3ds and .dxf formats. Neither
> format is truly open or even adequately documented. Nevertheless,
> they seem to be the current lowest common denominator for cross-
> application and cross-platform editable vector graphics exchange.
> Are .3ds and .dxf still the best interchange formats available ?

I don't know of any applications that accept and work with .3ds
or .dxf. Do you? I've not found a good cross-platform vector graphics
format. SVG looks the most promising of all those I've looked at.

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