From: Ken Richardson (ken@cammatic.com)
Date: Mon May 20 2002 - 15:40:46 EEST
Is the MGX file open architecture?? I.e., do they give away the file
specifications so that we can write and programs to create and read this
file type??
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Adler ( A3DM )" <adler@a3dm.com>
To: "Deelip Menezes" <deelipmenezes@hotmail.com>; <rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: MGX and SFX file formats
> While I can not speak for Solidview, the MGX file type from Materialise is
a
> compression format similar to ZIP but, specific to STL files. A 70MB file
> can be reduced to as little a 7MB using the freeware tool STLZIP from
> Materialise. Most service bureaus who use MagicsRP ( and the overall
> majority do ) can decompress this format allowing for faster transport of
> files from clients.
>
> STLZIP can also be purchased optionally as version which will decompress
as
> well as compress if the user does not have MagicsRP
>
>
> Steven Adler, CEO
> Automated 3D Modeling, Inc
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> adler@a3dm.com
> 603.433.4369
>
> Steven Adler, CEO
> Automated 3D Modeling, Inc
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> adler@a3dm.com
> 603.433.4369
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deelip Menezes" <deelipmenezes@hotmail.com>
> To: <rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi>
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 2:41 AM
> Subject: MGX and SFX file formats
>
>
> > Dear List,
> >
> > I am evaluating Materialise's Magics RP and SolidConcepts' SolidView
Pro.
> I
> > see that both these softwares have some proprietry file format of their
> own.
> > Materialise has something called MGX and SolidConcepts has SFX. From
what
> I
> > have read in their help systems, I get the impression that they have
> > attempted to replace the STL file format in some way. I may be totally
> wrong
> > in thinking this way. If any of you know why these file formats were
> > introduced, I would like to hear about it. I would also like to know if
> > service bureaus accept these file formats.
> >
> > Are there any other file formats like these and how well are they
> accepted?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Deelip Menezes
> >
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