Input data format

[Miriam Melnick]

Hi -

I am wondering what the data format is for open-3d-viewer? I read some notes from the OpenWorm developers but I am not quite clear. How does one get from a 3D model in a CAD program to a working open-3d-viewer implementation?

Details would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Miriam Melnick

[Nico Weber]

Hi Miriam,

we use http://code.google.com/p/webgl-loader/ for model loading. That
library includes a binary to convert .obj files to the custom file
format we use. (Sadly, that tool outputs .js files instead of .json
files, but maybe that could be changed.)

Nico

[Won]

Actually, it does open .json files now, although the head version has drifted somewhat from open-3d-viewer compatibility. I'll try to update o3v soon.

Miriam, if you have some sample data that you would like to o3v-ize, I could make sure it all works.

-Won

[Miriam Melnick]

Thanks.

I am aiming to make the process as easy as possible for other developers. I want my port to include simple instructions for doing the conversion. 
I am out of town for several more days but can then look at webgl-loader.

Thanks.

[Mani N C]

I am starting to work on Android version of 3D viewer. But android app is no longer compatible with webgl-loader output. I would like to start working on making it compatible with it. I will try to make it easily reusable with any OBJ model. Can some one point me to document or notes which talks about current webgl-loader output format ? 

BTW, I also tried using r50 webgl-loader to generate JSON files from OBJ file, But loader couldn't generate it.  

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Mani Chandrasekar