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  Re: The most common 3D mesh file format?  
From: clipka
Date: 28 Jan 2009 18:55:00
Message: <web.4980ef30c930bdbfd52c367a0@news.povray.org>
Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> clipka <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > So what do you suggest? Use .3ds instead of .obj file format because then you
> > can't handle quads at all, and the problem is somebody else's?
>
>   That sounds like a plan.

For that matter, to me "use .obj nonetheless, warn the user about potential
problems if the model contains quads, while braindeadly subdividing them into
triangles" sounds like an equally good one. A better one actually, if I'm
asked.


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