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1 May 2024 10:23:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Request: HIGH resolution stl conversion to mesh / mesh2  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 24 Feb 2023 03:37:56
Message: <63f87764$1@news.povray.org>
Op 24-2-2023 om 07:53 schreef jr:
> hi,
> 
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> Using Granite_21: "DakotaRedGranite" in my Studio setup, with
>> 'polished', and 'sslt'.
>>
>> I am not very sure if sslt makes a difference here...
> 
> it's all v subjective, of course, but I think this image "best" of the three,
> think the difference of the top surface alone made it worth having.
> 
I agree. I had come to the same conclusion.

> re the mesh.  looks like either of the s/wares you used did some optimisation
> (of vertices).  luckily the "geom" file contained a very useful header, I used
> that to have a few tries with the (gts) 'cleanup' utility, and got down to 55M
> without any apparent/visual differences.  hope to find some more time over the
> weekend, see how small it can be made.  (thanks)
> 
Interesting. I have no idea what those conversion programs are doing 
under the hood, but if you can work out a smaller conversion output, I 
would be the first to cheer. ;-)

-- 
Thomas


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