why using obj file as input instead stl files?

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Convolutional Neural Network for 3D meshes in PyTorch

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why using obj file as input instead stl files? #31

Closed reuvenlivn closed 5 years ago

reuvenlivn commented 5 years ago

hi rana We at printsyst are using mostly STL files. This is the standard output format of many cad tools and most common format for 3D printers. why you used (and using) obj file instead?

Reuven

ranahanocka commented 5 years ago

hi @reuvenlivn ,

There is no standard 3D format.

As we discussed over e-mail, you can easily convert to .obj files. Anyway, the problems you are facing with duplicate vertices and zero area faces are not specific to .stl files. Even if the code supported .stl files, you would still need to remove and clean degenerate geometry.

Good luck! -Rana