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Appendix 3 – Advanced Information

Select the Good Software / Format Combination​

Below is the list of all possible 3D modelling software, from the most compatible to the lowest.

SoftwareExport formatSupport information
Solidworks 2018Native3DCloud Solidworks plug-in
3dsmax 2016 x64DAE OpenColladaQualified using OpenCollada πŸ”— v1.4.1
GLB / GLTF version 2.0Compatible using 3DSMax πŸ”—
Blender 2.79bDAE OpenColladaCompatible v1.4.1
OBJ + MTLCompatible Any version
GLB / GLTF version 2.0Compatible using Blender to glTF πŸ”— As .glb or .gltf + .bin + textures. Self embedded GLTFs are not supported.
Maya 2019GLB / GLTF version 2.0Compatible using Maya πŸ”— As .glb or .gltf + .bin + textures. Self embedded GLTFs are not supported.
Sketchup⚫Not supported
AutoCAD⚫Not supported

Analyze the Supported Features​

OBJ Format​

Meshes & Primitives FeaturesLevelSupport
3 points facesπŸ”΅Full
4 points facesβšͺ️Partial ⚠ The conversion process might alter concave polygons.
>4 points faces⚫None
Color/Dissolve interpolation⚫None
Free forms⚫None
GroupsπŸ”΅Full
Level of detailsβ€’Ignored
Lines⚫None
NormalsπŸ”΅Full
Points⚫None
Shadow and Ray castingβ€’Ignored The Kitchen planner already computes shadows and reflections. They cannot be forced by the models data.
Smoothing groups⚫None
Texture coordinatesπŸ”΅Full
VertexπŸ”΅Full

GLTF / GLB Formats​

Meshes & Primitives FeaturesLevelSupport
Joints⚫None
Lines⚫None
Line loops⚫None
Line strips⚫None
NormalsπŸ”΅Full
Points⚫None
PositionsπŸ”΅Full
Tangents⚫None
Texture coordinatesβšͺ️Partial ⚠ Only TEXTCOORD_0 and TEXTCOORD_1 are taken into account. All material textures are applied to the texture coordinates of index 0. The texture coordinates of index 1 can additionally reference the occlusion map.
TrianglesπŸ”΅Full
Triangle fansπŸ”΅Full
Triangle stripsπŸ”΅Full
Vertex colors⚫None
Weights⚫None

DAE (OpenCollada)​

Geometries FeaturesLevelSupport
Basic meshesπŸ”΅Full
Convex meshes⚫None
Splines⚫None
Basic verticesπŸ”΅Full
Control vertices⚫None
Material Bindingβšͺ️Partial Only the "technique_common" tag is taken into account.
Primitives FeaturesLevelSupport
Lines⚫None
Linestrips⚫None
Polygonsβšͺ️Partial ⚠ The conversion process might alter concave polygons.
PolylistπŸ”΅Full
TrianglesπŸ”΅Full Supported inputs are VERTEX, NORMAL and TEXTCOORD
Trifans⚫None