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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0001235 | File formats | public | 2013-09-05 07:08 | 2013-11-07 12:41 | |
| Reporter | toreram | Assigned To | wmayer | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | minor | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | closed | Resolution | not fixable | ||
| Summary | 0001235: Color missing for Mesh formats (.stl) export | ||||
| Description | Exporting to "Mesh formats (...)" to a .stl file will export the model without color information. If I use import in FreeCAD or view the .stl file with the free SolidWorks eDrawing viewer all parts are gray. I have tested with both version 13 and version FreeCAD_0.14.2370_x86_RC on windows 7 64-bit PC. Both versions are failing. | ||||
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The STL format has no support for color or texture information. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format)#Color_in_binary_STL describes some attempts to store color information BUT they are NOT covered by the standard and this means that 99% of all SW that supports STL ignores such information. If you want to store meshes with color information then use a format that explicitly supports it like PLY. |
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| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-05 07:08 | toreram | New Issue | |
| 2013-09-06 06:54 | wmayer | Note Added: 0003556 | |
| 2013-11-07 12:41 | wmayer | Note Added: 0003864 | |
| 2013-11-07 12:41 | wmayer | Status | new => closed |
| 2013-11-07 12:41 | wmayer | Assigned To | => wmayer |
| 2013-11-07 12:41 | wmayer | Resolution | open => not fixable |
