Full Version: huge difference between file formats stp and MOI's 3dm

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Hi brr, it's kind of hard to diagnose without being able to analyze the actual files, but
it's likely that the ones with the biggest difference are using instancing in the STEP file.
Since MOI does not yet have an instancing mechanism, when it reads in the STEP file
any instances will become a full separate object.

There isn't really anything to do about it currently.

- Michael

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Hello Michael,

Thank you for the information. Are there any plans to implement instancing in MOI v5?

Thanks in advance.

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Hi brr, sorry no not likely in the v5 timeframe.

- Michael

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What is instancing ?

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Hi Pilou, instancing is a method of managing a large number of copies of the same object.

- Michael

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OK before an hypothetic instancing ...we can't simulate that ?
with copy to point by you
& VClone by MaxSMirnov

Vclone replaces the vector with the object with size and orientation!

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Hi Pilou,

re:
> OK before an hypothetic instancing ...we can't simulate that ?
> with copy to point by you
> & VClone by MaxSMirnov

Hi Pilou, yes you can simulate some aspects but the main thing that the simulation is missing is efficency in data size.

With instancing each "instance" is handled by maintaining the insertion point and not making a full separate object copy.

- Michael

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ok!

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