From: reid@sunpix.East.Sun.COM (Reid Judd - Sun NC Development Center)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: 3d Object FTP site?
Date: 19 Nov 1992 18:53:49 GMT
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In article <1992Nov19.092403.1@tesla.njit.edu>, kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu writes:
|> So what was the outcome of the ftp site for 3-d objects?  I know one was
|> created but don't have the ftp address.  I need to know the following.
|> 1) the ftp address

Interesting.  I just asked this question a few minutes ago and got an
answer.

>  From dejesus@chinalake.navy.mil Thu Nov 19 11:54:31 1992
>  Subject: Re: need FTP address for 3D model site.
>  To: reid@sunpix.East.Sun.COM (Reid Judd - Sun NC Development Center)
>
>  >   I saw a notice on comp.graphics a few weeks ago about the 
>  >   new 3D model FTP site.
>  > 
>  >   Could you please send it to me?  Thanks.
>
>  The 3D object archive is on "avalon.chinalake.navy.mil" (129.131.31.11).
>  Let me know if you have any problems getting to it.
>
>  >   Also, please send info about uploading new models.  I have a 
>  >   large database of models in DXF, OFF, and Wavefront format.
>
>  You can deposit files in the /pub/incoming directory. I have a cron job check
>  in there and tell me when new stuff has arrived so I can then sort it out and
>  put the files in their proper places. There's a README file describing the
>  way the directories are organized. Anything you wish to contribute is welcome
>  and much appreciated.
>
>  -- 
>  Francisco X DeJesus  ------------  dejesus@archimedes.chinalake.navy.mil


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|> 2) the formats supported (I like the 3-d studio format and iges in particular)

  I see that they have formats for: byu, dkb, dxf, misc, nurbs, obj, off, 
  pov, and tddd.  Also a 

|> 3) are there any format converters..I've seen the TDDD or whatever and wanted
|> to know if there is a converter to .3ds or .dxf or .iges or whatever.

  There seems to be a large converter directory too.  Let's make it larger
  by uploading whatever converters and interesting objects we have!


|> 
|> thanks
|> -- 
|> 
|> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|> Kirk Membry                           Marriage is for Life, Death is Forever
|> kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu                                 kpm8447@teak.njit.edu
|> kmembry@andromeda.rutgers.edu                         kpm8447@maple.njit.edu
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