3D maps?
3D wireframes?
3D solid objects?
3D interior spaces?
Right. One size does not fit all (bandwidth pipes?) nor render on all platforms.
JPEG != MP3, and wishing will not make disparate needs and functionality the same.
True dat. Will I be able to post U3d files to my stereolithography machine, or just peep them from my picture phone?
The map is never the territory. There is always an implied level of granularity when representing random real world functions. Ferchrissakes, you're visualizing a 3d object on a flat screen, that's not
lossy? All representations, BMP, WAV etc. are lossy in this aspect, same for high resolution 3d visualizations. These all rely on many adaptive transforms, repairs, 2D parameterizations etc. to create the visualization.
The underlying translation algorithms for pipeability of any u3d format is where the rubber meets the road here. Will they be without licenses? I think not.
