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RandallPetras: Summary of the Meshworks .mesh format

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Summary of the Meshworks .mesh format

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[[Category:Engineering format]]
'''Title(s):''' [[Title::]] - Meshwork, MESH, .mesh

'''Version ID:''' [[Version ID::]] - Latest version is 2.0.1

'''Date released:''' [[Version Date released::]] - 2003-05-10

'''Date:''' [[Format Date::]] - version 0.1 1998-07-08 (YYYY-MM-DD)

'''Creator(s):''' [[Creator::Entity Template]] - Joe Strout

'''Contributor(s):''' [[Contributor::]] - Jeff Quan

'''Relationships:''' - Homepage maintained by codenautics.

* '''Previous Version(s):''' [[Previous Version::]] - None, other than previous revisions of the same software.

* '''Contains:''' [[Contains::]] - None.

* '''Syntax Format(s):''' [[Syntax Format::]] - Focuses on a 3d vertex model.

* '''Family Format(s):''' [[Family Format::]] - Related to QuickDraw3D

'''Description:''' [[Description::]] - Meshwork's focus is the creation and editing of models -- not rendering them, animating them, posting them to the web, etc. *

'''History:''' [[History::]] - Primarily designed to create efficient 3DMF models, thought the format does not implement all of the 3DMF primitives.

'''Example(s):''' [[Example::Example Template]] - <pre>
VERTICES
0 7000 0 3450
1 6750 0 3700
2 6450 0 3900
3 6450 0 3200
4 6650 0 3050
</pre>

'''Identifier:''' [[Identifier::]] - Meshworks Homepage: http://codenautics.com/meshwork/intro.html

'''Documentation:''' [[Documentation::Documentation Template]] - http://codenautics.com/meshwork/doc/index.html

'''File Extensions:''' [[File Extension::]] - .mesh

'''Applications:''' - The .mesh format is the native format of the Meshworks tool. However the tool can import and export several other formats converting between them and the .mesh format for interoperability. 
http://codenautics.com/meshwork/doc/sec5.html

* '''Native application(s):''' [[Native Application::Engineering Format Application Template]] - Meshworks

* '''Interoperable applications:''' [[Interoperable Application::Engineering Format Application Template]] - See Applications.

'''Magic numbers:''' [[Magic Numbers::]] - ??? need to open files ??? Sent to mailing list ????

'''Format(s):''' [[Format::]] - .mesh

'''Rights:''' [[Rights::]] - Proprietary license

'''Sustainability Factors:''' - Facts about the sustainability of this particular engineering format.

* '''Standardization:''' [[Standardization::]] - Several types of import and exports exist within the Meshworks tool.

* '''Adoption:''' [[Adoption::]] - No other adoptions of the meshworks format, though several 3d modeling boards call it a "simple format". It appears this is a format that is no longer supported as no new version has been introduced since 2003 and no activity has been posted in their primary boards since 2007.

** '''Licensing and patent claims:''' [[Licensing and patent claims::]] - None

* '''Self-documentation:''' [[Self-documentation::]] - None

* '''External dependencies:''' [[External dependencies::]] - Quesa for the standard version, or QuickDraw 3D for the Classic version.

* '''Technical protection considerations:''' [[Technical protection considerations::]] - None

'''Typical use:''' [[Typical use::]] - Keywords that describe the format's typical use. Examples: CAD and CAM

'''File classification:''' - Specific properties that pertain to this engineering format.
* '''Type {Binary, Text}:''' [[File Classification Type::]] - Text
* '''Raster data:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports raster data.
** '''Raster data 2D:''' - Can the format support 2D raster data? Example: A format that can contain 2D pixelated data supports 2D raster data.
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Description::]] - Supports texture mapping of the object, but does not contain raster data.
** '''Raster data 3D:''' - Can the format support 3D raster data? Example: A format that can contain 2D pixelated data of a 3D model supports 3D raster data.
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 3D - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 3D - Description::]] - Supports texture mapping of the object, but does not contain raster data.
* '''Geometric representation:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports geometric representations.
** '''Implicit representation:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports implicit representations.
*** '''Implicit surfaces:''' - Can the format support implicit surfaces? Example: A format that can contain surfaces that are generated with mathematical equations that contain the independent variables x, y, and z, like x^2 + y^2 + z^2 * R^2 = 0, supports implicit surfaces.
**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Implicit Surfaces - Is Supported::]] - No
**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Implicit Surfaces - Description::]] - While the creation tool, Meshwork may use such tools the actual mesh is a series of triangle vertices.
*** '''Implicit curves:''' - Can the format support implicit curves? Example: A format that can contain curves that are generated with mathematical equations that contain the independent variables x, y, and z, supports implicit curves.
**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Implict Curves - Is Supported::]] - No
**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Implicit Curves - Description::]] - While the creation tool, Meshwork may use such tools the actual mesh is a series of triangle vertices.
*** '''Point set:''' - Can the format support point sets? Example: A format that supports surfaces and lines that are generated by points that form triangles supports point sets.
**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Point Set - Is Supported::]] - Yes
**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Point Set - Description::]] - This is a main feature of the format.

** '''Mesh:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports mesh.
*** '''Manifold surface meshes:''' - Can the format support manifold surface meshes? Example: A format that supports surfaces that are mathematical spaces in which every point has a neighborhood which resembles Euclidean space
**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Mainfold Surface Meshes - Is Supported::]] - Yes
**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Meshes - Description::]] - This is a main feature of the format.

*** '''Manifold volume meshes:''' - Can the format support manifold volume meshes? Example: A format that supports volumes that are mathematical spaces in which every point has a neighborhood which resembles Euclidean space
**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Meshes - Is Supported::]] - Yes.
**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Meshes - Description::]] - This is a main feature of the format.

*** '''Non-manifold meshes:''' - Can the format support non-manifold meshes? Example: A format that supports meshes that are not manifolds
**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Meshes - Is Supported::]] - Yes
**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Meshes - Description::]] - Non-manifold meshes can be created using this format.

** '''Parametric representation:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports parametric representations.
*** '''Parametric surfaces:''' - Can the format support parametric surfaces? Example: A format that can contain surfaces that are generated with parametric equations supports parametric surfaces.
**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Parametric Surfaces - Is Supported::]] - No
**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Parametric Surfaces - Description::]] - While the creation tool, Meshwork may use such tools the actual mesh is a series of triangle vertices.

*** '''Parametric curves:''' - Can the format support parametric curves? Example: A format that can contain curves that are generated with parametric equations supports parametric curves.
**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Parametric Curves - Is Supported::]] - No
**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Parametric Curves - Description::]] - While the creation tool, Meshwork may use such tools the actual mesh is a series of triangle vertices.

** '''Contour sets:''' - Can the format support contour sets?
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Contour Sets - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Contour Sets - Description::]] - While the creation tool, Meshwork may use such tools the actual mesh is a series of triangle vertices.
** '''NURBS:''' - Can the format support Non Uniform Rational Basis Splines? Examples: The engineering formats IGES, STEP, ACIS, and PHIGS
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification NURBS - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification NURBS - Description::]] - Not supported

* '''Multi-resolution models:''' - Can the format support models with multiple resolutions? Examples: A format that supports a highly detailed and lowly detailed model simultaneously supports multi-resolution models.
** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Multi-resolution Models - Is Supported::]] - No
** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Multi-resolution Models - Description::]] - The format's function is the description of models, not rendering, animation or other uses.

* '''Dynamics:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports dynamics.
** '''Kinematics:''' - Can the format support kinematics? Example: Does the format allow model parts to rotate?
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Kinematics - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Kinematics - Description::]] - The format's function is the description of models, not rendering, animation or other uses.

** '''Assembly:''' - Can the format support assembly? Example: Does the format allow the assembly instructions to be explicitly specified with a model?
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Assembly - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Assembly - Description::]] - The format's function is the description of models, not rendering, animation or other uses. However, the modeling tool Meshwork can create and export multiple models into a single unit.
** '''Force(s):''' - Can the format support forces? Example: Does the format support acceleration forces?
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Force - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Force - Description::]] - The format's function is the description of models, not rendering, animation or other uses.

* '''Boundary representation''' - Can the format support models with boundary representations?
** '''Manifold surface boundary representations:''' - Can the format support manifold surface boundary representations? Example: The engineering format STEP
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Boundary Representation - Description::]] - The format's function is the description of models, not rendering, animation or other uses.
** '''Manifold volume boundary representations:''' - Can the format support manifold volume boundary representations? Example: The engineering format STEP
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Boundary Representation - Description::]] - The format's function is the description of models, not rendering, animation or other uses.
** '''Non-manifold boundary representations:''' - Can the format support non-manifold boundary representations? Example: The engineering format STEP
*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]] - No
*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Boundary Representation - Description::]] - The format's function is the description of models, not rendering, animation or other uses.

* '''Material transparency:''' - Can the format support transparency? Example: Does the format allow models to have a clear window in a car?
** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Material Transparency - Is Supported::]] - Yes
** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Material Transparency - Description::]] - This feature is explicitly noted in the documentation.

'''References:''' [[References::]] - A list of references regarding any aspects of this engineering format; any reading material supplemental to this page. 
http://codenautics.com/meshwork/intro.html 
http://codenautics.com/meshwork/doc/index.html 
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meshwork/ 
http://www.geocities.com/jeffq_cnet/Meshwork/pinnedmap_planar.html

@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 '''Documentation:''' [[Documentation::MESH Documentation]]
-'''File Extensions:''' [[File Extension::]] - .mesh
+'''File Extensions:''' [[File Extension::.mesh]]
 '''Applications:''' - The .mesh format is the native format of the Meshworks tool.  However the tool can import and export several other formats converting between them and the .mesh format for interoperability.  <br/>
 http://codenautics.com/meshwork/doc/sec5.html
-* '''Native application(s):''' [[Native Application::Engineering Format Application Template]] - Meshworks
+* '''Native application(s):''' [[Native Application::Meshworks]] -
-* '''Interoperable applications:''' [[Interoperable Application::Engineering Format Application Template]] - See Applications.
+* '''Interoperable applications:''' [[Interoperable Application::3DMF]], [[Interoperable Application::3DS]], [[Interoperable Application::DXF]], [[Interoperable Application::SKN(Sims)]], [[Interoperable Application::POV-Ray]], [[Interoperable Application::VRML]]
-'''Magic numbers:''' [[Magic Numbers::]] - None, does not use them.
+'''Magic numbers:''' [[Magic Numbers::None]], does not use them.
-'''Format(s):''' [[Format::]] - .mesh
+'''Format(s):''' [[Format::.mesh]]
-'''Rights:''' [[Rights::]] - Proprietary license
+'''Rights:''' [[Rights::Proprietary]]
 '''Sustainability Factors:''' - Facts about the sustainability of this particular engineering format.
-* '''Standardization:''' [[Standardization::]] - Several types of import and exports exist within the Meshworks tool.
+* '''Standardization:''' <!-- [[Standardization::]] --> Several types of import and exports exist within the Meshworks tool.
-* '''Adoption:''' [[Adoption::]] - No other adoptions of the meshworks format, though several 3d modeling boards call it a "simple format".  It appears this is a format that is no longer supported as no new version has been introduced since 2003 and no activity has been posted in their primary boards since 2007.
+* '''Adoption:''' <!-- [[Adoption::]] --> No other adoptions of the meshworks format, though several 3d modeling boards call it a "simple format".  It appears this is a format that is no longer supported as no new version has been introduced since 2003 and no activity has been posted in their primary boards since 2007.
-** '''Licensing and patent claims:''' [[Licensing and patent claims::]] - None
+** '''Licensing and patent claims:''' [[Licensing and patent claims::None]]
-* '''Self-documentation:''' [[Self-documentation::]] - None
+* '''Self-documentation:''' [[Self-documentation::None]]
-* '''External dependencies:''' [[External dependencies::]] - Quesa for the standard version, or QuickDraw 3D for the Classic version.
+* '''External dependencies:''' [[External dependencies::Quesa]] for the standard version, or [[External dependencies::QuickDraw3D]] for the Classic version.
-* '''Technical protection considerations:''' [[Technical protection considerations::]] - None
+* '''Technical protection considerations:''' [[Technical protection considerations::None]]
-'''Typical use:''' [[Typical use::]] - Keywords that describe the format's typical use. Examples: CAD and CAM
+'''Typical use:''' [[Typical use::Drawing]] - Keywords that describe the format's typical use. Examples: CAD and CAM
 '''File classification:''' - Specific properties that pertain to this engineering format.
-* '''Type {Binary, Text}:''' [[File Classification Type::]] - Text
+* '''Type {Binary, Text}:''' [[File Classification Type::Text]]
 * '''Raster data:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports raster data.
 ** '''Raster data 2D:''' - Can the format support 2D raster data? Example: A format that can contain 2D pixelated data supports 2D raster data.
-*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Is Supported::]] - No
+*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Is Supported::No]] -
 *** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Description::]] - Supports texture mapping of the object, but does not contain raster data.
 ** '''Raster data 3D:''' - Can the format support 3D raster data? Example: A format that can contain 2D pixelated data of a 3D model supports 3D raster data.

@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
-'''Identifier:''' [[Identifier::]] - Meshworks Homepage: http://codenautics.com/meshwork/intro.html
+'''Identifier:''' [[Identifier::http://codenautics.com/meshwork/intro.html]] - Meshworks Homepage
-'''Documentation:''' [[Documentation::Documentation Template]] - http://codenautics.com/meshwork/doc/index.html
+'''Documentation:''' [[Documentation::MESH Documentation]]
 '''File Extensions:''' [[File Extension::]] - .mesh

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Category:Engineering format]]
-'''Title(s):''' [[Title::]] - Meshwork, MESH, .mesh
+'''Title(s):''' [[Title::Meshwork, MESH, .mesh]]
-'''Version ID:''' [[Version ID::]] - Latest version is 2.0.1
+'''Version ID:''' [[Version ID::2.0.1]] - Latest version
-'''Date released:''' [[Version Date released::]] - 2003-05-10
+'''Date released:''' [[Version Date released::2003-05-10]] -
-'''Date:''' [[Format Date::]] - version 0.1 1998-07-08
+'''Date:''' [[Format Date::1998-07-08 ]] - version 0.1
-'''Creator(s):''' [[Creator::Entity Template]] - Joe Strout
+'''Creator(s):''' [[Creator::Joe Strout]] -
-'''Contributor(s):''' [[Contributor::]] - Jeff Quan
+'''Contributor(s):''' [[Contributor::Jeff Quan]] -
 '''Relationships:''' - Homepage maintained by codenautics.
-* '''Previous Version(s):''' [[Previous Version::]] - None, other than previous revisions of the same software.
+* '''Previous Version(s):''' [[Previous Version::None]], other than previous revisions of the same software.
-* '''Contains:''' [[Contains::]] - None.
+* '''Contains:''' [[Contains::None]] - .
-* '''Syntax Format(s):''' [[Syntax Format::]] - Focuses on a 3d vertex model.
+* '''Syntax Format(s):''' <!-- [[Syntax Format::]] --> Uses a simple syntax of vertices, edges and material data to define 3D meshes.
-* '''Family Format(s):''' [[Family Format::]] - Related to QuickDraw3D
+* '''Family Format(s):''' [[Family Format::QuickDraw3D]] [[Family Format::3DMF]]
-'''Description:''' [[Description::]] - Meshwork's focus is the creation and editing of models -- not rendering them, animating them, posting them to the web, etc. *
+'''Description:''' <!-- [[Description::]] --> Meshwork's focus is the creation and editing of models -- not rendering them, animating them, posting them to the web, etc. *
-'''History:''' [[History::]] - Primarily designed to create efficient 3DMF models, thought the format does not implement all of the 3DMF primitives.
+'''History:''' <!-- [[History::]] --> Primarily designed to create efficient 3DMF models, thought the format does not implement all of the 3DMF primitives.
-'''Example(s):''' [[Example::Example Template]] - <pre>
+'''Example(s):''' [[Example::MESH Example]] - <pre>
 VERTICES
 	7000	0	3450