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Post that obj file, lemme take a look
Try PLY?I've tried stl and obj. stl is in grey scale .
ply comes out like objTry PLY?
Which scanner is this? I know for a fact the i500 did color output a few weeks ago as OBJ.
Hearing the same situation from others is very helpful. I feels good to know others are losing their minds at the same time as me.So I'm not sure if its a license thing. All I know is when I go to import scans into 3shape it only likes .stl, .dcm, and .hps........... I don't even know the hps extension. We scan some models with texture and it sucks on the medit scanner cause they are .ply and I can't import. I know you can convert the scans to stls using other software but you will lose the color. Sorry I can't be much else help.
Stl files don't have color. ply and obj have texture/color. It has to be something within your software not utilizing the texture from the obj scansHearing the same situation from others is very helpful. I feels good to know others are losing their minds at the same time as me.
I thought medit can send stl files. Isn't that what being open is all about?
I thought medit can send stl files. Isn't that what being open is all about?
so it's a setting or a license issue?Stl files don't have color. ply and obj have texture/color. It has to be something within your software not utilizing the texture from the obj scans
Just poking you with the license issue.so it's a setting or a license issue?
It doesn't make sense when the module is called "all scans". This is more annoying than the prick that hacked my email.Just poking you with the license issue.
3shape software must not be set up to use open source obj or ply files.
I'm able to import the .obj files but they are not in colour. My dr was told that .ply is better than .obj for 3 shape. Both look like crap to me.Hello rkm,
Any documentation I've seen shows that 3Shape requires their own .DCM file (or possibly a converted version) in order to use the textured scans. STL files cannot have texture, and .ply and .obj files cannot be imported into 3Shape as far as I'm aware. If they can, they must have opened it up recently. If you're scanning for 3Shape though, when in the actual scanning portion of ColLab2017, not the database, go to the bottom left and click the cogwheel, and set output for 3Shape if you haven't already. This will help with orientation and making sure the mesh is closed in a fashion 3Shape finds palatable.
@blackhawk201 which medit scanner are you using? The Medit IOS can do texture, as well as the Hybrid and T500. The Blue, T300, and ancient Identica White cannot.
They really - reaallyyy want you to buy one of their scanners.
Argen support says that I need an stl.Medit scanners can only export the .obj format. I've checked out the medit link scans I've done with the i500, and have a T500 that I just double checked the textured scans from ColLab.
The .ply format can contain more information (like transparency, etc) but the .obj is a bit more universal. So probably for transparency and extra data information 3Shape suggests .ply, but it's also more data and size intensive, and takes longer to merge the scans.
If 3Shape can actually import .obj's then I doubt they would want to let you see the color from it, or else you could just use another scanner. I can play around with our old 3shape system and see if I can find any way with 2019 to import a textured scan .obj or .ply. I'll let you guys know the result.
so what exactly does texture scan mean? I can still see the colour scan in the preview . Is accuracy lost when converted to an stl?I found the solution..lol
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In 3D the color applied to models is called texture, there's no accuracy lost during conversion just the texture/color info is cut outso what exactly does texture scan mean? I can still see the colour scan in the preview . Is accuracy lost when converted to an stl?
Yes it isIs texture just a visual aspect?
If it doesn't look as good as a trios scan then it well could be the io scanner's fault/quality... or it could be 3sheep trying to discourage you of using other brands ? That can be easily verified with some 3rd party software that handles/converts OBJ filesThe preview was in colour and looked ok however it didn't look crisp in monochrome. When I imported into 3 shape stl , there was a considerable difference in detail that I see with the Trios scans.
so an stl is only as good as it's source? I would also like to see a 3rd party comparison . Is that called mesh data? I don't think 3 sheep is frigging the files but what would I know ? I'm not Danish.In 3D the color applied to models is called texture, there's no accuracy lost during conversion just the texture/color info is cut out
This is how an OBJ file looks like, the first three numbers are the XYZ coords. following with the RGB color values for each vertex:
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Yes it is
If it doesn't look as good as a trios scan then it well could be the io scanner's fault/quality... or it could be 3sheep trying to discourage you of using other brads ? That can be easily verified with some 3rd party software that handles/converts OBJ files