[sldev] Extensible Asset Data Format (Re: Hide geometry)
Tateru Nino
tateru.nino at gmail.com
Sun May 17 19:27:14 PDT 2009
Notecards are a particularly rough storage choice if I understand the
way they're stored and retrieved.
Dale Mahalko wrote:
> Dahlia,
> Actual mesh file format support, through an extensible asset storage
> interface, using notecards for extended support of new datatypes not
> officially approved by LL? What a concept.
> Actually I've been thinking about an extensible asset storage method
> for a while. This would allow people to develop new client features
> that go way above and beyond what asset types LL directly supports, to
> splice in whatever 3D or other object support they want. NURBS, whatever.
> Just as long as notecards can handle binary data rather than plain
> text -- or use something like yEnc on usenet for putting raw binary
> into notecards. Just segment the data across chains of notecards, as
> in actual Usenet postings. Do we next throw in PAR encoding for when
> all the notecards don't load? ;-)
> Heck, don't even need LL approval to do this, as long as the new
> exentisible asset storage is compatible with the existing notecard
> data type. (I can hear a dozen Lindens going.. whoah... whoah... slow
> down..)
> - Dale Mahalko / Scalar Tardis
>
> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Dahlia Trimble
> <dahliatrimble at gmail.com <mailto:dahliatrimble at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> How about just putting the text of a .obj file into a notecard and
> using that? It would be compatible with the current asset system.
>
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