Size Matters: David Chadwick explains how Lattice3D manages to compress data tiles down to the absolute minimum using XVL technology, while still retaining 3D model detail - and then have free viewing of the models to boot

摘要

If you are in business to publish CAD data in the form of 3D models, the one thing that is guaranteed to annoy your customers more than anything else will be having to zap large files around the ether Yes, I know there are a number of ways to get round this, such as incremental downloads, and simplifying the model structure to accommodate just the amount of detail required for the job, but the best solution would be to avoid all of this, and reduce the size of the model dramatically without losing any of the detail, And, yes, there is a way to do this - XVL (extensible Viewing Language) technology - invented by Lattice Technology Japan, and sold and developed by the American company, LatticeSD, set up by LAJ's owner, Mitsui Corporation, Like Adobe PDF, LatticeSD charges for content creation but viewing is free.