[Bf-cycles] XML API proposal - objects and mesh instances

[Stefan Werner]

For what it’s worth, we’re extending and upgrading the XML API for use in Poser. Our main use case however is to dump existing ccl::Scene data structures to XML and read them back, not writing XML directly. Basically, we set up a Scene like usual, then instead of running a render session, we just wrote to XML.

Breaking compatibility was necessary to support a single Mesh to use per-polygon materials – that is not possible in the current XML API. We also added a binary format for Mesh structures, as with large meshes, the XML files themselves and the read/write times can become cumbersome.

If there is any interest, we’re happy to share our results.

Stefan Werner  |  Senior Software Engineer; Productivity & Graphics
Smith Micro Software, Inc.  |  http://www.smithmicro.com<http://www.smithmicro.com/>

From: <bf-cycles-bounces at blender.org<mailto:bf-cycles-bounces at blender.org>> on behalf of Prayaag Kasundra <prayaag at decorastudio.com<mailto:prayaag at decorastudio.com>>
Reply-To: Discussion list to assist Cycles render engine developers <bf-cycles at blender.org<mailto:bf-cycles at blender.org>>
Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:51 PM
To: "bf-cycles at blender.org<mailto:bf-cycles at blender.org>" <bf-cycles at blender.org<mailto:bf-cycles at blender.org>>
Subject: Re: [Bf-cycles] XML API proposal - objects and mesh instances


Hi,



Just to let everyone here know, we are using Cycles XML API. We are startup from India trying to build online visualization software. We are not famous or the ones that matter  but we hope to be someday.



I think XML API is good and well readable and well debug-able format. It can be serialized or deseriallized  easily from any software.  With JSON we can reduce file-size overhead a bit. But XML is not that bad. Not sure what advantage other format in consideration will have.



In my opinion XML API should be continued to be improved.





Thanks

Prayaag

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