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Posted about 8 years ago

Nice work. I am a 3ds Max Modeller only, so I personally sell my items with Max-vRay as native format, with Max-Sanline, exported OBJ, 3DS & FBX formats also.

I find this is a wide enough variety for mainstream users & allows end users to further convert for other formats & game engine formats too.

I have had a number of special requests for Maya native file formats to be included too. Apparently certain data is retained easier with native Maya instead of importing from exported formats.

iterateCGI

Posted about 8 years ago

I'm surprised to see 3ds do better than OBJ and FBX format.
Thanks for charring this information limonadinis!

LemonadeCG wrote about 8 years ago

I'm surprised too and dissapointed as well to see that such outdated format still has such popularity among users. I rarely provide 3ds as a choise though, as it's very limited format and should be buried for good.

iterateCGI wrote about 8 years ago

Completely agree with you, that's why I also don't provide 3ds, I thought it was long dead.

iterateCGI wrote about 8 years ago

Ps. We have some dilemma here, because now what are we going to do about it, help keep it alive or help to bury it?

LemonadeCG wrote about 8 years ago

@iterateCGI: personally i don't see it as dilemma. 3ds is such limited and outdated format, that it's often impossible to export more complex model to it. I think 3ds have such popularity to this day, because people get too used to it and they are unwilling to try more modern ways of transfering models between different platforms. Novadays it's hard to find serious 3d program that couldn't import FBX, so it's up to us sellers to help buyers to change their habbits. I ceased to provide 3ds files for quite time now and i don't think i change my mind despite it being so popular. p.s. why this forum has to be so stupid? One can't even reply properly to whom he wants.

LemonadeCG

Posted almost 8 years ago

Three months after my original report, i did another analysis of download statistics of the same object. Number of downloads had doubled since and i can see some positive trending here: 3DS format has lost some ground but OBJ and FBX has gained some popularity. Let's see if this trend will continue :]

LemonadeCG wrote almost 8 years ago

Updated first post with new chart.

Wyalo

Posted about 8 years ago

Good idea. Well done!

noisychain

Posted about 8 years ago

This is very useful. Good job

eduardas

Posted about 8 years ago

Hey guys,

That's a good idea that we're thinking about introducing in our next infographic. Good insights as well, Lemonade!

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