3D Files can consume a lot of space. Depending on the use case, the size of a 3D FIle can vary between a couple of Bytes for a cube up to hundreds of MegaByte for complex and organic shapes.
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Filename | Purpose | Presence | Typical size | Impact when Deleted | ||||||||||||
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originalFile.* | The uploaded file, for “Download Original“ | always | 1 * original | “Download Original“ will not work | ||||||||||||
repaired.stl | Repaired file, for download | always | 1 * original | “Download Optimized“ will not work | ||||||||||||
repaired_original.ctm | Repaired file in lossless format, used for further computations, e.g. orientation optimization | always | 0.1 * original | Orientation Optimization would stop working | ||||||||||||
repaired.ctm | Repaired file in lossy format, used in the 3D viewer | always | 0.1 * original | Viewer would not open | ||||||||||||
thumbnail.png | Thumbnail, used as preview in the application | always | 100 KB | Thumbnails in Software and PDFs would be missing | ||||||||||||
support_histogram.json | Support histogram, for pricing | always | 10 KB | Pricing in the Basket would stop working | ||||||||||||
support.json | Support structure for visualization in the 3D viewer | always | 0.5 * original | Support structure could not be shown in the viewer | ||||||||||||
wta.json | Wall thickness analysis for visualization in the 3D viewer | always | 0.2 * original | Wall Thickness Analysis would be unavailable in the viewer. | ||||||||||||
repaired_simple.ctm | Simplified repaired file, used in the 3D viewer | big files | 0.01 * original | Viewer would be unavailable for big files. | ||||||||||||
optimized_orientation.fb | Cached results of orientation optimization | orientation optimization in pricing formula | 200 B | |||||||||||||
model.zip | Repaired WRL file and texture (if present), for download | multicolor files | ||||||||||||||
texture.png | Texture of the file, used in the 3D viewer | textured files | ||||||||||||||
wtaOriginal.json | Wall thickness analysis of the original file | always before 4.1.0, removed after | 0.2 * original | |||||||||||||
parameter.3yd | 3D model parameter of the original file | always before 4.1.0, removed after | ||||||||||||||
viewer.ctm | Original file in lossy format, used in the 3D viewer of the old user panel | always before 4.1.0, removed after | 0.1 * original | |||||||||||||
viewerOriginal.ctm | Original file in lossless format | always before 4.1.0, removed after | 0.1 * original | |||||||||||||
original.stl | Original file converted to STL | always before 4.1.0, removed after | 1 * original | |||||||||||||
repaired_texture.png | Texture of the repaired file | textured files, removed in 4.1.0 | gap.json | Gap analysis of the repaired file | always before 3.2.0, removed after | gapOriginal.json | Gap analysis of the original file | always before 3.2.0, removed after | holes.json | List of hole edges of the repaired file | configurable (default yes), removed in 2.4.0 | shells.json | Lists of faces that belong to one shell of the repaired file | configurable (default yes), removed in 2.4.0 |
Option 4: Delete/Archive old files
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