From: Paul Suomala (psuomala@sandersdesign.com)
Date: Thu Jan 23 2003 - 15:25:06 EET
Christian,
I cannot speak for all the RP process but perhaps can give you some
idea.
Recently I encountered a file that is 215Mb and, if memory serves me
correctly, approximately 2.5 - 3 million triangles. I was not able to
wait long enough for this file to come up in an STL viewer on a PIII
with 256mb ram.
I was able to eventually handle it (slowly) on another computer with
1gb ram, dual PIII Xenon processors and Raid 0 hard drive configuration.
My conclusion at this time is that the only limitation is the
configuration of the PC you have...
But I wonder why you are asking about this ?
Best regards,
Paul S
Christian LAVIGNE wrote:
> Dear RP fellows,
>
> is it known a theoretical size limitation for an STL file (number of
> triangles or Mb) ?
> Or, is it known a practical size limitation for an STL file used for
> building a SLA, or SLS, or FDM...part ?
> (Perhaps each RP device, each machine, each driver has its own
> limitation ?)
>
> Thanks for your infos and experience on this small topic.
>
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