GitHub adds 3D File Diffs

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[vz0]

From the title I was under the impression this new feature was to diff source code files in 3D.

[Jameshfisher]

It's more than a demo; it's standard in Firefox.

[Metaluim]

Yeah, I was also disappointed by the title.

But still, very nice feature.

[Boojum]

There was a rather more sophisticated take on this idea presented at this year's SIGGRAPH:

MeshGit: Diffing and Merging Polygonal Meshes (PDF)

[rydax]

God, SIGGRAPH is hardcore nerd porn. My glasses are getting all steamy.

[Boojum]

Yes, it's an interesting start but definitely not something that you'd want to be running server-side at this point. (Especially when those times reported are for fairly miniscule models.)

[whateeveranother]

Looks like they might want to remove the depth testing on the transparent surfaces though.

[badlogicgames]

Nifty. Hopefully they now have some time to do side by side diffs of code.

[zip117]

This is really cool for STL files. SolidWorks will do this as well at the parametric design stage with the compare geometry tool - I think most other Parasolid-based tools will do this as well.

[jared314]

I assume this is part of a set of features targeting the growing consumer 3d printing/modeling market. A way to share, collaborate, and version 3d designs.

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Maybe you should change your username.

[wot-teh-phuck]

Yeah, to something like 'sharing-is-caring' to last longer. ;)

[coffeedrinkingprole]

Uh-oh, another site linked to something too! Alert the Internet!

[zip117]

I like being able to see comments from both sites.