Save And Export; Saving Your Project; Exporting - Matter and Form V2 User Manual

Save and Export
Saving Your Project
To save the project file, select Save from the File menu. Files
are saved with the .mfproj file extension. .mfproj files can
only be opened with MFStudio. The .mfproj file format is
proprietary to Matter and Form and is the quickest and
easiest file format for the so ware to use.
Exporting
To export your project in a different file format, select Export
from the File menu.
Exporting with the Point Cloud tab open in the Project
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Editor will allow exporting point cloud file formats,
like PLY or XYZ.
Exporting with the Mesh tab open will allow exporting
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in other file formats requiring meshed models, like
OBJ or STL.
All file format units are in millimeters. Exported files cannot
be re-imported.
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Export file formats include:
FILE
DESCRIPTION
TYPE
Use XYZ when working with CAD modeling
XYZ
programs. XYZ is the most basic point cloud format,
(point
and stores points on a Cartesian coordinate system
cloud)
with X, Y, and Z axes. XYZ does not save colour
information.
Use PLY when working with programs like Meshlab.
PLY
Like XYZ, PLY exports the point cloud as individual
(point
points. Unlike XYZ, PLY will store the point colors
cloud)
that were captured when scanning with regular
scan.
Use OBJ when working with animation or 3D
printing programs. OBJ will only store your final
OBJ
mesh. OBJ exports contain multiple files, so be sure
(meshed)
to export to an empty folder. OBJ is the only file
format that will export textures.
Use STL when working with CAM or 3D printing
STL
programs. STL exports are watertight and printable
(meshed)
in most cases. Some editing may be required to
flatten or hollow your mesh before printing.