SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Thingaverse changing file format

Re: Thingaverse changing file format

2014-10-19T13:01:22Z

A .JSON file is a file used on Makerbot software.

Re: Thingaverse changing file format

2014-10-18T13:40:08Z

I can confirm that the new THING format is nothing more than a "zip" archive. I have 7-zip installed and it can open these files just fine. Each .THING file contains the .STL as well as a .JSON file, which are javascript files. I don't know what it does exactly, or whether it's used by the printer, or by Thingiverse, but it appears to contain some kind of cataloging information.

Here is what one of these files looks like:

"attribution" : {
"author" : "Unknown",
"license" : "Unknown"
},
"constructions" : {
"plastic A" : {}
},
"instances" : {
"instance1" : {
"construction" : "plastic A",
"object" : "RepubliquebasCut2.stl",
"scale" : "mm",
"xform" : "transform1"
}
},
"namespace" : "http://spec.makerbot.com/ns/thing.0.1.1.1",
"objects" : {
"RepubliquebasCut2.stl" : {}
},
"transformations" : {
"transform1" : {
"matrix" : [
[ -11.99999713897705, 0.0, 0.0, 70.22712707519531 ],
[ 0.0, -11.99999713897705, -0.0, -85.83348846435547 ],
[ -0.0, 0.0, 12.0, -7.987482070922852 ],
[ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 ]
]
}
}
}

Re: Thingaverse changing file format

2014-10-18T05:38:17Z

most new files last few week or so are just thing format now and I have nothing that opens them. zip dont recognize either unless rename file type to zip.

Re: Thingaverse changing file format

2014-10-17T14:39:29Z

Thing files are just zipped up bundles of STL and other related files. Open them up with 7zip or WinZip.

Re: Thingaverse changing file format

2014-10-17T14:22:55Z

Are they enforcing that you upload in the thing format?

I uploaded something a couple of weeks ago and was free to upload whatever files necessary; so I uploaded .stl and .scad

What makes you think Thingiverse are changing the format and it isn't just that some users are choosing to upload thing files? Voluntarily cutting off 90% of the user base would be seven shades of crazy.

Thingaverse changing file format

2014-10-17T07:04:29Z

most new files uploaded are no longer in STL or other formats that we can use. they are 'Thing' format which is prepriatory Makerware for Makerbots new printers etc. so only people with their equipment and new software can use them. may as well not share. even repair apps like netfab cant open them. seems like Makerbot has cut off their nose to spite their face and alienated the rest of the 3D world from their victims/customers while eliminating any outside help for they printer owners that got gouged for price then left in the cold for any tech support in the name of top secret info for their mostly non-business clients. whats the use of a public 3D file sharing site that only Makerbot owners can use. dont bother uploading if you dont intend others to use the files...