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Wow ! Why not have this as a tablet app ? Seems more intuitive to work with ? A free app with in-app purchases to export the result for 3d printing.

by Gys 8y ago

obl 8y ago
I'm sure it could, but this looks like it's meant as a zbrush-like, which is used to make actual 3D models (or a normal bake) for production/concept. I don't think most artist in a studio would be happy with a tablet interface, except maybe if it's a Cintiq.
unwind 8y ago
Actually encouraging a free software application (it's GPL) to target more closed platforms in order to add in-app purchases for basic functionality is very cynic-sounding to me ... am I just being old?
- radarsat1 8y ago
  He said "A free app with in-app purchases to export the result for 3d printing." Do you expect him to add an "export the result for 3d printing" feature without a payment model?
  - welly 8y ago
    Why not? It'd be a complete package then.
    - radarsat1 8y ago
      I am apparently being misunderstood. I don't mean to imply that including a feature for exporting models is a bad idea. But I don't understand why it's controversial to take advantage of platform's payment service for actually printing those models as physical objects and sending them to users. Obviously one would not do that for free. I guess I could have worded it better.
- Gys 8y ago
  Aha, did not realize it was GPL.
- dspillett 8y ago
  I think you are misreading the intent there a bit. I saw the suggestion as taking payment for a physical printing service (where there are actual costs to cover: materials, time, delivery) - not taking payment for core/basic features of the software. As long as submitting to a local printer (which would be a core feature, if printing support is present), or exporting to a format that can be imported into something else for local printing, is not charged for, all would be well.
- Keyframe 8y ago
  He could make a tablet version and sell it. Nowhere does it say, in GPL, you can't do that as well.
  - microcolonel 8y ago
    Apple's App Store ToS conflicts with the GPL, apparently.
  - guy98238710 8y ago
    Anyone could then publish a free clone though? Anyway, locking user's data in the app and then charging the user for getting it out is definitely against the spirit of FSF who publishes GPL.

Wow ! Why not have this as a tablet app ? Seems more intuitive to work with ? A free app with in-app purchases to export the result for 3d printing.

by Gys 8y ago

Wow ! Why not have this as a tablet app ? Seems more intuitive to work with ? A free app with in-app purchases to export the result for 3d printing.

obl 8y ago

I'm sure it could, but this looks like it's meant as a zbrush-like, which is used to make actual 3D models (or a normal bake) for production/concept. I don't think most artist in a studio would be happy with a tablet interface, except maybe if it's a Cintiq.

unwind 8y ago

Actually encouraging a free software application (it's GPL) to target more closed platforms in order to add in-app purchases for basic functionality is very cynic-sounding to me ... am I just being old?

radarsat1 8y ago
He said "A free app with in-app purchases to export the result for 3d printing." Do you expect him to add an "export the result for 3d printing" feature without a payment model?
- welly 8y ago
  Why not? It'd be a complete package then.
  - radarsat1 8y ago
    I am apparently being misunderstood. I don't mean to imply that including a feature for exporting models is a bad idea. But I don't understand why it's controversial to take advantage of platform's payment service for actually printing those models as physical objects and sending them to users. Obviously one would not do that for free. I guess I could have worded it better.
Gys 8y ago
Aha, did not realize it was GPL.
dspillett 8y ago
I think you are misreading the intent there a bit. I saw the suggestion as taking payment for a physical printing service (where there are actual costs to cover: materials, time, delivery) - not taking payment for core/basic features of the software. As long as submitting to a local printer (which would be a core feature, if printing support is present), or exporting to a format that can be imported into something else for local printing, is not charged for, all would be well.
Keyframe 8y ago
He could make a tablet version and sell it. Nowhere does it say, in GPL, you can't do that as well.
- microcolonel 8y ago
  Apple's App Store ToS conflicts with the GPL, apparently.
- guy98238710 8y ago
  Anyone could then publish a free clone though? Anyway, locking user's data in the app and then charging the user for getting it out is definitely against the spirit of FSF who publishes GPL.