Now this is cool...
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OGLE: The OpenGLExtractor
http://ogle.eyebeamresearch.org/
From the introduction:
"OGLE (i.e. OpenGLExtractor) is a software package by Eyebeam R&D that allows for the capture and re-use of 3D geometry data from 3D graphics applications running on Microsoft Windows. It works by observing the data flowing between 3D applications and the system's OpenGL library, and recording that data in a standard 3D file format. In other words, a 'screen grab' or 'view source' operation for 3D data."
I haven't tried it yet myself, but I can't wait to see what it can really do. And maybe I'm being paranoid, but I'd suggest downloading it now, because I can see the potential for a lot of companies, like game developers, wanting to shut this down (if you can indeed extract usable 3d mesh data from any 3d application).
http://ogle.eyebeamresearch.org/
From the introduction:
"OGLE (i.e. OpenGLExtractor) is a software package by Eyebeam R&D that allows for the capture and re-use of 3D geometry data from 3D graphics applications running on Microsoft Windows. It works by observing the data flowing between 3D applications and the system's OpenGL library, and recording that data in a standard 3D file format. In other words, a 'screen grab' or 'view source' operation for 3D data."
I haven't tried it yet myself, but I can't wait to see what it can really do. And maybe I'm being paranoid, but I'd suggest downloading it now, because I can see the potential for a lot of companies, like game developers, wanting to shut this down (if you can indeed extract usable 3d mesh data from any 3d application).
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It's also been mentioned already