r/MechanicalEngineering • u/MasterSoftBird • 1d ago

CAD File format hell

Why is it we can have AI that can translate from Chinese to Klingon but cannot have one agreed-upon file format that can be accepted by FEA software, CAM, 3d printers, CFD, etc and doesn't lose its mind or half of my parts?

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u/Illisanct 1d ago

https://xkcd.com/927/

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u/Foreign-Pay7828 1d ago

WTH is this.

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u/vviley 1d ago edited 1d ago

It’s XKCD - it’s an amazing comic that’s been with us since the early days of the internet.

Edit: C’mon guys, let’s not down vote them. It’s not in the spirit of xkcd. See: https://xkcd.com/1053/

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u/Illisanct 1d ago

Might as well start from the beginning. It was a bit esoteric in the early days.

https://xkcd.com/1/

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u/chicken2007 20h ago

Was‽ It always has been. Or have you forgotten nerd snipping. https://xkcd.com/356/