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  • 2020-05-08 at 6:49 am #27395
    johanw
    Customer

    Is it possible for a web-savvy person to extract 3D-model information from a Verge3D app? Is the information safely stored?

    This question was recently put to me and I don’t know quite how to respond.

    We are about to start production on an app for a company, basically cataloguing all there products into a configurator. Due to the technical nature of the products it is imperative that the 3D-designs are not leaked.

    What do I tell our customer?

    2020-05-08 at 7:21 am #27398
    Yuri Kovelenov
    Staff

    Hi,

    On the web, everything which is accessible via browser can be downloaded / ripped. Still it is possible to restrict the access to any resources with a password or other means (like in a private billing panel).

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    2020-05-08 at 7:58 am #27403
    johanw
    Customer

    Thank you for your answer!

    You might have guessed that I’m not a web developer myself, so pardon my ignorance. Do I understand your answer as limiting the access to the app by password?

    So the safest thing to do would probably be to simplify the 3D-models so that they still look right, but are of little value to someone trying to copy their design/technical solutions.

    2020-05-08 at 12:07 pm #27405
    Yuri Kovelenov
    Staff
    johanw wrote:

    as limiting the access to the app by password?

    yes, as an option

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    2020-05-08 at 2:08 pm #27413
    jem
    Customer

    @johanw, I deal with this on every project. You are correct that you must simplify the 3D models. This process accomplishes two goals. It protects the customer’s IP, and it improves the performance of the solution that you provide.
    Simplification usually includes:
    -Removing all internal parts and features (gutting the model).
    -Converting to GLTF at a reduced fidelity (preventing easy reverse engineering)
    -Deleting small features and components

    If you do not do this then, yes, a web-savvy CAD operator could reverse engineer the GLTF file into a somewhat useful 3D CAD file. Reverse engineering is not a Verge3D issue. This is true for all 3D web solutions that start with real engineering models.
    Good luck :good:

    Jeremy Wernick

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