SVX

File Format
Name	SVX
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models SVX
Extension(s)	.svx

SVX is voxel-based 3D modelling format created by Shapeways, to enable the upload of voxel-based models for 3D printing.

Identification

An SVX file is a ZIP file containing a sequence of images and a manifest.xml file. This structure, and the manifest itself, can be used to identify the format.

Example Manifest

This is an example manifest file, taken from the specification.

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<grid gridSizeX="256" gridSizeY="256" gridSizeZ="256" voxelSize="0.0001" subvoxelBits="8"
   slicesOrientation="Y" >

    <channels>
        <channel type="DENSITY" bits="8" slices="density/slice%04d.png" />
    </channels>

    <materials>
        <material id="1" urn="urn:shapeways:materials/1" />
    </materials>

    <metadata>
        <entry key="author" value="Alan Hudson" />
        <entry key="creationDate" value="2014/09/12" />
    </metadata>
</grid>

Specs

• SVX format specification (license not stable yet, but expected to be open).

Other links

• Shapeways Announces New Pricing Scheme, and Creates Voxel Based SVX File Format