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cables Documentation» How To Use» Working with files

Working with files

You can drag files into the cables window to upload them.
Image and Audio files do not need to be converted.

Possible file types:

Image/Video: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .svg, .mp4,
Audio: .ogg, .mp3, .m4a, .aac,.wav,

File Converters

cables automatically converts files into a more readable web format which can then be read by the ops.

To convert a file upload it, then click it in the file browser. on the right you can see information about this file the converters are listed.

automatic 3d file Format conversions:

.obj, .fbx, .dae files will be automatically converted to .3d.json

this is done using assimp2json

SVG to mesh

file ending: .svg

convert an svg file to a 2d mesh

SVG path points

file ending: .svg

convert svg point array

CSV to json

file ending: .csv

convert csv to json

DAE line strips

file ending: .dae

extract paths/splines from .dar/collada files

MIDI to json

file ending: .mid

converts midi to json

example

Mesh sequence

file ending: .seq.zip

converts a sequence of obj files to a morphing animation

example

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