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<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>This ISO/IEC joint spec won't ever become freely available. ISO uses the same system as IEEE does</div><div>(w/ exception of IEEE 802 series) - industries have to buy out the copyright. Remember that IEEE</div><div>2600 series cost printer manufacturers $100,000 in 2009 to buy out the copyright - not going to happen</div><div>w/ the 3MF spec.</div><div><br></div><div>Effectively, 3MF is now off the table to consider adding as a requirement or recommendation in any</div><div>PWG spec.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>- Ira</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><i><font size="1">Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)</font></i></div><div><i><font size="1">Chair - SAE Trust Anchors and Authentication TF<br></font></i></div><div dir="ltr"><i><font size="1">Co-Chair - TCG Mobile Platform WG</font></i></div><div><i><font size="1">Co-Chair - TCG Metadata Access Protocol SG<br></font></i></div><div dir="ltr"><i><font size="1">Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG<br>Secretary - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group<br>Co-Chair - IEEE-ISTO PWG Internet Printing Protocol WG<br>IETF Designated Expert - IPP & Printer MIB<br>Blue Roof Music / High North Inc<br><a style="color:rgb(51,51,255)" href="http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic</a><br><a style="color:rgb(102,0,204)" href="http://sites.google.com/site/highnorthinc" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/highnorthinc</a><br>mailto: <a href="mailto:blueroofmusic@gmail.com" target="_blank">blueroofmusic@gmail.com</a><br>(permanent) PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839 906-494-2434</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM Kennedy, Smith (Wireless & IPP Standards) via 3d-printing <<a href="mailto:3d-printing@pwg.org">3d-printing@pwg.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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The site is asking me to pay 43 Swiss Francs so it isn't freely available currently...
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Hopefully the specs will remain freely available, we don't need another paywalled 3D standard...<br>
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> On Jun 12, 2025, at 1:42 PM, Kennedy, Smith (Wireless & IPP Standards) via 3d-printing <<a href="mailto:3d-printing@pwg.org" target="_blank">3d-printing@pwg.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> For those of you who are like me who were unaware that this was underway, 3MF has become an ISO standard.<br>
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>> <a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/90283.html" target="_blank">
https://www.iso.org/standard/90283.html</a><br>
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> Smith<br>
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> Smith Kennedy<br>
> Wireless & IPP Standards - Print Platform Operations<br>
> ISTO Printer Working Group | Wi-Fi Alliance | Bluetooth SIG | CSA Matter | IEEE 802.11<br>
> Vice Chair, ISTO Printer Working Group<br>
> HP Inc.<br>
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