[3D Printing] ISO/IEC 25422:2025 - Information technology — 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) specification suite

[3D Printing] ISO/IEC 25422:2025 - Information technology — 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) specification suite

Michael Sweet msweet at msweet.org
Sat Jun 14 00:10:10 UTC 2025


Smith,

I'll add it to my list... :)


> On Jun 12, 2025, at 5:44 PM, Kennedy, Smith (Wireless & IPP Standards) <smith.kennedy at hp.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ira, 
> 
> I hadn't thought of that. If 3MF Consortium continues to host their own revisions we can still reference those. But if they withdraw those from being available freely, and instead point users at the ISO standard, then we may have to do that.
> 
> Mike, could you reach out to 3MF Consortium about this?
> 
> Smith
> 
> /**
>     Smith Kennedy
>     HP Inc.
> */ 
> 
>> On Jun 12, 2025, at 2:49 PM, Ira McDonald <blueroofmusic at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> CAUTION: External Email Hi,
>> 
>> This ISO/IEC joint spec won't ever become freely available.  ISO uses the same system as IEEE does
>> (w/ exception of IEEE 802 series) - industries have to buy out the copyright.  Remember that IEEE
>> 2600 series cost printer manufacturers $100,000 in 2009 to buy out the copyright - not going to happen
>> w/ the 3MF spec.
>> 
>> Effectively, 3MF is now off the table to consider adding as a requirement or recommendation in any
>> PWG spec.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> - Ira
>> 
>> Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
>> Chair - SAE Trust Anchors and Authentication TF
>> Co-Chair - TCG Mobile Platform WG
>> Co-Chair - TCG Metadata Access Protocol SG
>> Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
>> Secretary - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group
>> Co-Chair - IEEE-ISTO PWG Internet Printing Protocol WG
>> IETF Designated Expert - IPP & Printer MIB
>> Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
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>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM Kennedy, Smith (Wireless & IPP Standards) via 3d-printing <3d-printing at pwg.org> wrote:
>> The site is asking me to pay 43 Swiss Francs so it isn't freely available currently... 
>> 
>> Smith
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 12, 2025, at 1:13 PM, Michael Sweet <msweet at msweet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> CAUTION: External Email Smith,
>>> 
>>> Hopefully the specs will remain freely available, we don't need another paywalled 3D standard...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> > On Jun 12, 2025, at 1:42 PM, Kennedy, Smith (Wireless & IPP Standards) via 3d-printing <3d-printing at pwg.org> wrote:
>>> > 
>>> > Hi there,
>>> > 
>>> > For those of you who are like me who were unaware that this was underway, 3MF has become an ISO standard.
>>> > 
>>> >> https://www.iso.org/standard/90283.html
>>> > 
>>> > 
>>> > Smith
>>> > 
>>> > /**
>>> > Smith Kennedy
>>> > Wireless & IPP Standards - Print Platform Operations
>>> > ISTO Printer Working Group | Wi-Fi Alliance | Bluetooth SIG | CSA Matter | IEEE 802.11
>>> > Vice Chair, ISTO Printer Working Group
>>> > HP Inc.
>>> > */
>>> > 
>>> > 
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