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Watermarking product for 3D Models

Watermarking product for 3D Models

Watermarking product for 3D Models

(OP)
I've been researching for a 3D model watermarking product for some time and even called the software companies themselves w/ no luck.  Except for one company, Alphatec LTD with their MeshMark product.  However the program only supports VRML2 format.  

Does anyone know of any other products that watermark 3D models?  We have Solidworks, Cadra, and Autocad in house.  I'm looking for a product that can support their formats.  I know you can watermark drawings w/in the programs, but not 3d models.  I'm wondering what other major companies are using to watermark their models.  

Any suggestions?  Thanks

RE: Watermarking product for 3D Models

Please describe to me what a "watermarked" 3d model would look like. I can't seem to wrap my brain around this. Would every flat face have a watermark? Or would a watermark sort of lurk behind the model  at all times? I just don't get it.

Maybe a link to the Alphatec product you mentioned would help...


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RE: Watermarking product for 3D Models

Couldn't you just emboss a standardized pattern onto a given face of the model?  Then that feature would at least take some work to remove, if it were small enough then people might not even notice it.

RE: Watermarking product for 3D Models

(OP)
Sorry about that.  Alphatec's meshmark product at www.alphatecltd.com embeds "invisible" watermarks (signatures) on 3D mesh objects and detects them when needed.  The user would embed a personal key number as an "invisible" watermark on 3D object.  What I'm looking for doesn't have to be this specific feature, just something that will allow watermarking of any sort on 3D models.

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