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Awesome, human909! It's inspiring to see you constructing large machine support structures and their equipment purely from 3D models on smartphones. I feel excited about 3D applications on ubiquitous mobile devices, so much so that I would love to populate the internet with 3D models which are...

Very helpful list of uses, Brian! Sorry about the confusion. To save measurements with models/drawings, or not to, that's the question[bigsmile] I'm not sure either, but leaning towards not saving to avoid uncontrollable digital spreads. 3DDave shared insightful perspectives as well.

Great trouble indeed[bomb] The problem is that some software won't even leave names on the queries. Interpretations (or misinterpretations, or conflicting results) get saved and passed around without the context, traceability or creditability, similar to the spread of urban legends or...

Totally understood, Brian. It's a personal preference. Small screens are indeed hard to read. Smartphones are ubiquitous now, so some, such as me, would love to check out 3D models or 2D drawings quickly and conveniently on the go, similar to viewing pictures.

Thanks 3DDave. Here are my two cents. Open for other ideas as Jboggs mentioned above. Say a designed hole diameter is 200 mm with a general tolerance of +/- 0.1 mm. What if I, a machinist, measured it and got a result of 200.5 mm, due to my poor skills, fat fingers, mobile model...

Thanks, 3DDave. I guess it's because the risks of ad-hoc measurements misinterpreting the design? So the responsibility is on the CAD consumer, not the author.

Good question, Brian. I was thinking about a viewer mobile App at a much lower cost than full-blown CAD software. 3D/2D on a phone is much more accessible and convenient than heavy computers and expensive/slow desktop software.

Awesome use, human909! Would you be able to share the name of the mobile App? I'd love to try it out. Also do your guys save the measurements? Or are the results only temporary, so don't need to be saved?

Bingo, Jboggs. I share your principle. It comes down to responsibilities if something goes awry. If a machine shop takes the liberty to measure, but it doesn't match the client's design. The shop has to eat the part. That's my concern with ad-hoc mobile phone measurements on models. They...

Thank you, Brian. Yeah, a phone screen is too small for lots of things. So I don't like a mess on it, hence the measurement save question. I'd rather make it like one-off tape measuring. This rough distance. Done and gone. Next one please. No Apple phones? Would an Adroid App be more popular?

Thanks, MintJulep. Maybe I should've provided some examples such as a mobile App, eDrawings to view 3D models and 2D drawings. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/edrawings/id520231936?platform=iphone So viewing 3D/2D on a phone is pretty popular, similar to browsing pictures.

Thanks, Brian. "Previous measurements" means that I may measure multiple spots on a model, say several hole diameters, a point-plane distance, a plane-plane distance...These measured results may show up together attached to the model on a phone screen. You hit the nail on the head about...

Good point, Brian. Thanks! Let me clarify. The goal is only to view models and drawings on a phone to understand the design quickly and easily, rather than being glued to a heavy PC and expensive CAD software. A phone screen certainly isn't up for detailed modeling, but for viewing, I guess...

Good day everyone! Thank you for your insights in advance. Just wondering about this behavior: Using a mobile viewer App, would you want 3D model measurements saved? I can see arguments on both sides: [bigears] 1. Save to avoid losing user inputs. 2. Not save to avoid conflicting with the true...