FTP upload strongly needed!

Discussion in 'Suggestions & Feedback' started by jumpjack, Jul 23, 2016.

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  1. jumpjack
    jumpjack Member
    My ADSL is really crappy, I can't upload anything bigger than 0.5 MB without it crashing or interrupting... and uploads can't be resumed!
    When will FTP upload be implemented on shapeways?
    Or at least implement resumable uploads in some way!
    PLEASE!
     
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  2. NimlothCQ
    NimlothCQ Well-Known Member
    Unfortunately, due to the many processes that get kicked off in processing each uploaded model file (such as printability checks, model file fixing, pricing for each material, etc), we have no plans for enabling FTP based uploads currently.

    Sorry about that :\
     
  3. jumpjack
    jumpjack Member
    Any check you perform begins only after the full file got uploaded, so it would be just a matter of adding a button in the model page labeled "start processing" (and, just in case, a checkbox close to the UPLOAD button which says "autostart check after uploading)".
    I'm quite sure you'd save lot of bandwidth on your servers, thanks to amount of failed upload which wouldn't fail anymore.
     
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