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One Significant issue with file conversions that Polyglot addresses is that conversion from one file format to another can often times cause information loss. This is obviously detrimental to the value of the data stored in these files, as information loss during conversion can potentially render the files to become useless for their intended purpose. Many times different software programs may implement different subsets of the specification for the file format being converted, causing this type of information loss. Below an example of this type of information loss can be seen. The original model in the image (top) was in the .stp format and then was converted to the .igs format, then finally back to the .stp format. The result is shown below the original image. It is quite evident that the information loss is significant.
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