I agree, the one index and unified vertex data is the best option for today. But who says what future hardware is going to need. Although I doubt it going to change anytime soon.
The one thing I admire the most of the LDraw format is its effectiveness in regards of its age, I would like the same for a supplement format.
Although I consider this format a cache I don't mean it to be literally just that. I would like to setup a more more modern container for the original LDraw data. Doing this on the part level seemed to make sense to me in regards of normals etc, not for the pure caching value.
Hope this explains my thoughts better, anyone else interested in such a approach or am I the only one?
The one thing I admire the most of the LDraw format is its effectiveness in regards of its age, I would like the same for a supplement format.
Although I consider this format a cache I don't mean it to be literally just that. I would like to setup a more more modern container for the original LDraw data. Doing this on the part level seemed to make sense to me in regards of normals etc, not for the pure caching value.
Hope this explains my thoughts better, anyone else interested in such a approach or am I the only one?