Module category: IO

• ReadModel
  • Parameters
  • Output Ports
  • Examples

ReadModel

Read module for polygon meshes in all formats supported by Assimp library.

ReadModel reads all formats supported by the Assimp library (v3.0), which are currently:

Collada ( *.dae;*.xml ) Blender ( *.blend ) 3 Biovision BVH ( *.bvh ) 3D Studio Max 3DS ( *.3ds ) 3D Studio Max ASE ( *.ase ) Wavefront Object ( *.obj ) Stanford Polygon Library ( *.ply ) AutoCAD DXF ( *.dxf ) IFC-STEP, Industry Foundation Classes ( *.ifc ) Neutral File Format ( *.nff ) Sense8 WorldToolkit ( *.nff ) Valve Model ( *.smd,*.vta ) 3 Quake I ( *.mdl ) Quake II ( *.md2 ) Quake III ( *.md3 ) Quake 3 BSP ( *.pk3 ) 1 RtCW ( *.mdc ) Doom 3 ( *.md5mesh;*.md5anim;*.md5camera ) DirectX X ( *.x ). Quick3D ( *.q3o;q3s ). Raw Triangles ( .raw ). AC3D ( *.ac ). Stereolithography ( *.stl ). Autodesk DXF ( *.dxf ). Irrlicht Mesh ( *.irrmesh;*.xml ). Irrlicht Scene ( *.irr;*.xml ). Object File Format ( *.off ). Terragen Terrain ( *.ter ) 3D GameStudio Model ( *.mdl ) 3D GameStudio Terrain ( *.hmp ) Ogre (*.mesh.xml, *.skeleton.xml, *.material)3 Milkshape 3D ( *.ms3d ) LightWave Model ( *.lwo ) LightWave Scene ( *.lws ) Modo Model ( *.lxo ) CharacterStudio Motion ( *.csm ) Stanford Ply ( *.ply ) TrueSpace ( *.cob, *.scn )2 XGL ( *.xgl, *.zgl )

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
polygonFile	Browser	input file
triangulate	Boolean	Check, if you prefer to triangulate all polygons. Line and point primitives are not modified.
joinVertices	Boolean	Check, if you want to identify and join identical vertex data sets within all imported meshes.
ignoreErrors	Boolean	Check, if you are not interested in error messages.

Output Ports

Name	Type	Description
GridOut0outputpolygons	Generated polygons or points, if imported mesh does not contain faces
DataOut0outputnormals	Generated normals, if imported mesh contains normals

Examples

The map above shows you how to connect the output ports of ReadModule without using normals (OpenCOVER_1) and with using normals (OpenCOVER_3).

Polygon output in OpenCOVER_1:

Polygon and normal output in OpenCOVER_3: