meshfile

Spec sheet

Purpose

Meshfile is a C library for reading and writing 3D mesh file formats.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nuclear.mutantstargoat.com

License

The project is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 or later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nuclear.mutantstargoat.com

Animation

Animations are outside the scope of the library.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Animation scope

Animations are outside the scope of the library.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

API stability

The README says API and ABI stability are not guaranteed before version 1.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dependencies

The project describes the library as having zero dependencies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nuclear.mutantstargoat.com

Download

The project site identifies meshfile 0.2 as the latest release and links to tar.gz and zip downloads.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nuclear.mutantstargoat.com

Example tools

The distribution includes meshview, an OpenGL 3D model viewer, and meshconv, a converter for supported formats.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Examples

The distribution includes meshview, an OpenGL 3D model viewer, and meshconv, a converter between supported formats.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nuclear.mutantstargoat.com

Format caveats

The README says glTF is read-only and STL support is binary-only.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Format limits

GLTF is read-only, STL support is binary-only, and the library does not support quads, n-gons, strips, or fans.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Formats

Supported formats are Wavefront OBJ, JTF, glTF, 3DS and STL.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nuclear.mutantstargoat.com

Geometry limits

It does not support quads, n-gons, triangle strips or triangle fans.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nuclear.mutantstargoat.com

Integration

You can install it system-wide, include meshfile.h and link with -lmeshfile, or build its source files as part of your program.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License constraint

The README says incorporating the source and include directories into an application is only possible when that application is free software.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Materials and hierarchy

It supports materials with optional texture maps and an optional transformation node hierarchy.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mesh data

It supports indexed triangle meshes, multiple objects per file, optional vertex attributes, materials and an optional transformation node hierarchy.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nuclear.mutantstargoat.com

Platform

The build instructions describe building the library on UNIX with make.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Use and dependencies

The library can be installed system-wide or built into an application, and it has no dependencies beyond libc.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• 3D File Converter Software#28 of 316.9