Open Asset Import Library is a Open Source library designed to load various 3d file formats and convert them into a shared, in-memory format. It supports more than 30 file formats. It also supports exporting files to a few selected file formats.
See [the full list here](http://assimp.sourceforge.net/main_features_formats.html).
#### 1.2 Repository structure ####
Open Asset Import Library is implemented in C++ (but provides both a C and a
C++ish interface). The directory structure is:
/bin Folder for binaries, only used on Windows
/code Source code
/contrib Third-party libraries
/doc Documentation (doxysource and pre-compiled docs)
/include Public header C and C++ header files.
/lib Static library location for Windows.
/obj Object file location for Windows.
/port Ports to other languages and scripts to maintain those.
/test Unit- and regression tests, test suite of models.
/tools Tools (viewer, command line `assimp`).
/samples A small number of samples to illustrate possible
use cases for Assimp.
/workspaces Build enviroments for vc,xcode,... (deprecated,
CMake has superseeded all legacy build options!)
### 2. Build the library ###
Take a look into the `INSTALL` file. Or fire up CMake with the usual steps.
### 3. Where to get help ###
For more information, visit [our website](http://assimp.sourceforge.net/). Or check out the `./doc`- folder, which contains the official documentation in HTML format.
(CHMs for Windows are included in some release packages and should be located right here in the root folder).
If the documentation doesn't solve your problems, try our forums at SF.net
The license of the Asset Import Library is based on the modified, __3-clause BSD__-License, which is a very liberal license. An _informal_ summary is: do whatever you want, but include Assimp's license text with your product - and don't sue us if our code doesn't work.
