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PyAssimp: Python bindings for libassimp
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A simple Python wrapper for Assimp using ``ctypes`` to access the
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library. Requires Python >= 2.6.
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Python 3 support is mostly here, but not well tested.
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Note that pyassimp is not complete. Many ASSIMP features are missing.
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USAGE
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-----
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Complete example: 3D viewer
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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``pyassimp`` comes with a simple 3D viewer that shows how to load and
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display a 3D model using a shader-based OpenGL pipeline.
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.. figure:: 3d_viewer_screenshot.png
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:alt: Screenshot
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Screenshot
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To use it, from within ``/port/PyAssimp``:
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::
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$ cd scripts
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$ python ./3D-viewer <path to your model>
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You can use this code as starting point in your applications.
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Writing your own code
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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To get started with ``pyassimp``, examine the simpler ``sample.py``
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script in ``scripts/``, which illustrates the basic usage. All Assimp
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data structures are wrapped using ``ctypes``. All the data+length fields
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in Assimp's data structures (such as ``aiMesh::mNumVertices``,
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``aiMesh::mVertices``) are replaced by simple python lists, so you can
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call ``len()`` on them to get their respective size and access members
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using ``[]``.
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For example, to load a file named ``hello.3ds`` and print the first
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vertex of the first mesh, you would do (proper error handling
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substituted by assertions ...):
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.. code:: python
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from pyassimp import load
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with load('hello.3ds') as scene:
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assert len(scene.meshes)
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mesh = scene.meshes[0]
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assert len(mesh.vertices)
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print(mesh.vertices[0])
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Another example to list the 'top nodes' in a scene:
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.. code:: python
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from pyassimp import load
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with load('hello.3ds') as scene:
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for c in scene.rootnode.children:
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print(str(c))
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INSTALL
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-------
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Install ``pyassimp`` by running:
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::
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$ python setup.py install
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PyAssimp requires a assimp dynamic library (``DLL`` on windows, ``.so``
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on linux, ``.dynlib`` on macOS) in order to work. The default search
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directories are:
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- the current directory
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- on linux additionally: ``/usr/lib``, ``/usr/local/lib``,
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``/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu``
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To build that library, refer to the Assimp master ``INSTALL``
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instructions. To look in more places, edit ``./pyassimp/helper.py``.
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There's an ``additional_dirs`` list waiting for your entries.
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