Regular API function

simImportMesh / sim.importMesh

Description Imports a mesh from a file. See also sim.exportMesh, sim.importShape and sim.createMeshShape
C/C++
synopsis
simInt simImportMesh(simInt fileformat,const simChar* pathAndFilename,simInt options,simFloat identicalVerticeTolerance,simFloat scalingFactor,simFloat*** vertices,simInt** verticesSizes,simInt*** indices,simInt** indicesSizes,simFloat*** reserved,simChar*** names)
C/C++
parameters
fileformat: set to 0. Fileformat is automatically detected
pathAndFilename: the location of the file to import.
options: bit-coded: bit0 set (1): keep identical vertices, bit7 set (128): ignore up-vector coded in fileformat
identicalVerticeTolerance: has no effect. set to zero
scalingFactor: the scaling factor to apply to the imported vertices
vertices: an array to vertice arrays. The import operation may generate several meshes depending on the fileformat. The user is in charge of releasing the memory. See the example below
verticesSizes: an array indicating the individual vertice array sizes. The user is in charge of releasing the memory. See the example below
indices: an array to indice arrays. The import operation may generate several meshes depending on the fileformat. The user is in charge of releasing the memory. Can be nullptr. See the example below
indicesSizes: an array indicating the individual indice array sizes. The user is in charge of releasing the memory. Can be nullptr if indices is also nullptr. See the example below
reserved: reserved for future extensions. Keep at nullptr.
names: not used anymore. Set to nullptr

USAGE EXAMPLE:
simFloat** vertices; simInt* verticesSizes; simInt** indices; simInt* indicesSizes; simInt elementCount=simImportMesh(1,"d:\\example.dxf",0,0.0001f,1.0f,&vertices, &verticesSizes,&indices,&indicesSizes,nullptr,nullptr); if (elementCount>0) { const float grey[3]={0.5f,0.5f,0.5f}; for (int i=0;i<elementCount;i++) { simInt shapeHandle=simCreateMeshShape(2,20.0f*3.1415f/180.0f,vertices[i], verticesSizes[i],indices[i],indicesSizes[i],nullptr); simSetShapeColor(shapeHandle,"",sim.colorcomponent_ambient,grey); simReleaseBuffer((simChar*)indices[i]); simReleaseBuffer((simChar*)vertices[i]); } simReleaseBuffer((simChar*)indicesSizes); simReleaseBuffer((simChar*)indices); simReleaseBuffer((simChar*)verticesSizes); simReleaseBuffer((simChar*)vertices); }
C/C++
return value
Number of imported meshes, or 0 or -1 if the operation was not successful
Lua
synopsis
float[] vertices,int[] indices=sim.importMesh(int fileformat,string pathAndFilename,int options,float identicalVerticeTolerance,float scalingFactor)
Lua
parameters
Similar to the C-function counterpart
Lua
return values
vertices: a table to vertice tables. The import operation may generate several meshes depending on the fileformat. See the example below
indices: a table to indice tables. The import operation may generate several meshes depending on the fileformat. See the example below

USAGE EXAMPLE (e.g. in a customization script):
if (importButtonPressed) then vertices,indices,reserved,names=sim.importMesh(1,"d:\\example.dxf",0,0.0001,1) for i=1,#vertices,1 do h=sim.createMeshShape(2,20*math.pi/180,vertices[i],indices[i]) sim.setShapeColor(h,"",sim.colorcomponent_ambient,{0.5,0.5,0.5}) sim.setObjectAlias(h,names[i]) end end
Python
synopsis
list vertices,list indices=sim.importMesh(int fileformat,string pathAndFilename,int options,float identicalVerticeTolerance,float scalingFactor)

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