how would i be able to open and read a .obj file(for a 3D model)?
i need to extract the vertexes and their normals
tomtetlaw -1 Posting Pro
Adak 419 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
Have you tried using a Hex Editor? (HexEdit is a freeware version, available at popular download sites like Toucow, etc.).
I'm not sure you can find what you want, however.
jephthah 1,888 Posting Maven
um, did you try "double-clicking" the file?
.obj files are written in plain text.
WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague
um, did you try "double-clicking" the file?
.obj files are written in plain text.
Mine aren't. Mine are all binary.
jephthah 1,888 Posting Maven
Mine aren't. Mine are all binary.
i dont think you're talking about the same thing as the poster is. .OBJ files are standard 3D graphics definition files for geometric objects . they're written in plain text. here is an example.
perhaps you're confusing them with .O "object files" built by a C compiler from source code. which is obviously binary machine language.
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WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague
Oh.... No I was confusing them with he .obj files I've dealt with since the 70's -- output from compilers. .O is only Linux, .OBJ was every other system I've used.
jephthah 1,888 Posting Maven
oh, yeah, that ... i rarely deal with object files on windows.
anyhow, it sucks when two completely different files for two totally unrelated purposes use the same extension :P
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