Quick-Mesh: Editor

Quick-Mesh: Editor

Overview

Quick-Mesh: Editor is a powerful yet straightforward procedural modeling kernel designed to empower users with the ability to create intricate 3D meshes directly from their mobile devices. The app offers a unique approach to 3D modeling by enabling users to define geometry through concise generative scripts, making it an ideal choice for those seeking a portable, scriptable CAD system.

Key Features

Quick-Mesh: Editor provides a rich set of features tailored for both beginners and advanced users:

• Geometric Primitives: Create basic shapes such as cubes, spheres, cylinders, and more.
• Generalized Cylinders: Utilize extrusions, revolutions, and 3D sweeps/profile rails.
• Boolean Logic Operations: Perform constructive solid geometry (CSG) operations like union, difference, and intersection.
• Euclidean Transformations: Apply transformations such as translate, scale, rotate, center, and zero.
• Instancing Operations: Employ structured repetition with linear, Cartesian grid, and radial ring arrangements.
• Modifiers and Utilities: Use non-linear manipulations, convex hulls, measures, and helper functions.
• Parametric Control: Leverage auto-generated UI widgets for dynamic control.
• Colorization: Apply RGB and HSB mesh coloring functions.
• File Formats: Supports input in .qmsh format and outputs in .obj, .off, .ply, and .stl.
• Mesh Types: Supports triangles, quads, and n-gons (polygons).
• Mesh Smoothing Groups: Enable Gouraud shading for smooth surfaces.
• Minimal Vertex Boolean Operations: Achieve low-poly count polyhedral CSG.
• Streamlined Executable: The app size is less than 5MB, ensuring quick downloads and installations.
• Minimal Permissions: Requires only disk access to read scripts and save output meshes.

Usage

The input to Quick-Mesh: Editor is a set of plain text statements, and the output is a 3D mesh. This means you write scripts to describe how to create 3D objects. The app exports OBJ, PLY, OFF, and STL model files, allowing you to integrate your creations into various tools and systems, such as simulations, visualizations, or 3D printers.

Technical Details

Quick-Mesh: Editor is an experimental tool designed to push the boundaries of procedural modeling on low-power mobile devices. While it is reasonably stable, some features may require further optimization. Detailed in-app documentation and a suite of built-in example scripts are provided to help you get started quickly.

Support and Feedback

For technical support, please contact support@qmsh.org. If you encounter bugs, have feature requests, or suggestions for improving usability, feel free to send an email to feedback@qmsh.org.

Important Note

This app requires permission to read and write device storage to open, run, and save scripts and export 3D meshes. On newer Android devices, this permission must be explicitly granted by the user either via an in-app request or through app settings. Ensure that the storage permission is enabled to avoid any issues with opening or running the app.

Project Home

Visit the project home page at https://www.qmsh.org for more information about Quick-Mesh and related apps like QMSH Visual, QMSH Kernel, and QMSH (unified launcher).

I hope you find Quick-Mesh: Editor useful and enjoy the creative possibilities it offers!