The Porsche model below is two million triangles. On my mid-range laptop, this model loads in one second and renders at a smooth 60+ frames per second. For comparison, Meshlab http://meshlab.sourceforge.net
takes several seconds to load and renders at about 15 frames per second. More sophisticated software has an even larger overhead blender http://blender.org
took about 12 seconds and locked up while loading. `fstl` isn't just fast it's also attractive. Models are rendered with per-face flat shading and anti-aliasing in a smooth color scheme reminiscent of Solarized http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized.
Finally, `fstl` is cross-platform and open-source. Precompiled binaries are available https://github.com/mkeeter/fstl/releases
for Windows and Mac, and the only depen
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