LibASE is a library for parsing and reading information out of ASE files, the "ASCII Scene Export" format of the 3D Studio and 3ds Max 3D modelling programs (see http://www.discreet.com).
Download: http://interreality.org/static/software/vr/libASE-1.0.tar.gz (196 KB, gzipped tar archive)
libASE has been tested on GNU/Linux (Debian and Red Hat) and Mac OSX. It should build and work on most standard POSIX systems: let us know the results on your platform.
LibASE is (C) Copyright 2003 by Peter Amstutz, and is distributed under
the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License</a>. See the file COPYING for full copyright information.
Neither libASE, VOS nor the Interreality project as a whole are affiliated with or endorsed by Discreet or Autodesk, Inc. "3D Studio" and "3ds Max" are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc.
To build LibASE, first run the configure script:
- /configure
To install in some place other than "/usr/local", use the "--prefix" option:
- /configure --prefix=/opt
The header file, "libASE.h", will be installed in the "include" subdirectory. The libraries, libASE.a (static library) and libASE.so (dynamic library on Linux) will be installed in the "lib" subdirectory. use the "--help" option for more compile options:
- /configure --help
After configuring, use make to build:
- make
After building, you can use make to install:
- make install
For more exhaustive building and installing information, see the file INSTALL.
You might also be interested in lib3ds for the "3ds" file format: http://lib3ds.sf.net