This python module allows you to read Wavefront 3D object files (something.obj and something.mtl) and use them as Python objects. Currently Pyglet is required to render and display these objects.

Currently, only a subset of the defined specification has been implemented.

• Pyglet

import pywavefront
meshes = pywavefront.Wavefront('something.obj')
meshes.draw()

There are two pyglet example scripts with included .obj and .mtl files in the example directory. To run them, change to the example directory and run either ./pyglet_demo.py or .pyglet_demo2.py.

The following presumes you are using Blender to generate your mesh:

• Using Blender, create a mesh with a UV-mapped texture. The UV-mapping is important! If it is working properly, you will see the texture applied within Blender's 3d view.
• Export the mesh from Blender using the Wavefront format, including normals.
• Reference your *.obj file as in the pywavefront example above.

Assuming you are in the top-level PyWavefront directory:

python setup.py install

pip install PyWavefront

All tests can be found in the test directory. To run the tests:

• Install nose: pip install nose
• Change to the top-level directory, e.g. PyWavefront, the directory that contains this README file.
• Run nosetests

• dav92lee
• Jerek Shoemaker
• Kurt Yoder
• Zohar Jackson

PyWavefront is BSD-licensed; see file LICENSE.