Building mesh_pipeline

mesh_pipeline converts meshes made with modeling tools such as Maya and Blender into a fast runtime format.

fplbase includes prebuilt mesh_pipeline binaries for Windows, OS X, and Linux.

If you'd like to make modifications to mesh_pipeline you can also build it from source by following the instructions below.

Prerequisites

Prior to building, please install the prerequisites below.

• Install the fplbase prerequisites for Windows, prerequisites for OSX, or prerequisites for Linux.
• Then install the FBX SDK version 2015.1 or newer, at any location.
• Set the FBX_SDK environment variable to the root directory of the FBX SDK.

Building

• Open a command line window.
• Navigate to the fplbase project directory.
• Generate Makefiles from the CMake project, and ensure the fplbase_build_mesh_pipeline option is enabled.
• Build the binary in the bin directory by:
  • executing make, on Linux (or OSX command line)
  • opening the Visual Studio solution and building, on Windows
  • opening the Xcode project and building, on OSX

For example, on Linux:

cd fplbase
cmake -G'Unix Makefiles' -Dfplbase_build_mesh_pipeline=ON .
make