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OBJ file loading misses color handling

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Description

The OBJ file format supports color; example file:

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# OBJ File Generated by Meshlab
#
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# Object color.obj
#
# Vertices: 6
# Faces: 8
#
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vn 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
v 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.678431 0.509804 0.600000
vn 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
v 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.905882 0.149020 0.654902
vn 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
v 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 0.019608 0.792157
vn -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
v -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.188235 0.117647 0.737255
vn 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000
v 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 0.298039 0.243137 0.776471
vn 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000
v 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 0.019608 0.517647 0.439216
#6 vertices, 0 vertices normals

f 1//1 2//2 3//3
f 1//1 3//3 5//5
f 1//1 5//5 6//6
f 1//1 6//6 2//2
f 4//4 2//2 6//6
f 4//4 6//6 5//5
f 4//4 5//5 3//3
f 4//4 3//3 2//2
#8 faces, 0 coords texture

# End of File

loadOBJFile and loadPolygonFileOBJ don't handle color information.

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Research direction

Locate the implementations of loadOBJFile and loadPolygonFileOBJ and inspect how vertex records from the supplied OBJ example are parsed. Trace the loaded point data to determine where vertex colors should be retained, then verify that loading the example preserves its six vertex colors and that existing OBJ loading behavior remains intact.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
computer-vision
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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