hunterloftis / hunterloftis/pbr

Smoothing groups

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Description

[Wavefront .obj files](http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/obj/) have the concept of "smoothing groups," which basically just means "interpolate the normals of these faces so the group of faces looks like a smooth surface."

pbr reads the basic .obj format but doesn't currently respect smoothing groups, so models that rely on smoothing groups end up looking like this:

![baccante-1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/364501/44724523-2b1af680-aa90-11e8-8266-a822d398118e.png)

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating pbr’s basic Wavefront .obj reader and its existing normal-handling path, then determine how to verify that smoothing-group faces are interpolated and models using them render smoothly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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