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NEXUS Model Converter
Pisa, Italy
On the record
- Conversion
- Nxsbuild converts .ply or .obj input models into multiresolution .nxs models.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Conversion inputs
- Nxsbuild generates multiresolution .nxs models from .ply or .obj files and can join multiple model pieces into one .nxs file.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Source code and Windows executables are available from the Nexus GitHub releases page.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Nxsedit can compress, prune lower hierarchy levels, export to .ply, and report model information.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project provides a WebGL library, a Three.js loader and a rendering engine for the 3DHOP open-source framework.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is for developers integrating multiresolution 3D visualization into C++ or JavaScript engines and for users preparing models for web viewing.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Large models
- Its out-of-core tools process and visualize large models and textures with limited resources.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The maker's repository says the C++ software is free under GPL and the JavaScript software is free under MIT; it also notes dependencies on Qt and VCG lib.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The Visual Computing Lab is a research group at CNR-ISTI in Pisa, Italy.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Model editing
- Nxsedit can compress, prune or export a model to .ply; the page says compression can reduce model size to 10–20%.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Multiresolution
- It converts 3D models into a structure that supports view-dependent resolution.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Nexus is a collection of tools for streaming visualization of large 3D models in OpenGL using C++ and JavaScript.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Resource limit
- Nxsbuild's RAM option defaults to 2000 MB, and the maker warns it is not a hard limit.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Streaming and compression
- Nexus streams models over a network and uses the Corto algorithm for compression and fast decompression.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project page acknowledges support from VCG, the Informatics Department at TU Clausthal and 3D-COFORM.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Supported geometry
- Nexus supports point clouds and meshes with per-vertex normals, colors and texture coordinates, and stores textures internally.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Supported models
- Nexus supports point clouds and meshes with per-vertex normals, colors, and texture coordinates.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Web integrations
- Nexus provides a WebGL library, a Three.js loader, and a rendering engine for the 3DHOP framework.vcg.isti.cnr.it · read 8 Oct 2026
