MultiMesh Scripting v1.1

Released 2017-02-14
by Andrew Hazelden

Overview

The MultiMesh Scripting tool simplifies the process of using meshlabserver on Windows. The scripts provide an easy way to batch covert mesh formats, and creates a standardized method for applying a MeshLab MLX filter script to a folder of laser scan or photogrammetry reconstructed geometry files.

Download

The MultiMesh Scripting .BAT scripts are open source programs that are available as a free download.

This script uses meshlabserver to drive the conversions. To get a copy of meshlabserver you need to download the latest copy of MeshLab (which is free) from VCG:
http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/

Installation

For the MultiMesh Scripting software to work it has to be expanded and moved to the folder:

C:\multiMeshScripting

The MultiMesh Scripting scripts expect MeshLab & meshlabserver to be located at:

C:\Program Files\VCG\MeshLab\meshlabserver.exe

You can edit the two MultiMeshScripting .bat scripts if you installed meshlab to another location on your hard disk.

Batch Script Notes

I created the following .bat scripts to show what is possible:

runMLXScript.bat
Processes the mesh files in the input folder using meshlabserver and a user defined MLX script

convertMeshes.bat
Converts the meshes in the input folder using a meshlabserver with a user defined output format.

Changing Input & Output File Names

To change the name of the input and output files you can edit the .bat scripts using a plain text editor.

Input Mesh File variables

@set inputFolder=input
rem Note: You can choose a specific mesh format for input or
rem use an asterix for all files in the input meshes folder
rem @set inputMeshFormat=obj
@set inputMeshFormat=ply
rem @set inputMeshFormat=*

Output Mesh File variables

@set outputFolder=output
@set outputMeshFormat=obj
rem @set outputMeshFormat=ply
rem Note: If you use the PLY output format it is saved as a BINARY PLY file
rem @set outputMeshFormat=u3d

MLX script file variables

rem the MLX scripts are stored in the C:\multiMeshScripting\scripts folder
@set mlxScriptFile=simple_script.mlx
@set mlxScriptFolder=scripts