MeshMixer

Revision as of 15:41, 10 April 2020

AutoDesk MeshMixer uses a native binary format with the extension .MIX^[1]. Meshmixer is free software.

File Information

MIX files seem to have XML starting at offset 0x4 with the tags: <SceneObjects>, <MeshSO>, <SemanticDB>, <DataStoreVersion>. Then file is a binary mesh format which seems to be related to "GSurf" & "VFMesh".

Newer MIX files may not be backwards compatible with older versions^[2].

Software & Sample Files

• Autodesk Meshmixer API → https://github.com/meshmixer/mm-api/blob/master/python/examples/sphere.mix
• Instructables Sample → https://content.instructables.com/ORIG/FMQ/6ES2/HPXFS5LS/FMQ6ES2HPXFS5LS.mix

References

1. ↑ https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/MSHMXR/files/GUID-4EA756DD-223D-4BDB-8889-F9574A8E3261-htm.html
2. ↑ https://help.autodesk.com/view/MSHMXR/2019/ENU/?guid=GUID-4EA756DD-223D-4BDB-8889-F9574A8E3261