# How-To Guides

Task-oriented articles that go beyond the API reference.

| Guide | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| [Reading SKP files](reading.md) | Loading, inspecting, and extracting data from existing files |
| [Creating models in memory](writing.md) | Builder APIs and current write-status |
| [Working with geometry](geometry.md) | Vertices, edges, faces, loops, and triangulation |
| [Materials and textures](materials.md) | Colours, textures, UV mapping, and PBR properties |
| [Components and groups](components.md) | Definitions, instances, hierarchy, and material inheritance |
| [Error handling](errors.md) | Handling legacy files, parsing errors, and common pitfalls |
| [Executable examples](examples.md) | Small examples verified by the documentation test suite |

```{toctree}
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reading
writing
geometry
materials
components
errors
examples
```