How-To Guides

Task-oriented articles that go beyond the API reference.

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