Model Loader v1 (metal-cpp)

A lightweight 3D model loader and renderer built with metal-cpp, Apple’s C++ interface for the Metal graphics API.
This is my first graphics engineering project — aimed at learning modern rendering pipelines while keeping everything in pure C++.

v2 is currenlty underway!

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✨ Features

• Written entirely with metal-cpp.
• Loads and renders 3D models with vertex data and basic materials.
• Implements a clean separation of concerns:
  • Window – window/context creation (GLFW-backed).
  • Renderer – manages pipelines, command encoding, and drawing.
  • Model – loads and stores mesh data.
  • Camera – view & projection handling.
  • Transform – reusable math for positions, rotations, scaling.
• Extensible design — built so you can plug in more features like lighting, animations, or instancing.

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🖥️ Demo

Cube Example

Fox Example

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• macOS 14+ with Xcode Command Line Tools
• CMake 3.15+
• GLFW (installed via Homebrew or vcpkg)
• A Metal-capable GPU (Apple Silicon or AMD/Nvidia on macOS)

Build Instructions

git clone https://github.com/hchalin/Model-loader.git
cd Model-loader
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j4
./Model_Viewer