Creating and importing 3D models

Creating complex shapes directly from code can often be cumbersome and time-consuming. Fortunately, it is possible to import prebuilt models into your 3D space.

It is even possible to use graphical 3D modeling programs to generate models and then export them as a suitable format for you to use. This example produces a Newell Teapot
in the Raspberry Pi theme, as shown in the following screenshot:

Newell Raspberry Pi teapot

Getting ready

We shall use 3D models of a teapot (both teapot.obj and teapot.mdl) located in
pi3dmodels.

Modeling a teapot is the traditional 3D equivalent of displaying Hello World. Computer graphics researcher Martin Newell first created the Newell Teapot in 1975 as a basic...