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helix model

Build procedural models written as .model.js programs

CLI version 0.1.27-helix3.551. Run helix model --help for the text your installed build prints.

helix model

Build procedural models written as .model.js programs

helix model <command>

helix model build

Run a .model.js program and write <slug>.glb (+ <slug>.collider.glb); prints a JSON summary

helix model build [options] <file>
ArgumentRequiredDescription
fileyesthe model program (.model.js)
OptionDescription
--out <dir>output folder (default: the current folder)
--timeout <ms>wall-clock limit for the build (default "20000")
--style <style>budget the build for an art style: realistic | hand-painted | low-poly (default realistic)
--lookalso render <slug>.sheet.png (hero, front, side, top) with headless Chromium so the result can be seen
--size <px>edge of the --look sheet in pixels (default 960) (default "960")

Find model helpers for a need ("curved tube", "hole in a wall"); prints ranked ids and signatures as JSON

helix model search [options] <query...>
ArgumentRequiredDescription
query...yesfree-text need
OptionDescription
--limit <n>at most this many hits (default "8")

helix model helpers

The helper map by family plus authoring conventions; pass ids to print their full contracts

helix model helpers [ids...]
ArgumentRequiredDescription
ids...nohelper ids (from helix model search) to print in full

helix model styles

The model styles and their triangle/slot/part budgets

helix model styles

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