This is a small application which builds a "QuickLook generator" for Mac OS. This will generate previews (selecting a file in Finder and hitting space) and thumbnails ("Cover flow" view in Finder) for .obj, .off and .mesh 3D model files. To build issue: make This will compile the source and build the application in ./Mesh.qlgenerator/ To install issue: sudo make install This will copy the directory ./Mesh.qlgenerator/ into /Library/QuickLook/ and reload the Quicklook Manager (so that you see your changes in Finder). = Dependencies = Install Mesa3D using macports. sudo port install mesa Then re-install GLU à la http://www.alecjacobson.com/weblog/?p=2827 = Testing = After installing you can test previews with: /usr/bin/qlmanage -p ../shared/cheburashka.off and thumbnails with: /usr/bin/qlmanage -t ../shared/cheburashka.off = Note about Mesa = If things look weird (too far away, blank, etc.) then maybe you should reinstall GLU. It seems that the version of GLU that comes with macports' mesa is buggy/corrupted.