Emerald - OpenGL Facet and Edge Model Viewer

Overview

Emerald is a C++ OpenGL geometry viewer that uses the Qt 5 GUI toolkit. It allows the user to interact with their target geometry files for visual inspection, as well as create images suitable for integration into reports or presentations.
Emerald also allows for direct interactive editing of diffracting edge (*.edge) files, allowing for visual inspection and removal of bad or false edges.
Executables of Emerald are available below for Windows. They are supplied as-is, without warranty or guarantee. If you use this viewer and find it useful, please let us know.
Emerald v. 2.1 for Windows
emerald_win64.zip (Updated January 31, 2025)
Some sample facet files, converted from public 3D model sources:
m1.zip M1 Abrams Tank
karnov.zip Helicopter
f18.zip F-18 Fighter