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+The meshes inside this dir are intended for internal testing only.
+They were taken from various public repositories.
+For more details on the licensing of the various models check the original sites.
+ 
+Visual computing LAb models:
+18/10/2005  12:37           268,845 bunny10k.ply
+18/10/2005  12:37            32,676 bunny2.ply
+22/12/2005  12:20             1,673 T.ply
+13/12/2005  22:02               475 TextureDouble.ply
+23/12/2005  10:59            80,084 knot_max_simplified.STL
+
+The following Models are provided by courtesy of the
+AIM@SHAPE Shape Repository ( http://shapes.aim-at-shape.net )
+
+23/12/2005  09:37           679,497 sharp_sphere.off
+23/12/2005  09:37           333,765 trim-star.off
+23/12/2005  09:37           334,305 twirl.off
+22/12/2005  16:39           443,012 elephant.ply
+23/12/2005  09:37           134,014 block.off
+22/12/2005  16:39           443,924 brain.ply
+23/12/2005  09:37           342,006 casting.off
+22/12/2005  16:39           554,780 hippo.ply
+
+
+The following model is provided by courtesy of Cyberware 
+(www.cyberware.com)
+
+24/11/2005  18:07           285,329 screwdriver.ply
+
+The following model is provided by courtesy of the 
+TMF repository of the San Diego Supercomputer Center  
+http://www.sdsc.edu/tmf/Repository/database.html
+
+22/12/2005  12:12           322,184 conrod.stl