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Installation
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The **Asset-Importer-Library** can be integated in your applications in two ways:

* By installing pre-built libraries, if available for your platform.
* By integrating the library directly into your project using [CMake](https://cmake.org/) .

Detailed instructions for both methods can be found in the Build Instructions.

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Usage
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Once the library is integrated into your IDE or project, you can start using it through one of two interfaces:

- A C++-based interface
- A C-based interface with flat functions

The C++ API offers an RTTI-based approach and is strongly recommended if you're working in C++.
The C API, on the other hand, simplifies the creation of language bindings for other programming languages.