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+```cpp
+void parse(const char* filename, std::vector<vec3d> &vBuffer, std::vector<vec2d> &tBuffer, std::vector<subMesh> &meshList) {
+
+        std::ifstream file(filename);
+        if (!file) {
+
+            return;
+        }
+        parse(file, vBuffer, tBuffer, meshList);
+    }
+
+    void parse(std::istream& file, std::vector<vec3d> &vBuffer, std::vector<vec2d> &tBuffer, std::vector<subMesh> &meshList) {
+        std::string mtlPath;
+        std::string line;
+        subMesh currMesh;
+
+        while (std::getline(file, line)) {
+            std::stringstream ss(line);
+
+            //reads until white space
+            ss.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
+            ss >> std::ws;
+
+            // If the line is empty
+            if (ss.eof()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (ss.peek() == '#') {
+                // Comment line in file
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            std::string keyword;
+            ss >> keyword;
+
+            //In the case of a vertex coordinate
+            if (keyword == "v") {
+                vec3d v;
+                ss >> std::ws >> v.x >> std::ws >> v.y >> std::ws >> v.z >> std::ws;
+                vBuffer.push_back(v);
+                
+            }
+            //In the case of a texture coordinate
+            else if (keyword == "vt") {
+                vec2d t;
+                ss >> std::ws >> t.u >> std::ws >> t.v >> std::ws;
+                //t.u = 1.0f - t.u;
+                //t.v = 1.0f - t.v;
+                tBuffer.push_back(t);
+            }
+
+            //In the case of a face
+            else if (keyword == "f") {
+                triangle currFace;
+                std::vector<std::string> parts;
+                std::vector<int> vertIndices;
+                std::vector<int> texIndices;
+
+                while (!ss.eof()) {
+                    //Read each section is as a part of a list
+                    int pointcount = 0;
+                    std::string part;
+                    ss >> std::ws >> part >> std::ws;
+                    parts.push_back(part);
+
+                    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < parts.size(); i++) {
+                        int vert;
+                        int tex;
+
+                        std::stringstream partSS(parts[i]);
+                        partSS >> vert;
+
+                        if (!partSS.eof() && (partSS.peek() == '/')) {
+                            char slash1;
+                            partSS >> slash1;
+
+                            partSS >> tex;
+                            currFace.texs[pointcount] = tex;
+                            currFace.texs[pointcount] = currFace.texs[pointcount] - 1;
+                        }
+
+                        currFace.verts[pointcount++] = vert;
+                        currFace.verts[pointcount - 1] = currFace.verts[pointcount - 1] - 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                currMesh.triGroup.push_back(currFace);
+            }
+            else if (keyword == "o") {
+                if (currMesh.name.empty()) {
+                    ss >> std::ws >> currMesh.name;
+                }
+                else {
+                    meshList.push_back(currMesh);
+                    currMesh = {};
+                    ss >> std::ws >> currMesh.name;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (keyword == "mtllib") {
+                mtlPath = line.substr(7);
+            }
+            else if (keyword == "usemtl") {
+                std::string material;
+                ss >> std::ws >> material;
+                getTexturePath(material, mtlPath, currMesh);
+            }
+
+        }
+        meshList.push_back(currMesh);
+    }
+```
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