# Ciechan/BCMeshTransformView

Mesh transforms for UIView

Repository: https://github.com/Ciechan/BCMeshTransformView
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bcmeshtransformview
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-05-14T08:11:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4494, "days_push": 3398, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1236, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.023553+00:00)

## What it is
An Objective-C iOS library that applies mesh transforms to a regular UIKit view hierarchy, inspired by the private CALayer meshTransform property. It supports animatable meshes via block-based UIView animations and directional lighting.

## Use cases
- apply 3D mesh distortion to a UIView hierarchy
- create animated page curl or ripple effects in iOS
- warp views with custom vertex meshes
- add directional lighting to transformed views
- build creative view transitions on iOS

## When to choose
- you need per-vertex 3D warping of UIKit views
- you want animatable mesh transforms with UIView animation blocks
- you're building an iOS app with creative visual effects

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform or SwiftUI-native solutions
- your project targets modern iOS where private APIs or Metal-based effects may be preferable
- the library is unmaintained and you need ongoing support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, graphics, ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, graphics, frontend
- platform: cpp
- tags: uikit, mesh-transform, objective-c, 3d-graphics, cocoa-touch, ios, mobile, swift

## Member repositories
- Ciechan/BCMeshTransformView (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.023553+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:21:55.901235+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Ciechan/BCMeshTransformView (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.023553+00:00, sha a600b0113570)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.