public static void printMesh(Mesh mesh) {
    for (int bufType = 0; bufType < Type.values().length; bufType++) {
      VertexBuffer outBuf = mesh.getBuffer(Type.values()[bufType]);
      if (outBuf == null) {
        continue;
      }

      System.out.println(outBuf.getBufferType() + ": ");
      for (int vert = 0; vert < outBuf.getNumElements(); vert++) {
        String str = "[";
        for (int comp = 0; comp < outBuf.getNumComponents(); comp++) {
          Object val = outBuf.getElementComponent(vert, comp);
          outBuf.setElementComponent(vert, comp, val);
          val = outBuf.getElementComponent(vert, comp);
          str += val;
          if (comp != outBuf.getNumComponents() - 1) {
            str += ", ";
          }
        }
        str += "]";
        System.out.println(str);
      }
      System.out.println("------");
    }
  }
  /**
   * Merges all geometries in the collection into the output mesh. Creates a new material using the
   * TextureAtlas.
   *
   * @param geometries
   * @param outMesh
   */
  public static void mergeGeometries(Collection<Geometry> geometries, Mesh outMesh) {
    int[] compsForBuf = new int[VertexBuffer.Type.values().length];
    Format[] formatForBuf = new Format[compsForBuf.length];

    int totalVerts = 0;
    int totalTris = 0;
    int totalLodLevels = 0;
    int maxWeights = -1;

    Mode mode = null;
    for (Geometry geom : geometries) {
      totalVerts += geom.getVertexCount();
      totalTris += geom.getTriangleCount();
      totalLodLevels = Math.min(totalLodLevels, geom.getMesh().getNumLodLevels());

      Mode listMode;
      int components;
      switch (geom.getMesh().getMode()) {
        case Points:
          listMode = Mode.Points;
          components = 1;
          break;
        case LineLoop:
        case LineStrip:
        case Lines:
          listMode = Mode.Lines;
          components = 2;
          break;
        case TriangleFan:
        case TriangleStrip:
        case Triangles:
          listMode = Mode.Triangles;
          components = 3;
          break;
        default:
          throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
      }

      for (VertexBuffer vb : geom.getMesh().getBufferList().getArray()) {
        int currentCompsForBuf = compsForBuf[vb.getBufferType().ordinal()];
        if (vb.getBufferType() != Type.Index
            && currentCompsForBuf != 0
            && currentCompsForBuf != vb.getNumComponents()) {
          throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
              "The geometry "
                  + geom
                  + " buffer "
                  + vb.getBufferType()
                  + " has different number of components than the rest of the meshes "
                  + "(this: "
                  + vb.getNumComponents()
                  + ", expected: "
                  + currentCompsForBuf
                  + ")");
        }
        compsForBuf[vb.getBufferType().ordinal()] = vb.getNumComponents();
        formatForBuf[vb.getBufferType().ordinal()] = vb.getFormat();
      }

      maxWeights = Math.max(maxWeights, geom.getMesh().getMaxNumWeights());

      if (mode != null && mode != listMode) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
            "Cannot combine different" + " primitive types: " + mode + " != " + listMode);
      }
      mode = listMode;
      compsForBuf[Type.Index.ordinal()] = components;
    }

    outMesh.setMaxNumWeights(maxWeights);
    outMesh.setMode(mode);
    if (totalVerts >= 65536) {
      // make sure we create an UnsignedInt buffer so
      // we can fit all of the meshes
      formatForBuf[Type.Index.ordinal()] = Format.UnsignedInt;
    } else {
      formatForBuf[Type.Index.ordinal()] = Format.UnsignedShort;
    }

    // generate output buffers based on retrieved info
    for (int i = 0; i < compsForBuf.length; i++) {
      if (compsForBuf[i] == 0) {
        continue;
      }

      Buffer data;
      if (i == Type.Index.ordinal()) {
        data = VertexBuffer.createBuffer(formatForBuf[i], compsForBuf[i], totalTris);
      } else {
        data = VertexBuffer.createBuffer(formatForBuf[i], compsForBuf[i], totalVerts);
      }

      VertexBuffer vb = new VertexBuffer(Type.values()[i]);
      vb.setupData(Usage.Static, compsForBuf[i], formatForBuf[i], data);
      outMesh.setBuffer(vb);
    }

    int globalVertIndex = 0;
    int globalTriIndex = 0;

    for (Geometry geom : geometries) {
      Mesh inMesh = geom.getMesh();
      geom.computeWorldMatrix();
      Matrix4f worldMatrix = geom.getWorldMatrix();

      int geomVertCount = inMesh.getVertexCount();
      int geomTriCount = inMesh.getTriangleCount();

      for (int bufType = 0; bufType < compsForBuf.length; bufType++) {
        VertexBuffer inBuf = inMesh.getBuffer(Type.values()[bufType]);
        VertexBuffer outBuf = outMesh.getBuffer(Type.values()[bufType]);

        if (inBuf == null || outBuf == null) {
          continue;
        }

        if (Type.Index.ordinal() == bufType) {
          int components = compsForBuf[bufType];

          IndexBuffer inIdx = inMesh.getIndicesAsList();
          IndexBuffer outIdx = outMesh.getIndexBuffer();

          for (int tri = 0; tri < geomTriCount; tri++) {
            for (int comp = 0; comp < components; comp++) {
              int idx = inIdx.get(tri * components + comp) + globalVertIndex;
              outIdx.put((globalTriIndex + tri) * components + comp, idx);
            }
          }
        } else if (Type.Position.ordinal() == bufType) {
          FloatBuffer inPos = (FloatBuffer) inBuf.getDataReadOnly();
          FloatBuffer outPos = (FloatBuffer) outBuf.getData();
          doTransformVerts(inPos, globalVertIndex, outPos, worldMatrix);
        } else if (Type.Normal.ordinal() == bufType) {
          FloatBuffer inPos = (FloatBuffer) inBuf.getDataReadOnly();
          FloatBuffer outPos = (FloatBuffer) outBuf.getData();
          doTransformNorms(inPos, globalVertIndex, outPos, worldMatrix);
        } else if (Type.Tangent.ordinal() == bufType) {
          FloatBuffer inPos = (FloatBuffer) inBuf.getDataReadOnly();
          FloatBuffer outPos = (FloatBuffer) outBuf.getData();
          int components = inBuf.getNumComponents();
          doTransformTangents(inPos, globalVertIndex, components, outPos, worldMatrix);
        } else {
          inBuf.copyElements(0, outBuf, globalVertIndex, geomVertCount);
        }
      }

      globalVertIndex += geomVertCount;
      globalTriIndex += geomTriCount;
    }
  }