@Simon GLVisualize looks great! I ll try using it as soon as there is an opportunity. (and then bother you with questions.. ;) )
@kleinsplash Not sure if those meshing libraries are the right place to put my stuff. I didnt even know about all these packages until I posted my answer here. I will get rid of my custom mesh loading prcedures and start using whats already available. On a somewhat related note. I do have an Octree implementation in Julia which I use for meshing/partitioning of 3D domains, maybe that could be interesting for someone? It generates an octree around triangulated surface meshes. E.g. here https://github.com/abieler/dsmc/blob/master/doc/cow_mesh2.png If there is interest I d be happy to share/clean up my code.