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Halleck: copying over BFXM spec from SVN, wikifying heavily.

2006-05-21T16:02:43Z

copying over BFXM spec from SVN, wikifying heavily.

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'''NOTE:''' It is generally recommended that you use mesher to convert from BFXM to XMESH and back again for the purposes of editing. However, here is the specification for BFXM files.

=Format for version 0.2=

All data stored in little endian order except for strings.

'''Visual layout:'''

<SuperHeader
:<Record header
::<Mesh header,attributes,geometry>
::<Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
::...
::<Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
:>
:<Record header
::<Mesh header,attributes,geometry>
::<Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
::...
::<Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
:>
:...
:<Record header
::<Mesh header,attributes,geometry>
::<Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
::...
::<Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
:>
>

'''Per record visual layout:'''

<Record header
:<Top Mesh header,attributes,geometry>
:<First LOD Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
:...
:<Last LOD Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
:<First Anim Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
:...
:<Last Anim Mesh header, attributes,geometry>
>

==SuperHeader==
Type String:'BFXM'

Version number*100:Integer

File length in bytes: Integer

Superheader Length in bytes: Integer

Number of fields per vertex:integer (8)

Number of fields per polygon structure: integer (1)

Number of fields per referenced vertex: integer (3)

Number of fields per referenced animation: integer (1)

Number of records: integer

Number of fields per animation definition: integer (1)

'''End SuperHeader'''

==Record Header==
''for each record:''

:Size of record header in bytes: integer

:Size of record in bytes: integer

:number of meshes:integer

'''End Record Header'''

==For each mesh:==

===Header===
Size of Header in bytes: integer

Size of mesh in bytes: integer

Scale: float

Reverse: integer

Forcetexture: integer

Sharevert: integer

Polygonoffset:float

Blendmode:<bsrc:integer,bdest:integer>

Material<Power:float,Ambient.RGBA:4 floats,Diffuse.RGBA:4 floats,Emissive.RGBA:4 floats,Specular.RGBA:4

floats,Cullface:integer,lighting:integer,reflect:integer,usenormals:integer>

'''End Header'''
===Arbitrary length attributes===
Size of Arbitrary length attributes in bytes: integer

Detail Texture:

:Name Length: integer

:Name: char string

:Word alignment padding: string of bytes (all 0)

Number of Detail Planes: integer

:''for each plane:''

:<x:float,y:float,z:float>

Number of Textures: integer

:''for each texture:''

:type: integer

:index: integer

:namelength: integer

:Name: char string

:Word alignment padding: string of bytes (all 0)

Number of Logos: Integer

:''for each logo:''

:size:float

:offset: float

:rotation: float

:type: integer

:numrefs:integer

:''for each ref:''

::refnum: integer

::weight: float

Number of LODs: integer (Must be 0 for LOD or animation meshes)

:''for each LOD:''

:Size: float

:Mesh offset number: integer

Number of animations: integer (Must be 0 for animation mesh)

''for each animation:''

:length of name: integer

:name: string

:Word alignment padding: string of bytes (all 0)

:FPS: float

:number of frames:integer

:''for each frame:''

::Mesh offset number: integer

'''End Arbitrary length attributes'''

===Geometry===
Number of vertices: integer

:''for each vertex:''

:<x:float,y:float,z:float,i:float,j:float,k:float,s:float,t:float>

Number of Lines: integer

:''for each line:''

:<flatshade:integer,2 <index:integer,s:float,t:float>>

Number of Triangles: integer

:''for each triangle:''

:<flatshade:integer,3 <index:integer,s:float,t:float>>

Number of Quads: integer

:''for each Quad:''

:<flatshade:integer,4 <index:integer,s:float,t:float>>

Number of Linestrips:

:''for each Linestrip:''

:Number of elements in current Linestrip: Integer

:Flatshade: integer (always 0 actually... could optimize out)

::''for each element:''

::<index:integer,s:float,t:float>

Number of Tristrips:

:''for each Tristrip:''

:Number of elements in current Tristrip: Integer

:Flatshade: integer (always 0 actually... could optimize out)

::''for each element:''

::<index:integer,s:float,t:float>

Number of Trifans:

:''for each Trifan:''

:Number of elements in current Trifan: Integer

:Flatshade: integer (always 0 actually... could optimize out)

::''for each element:''

::<index:integer,s:float,t:float>

Number of Quadstrips:

:''for each:''

:Number of elements in current Quadstrip: Integer

:Flatshade: integer (always 0 actually... could optimize out)

::''for each element:''

::<index:integer,s:float,t:float>

'''End Geometry'''

=See also=
*[http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/vegastrike/branches/ogre_branch/vegastrike/objconv/mesher/BFXM%20specification.txt BFXM Specification in SVN]
*[[HowTo:Edit XMESH files|XMESH Specification]]

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 =See also=
-*[http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/vegastrike/branches/ogre_branch/vegastrike/objconv/mesher/BFXM%20specification.txt BFXM Specification in SVN]
+*[https://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/branches/ogre_branch/vegastrike/objconv/mesher/BFXM%20specification.txt BFXM Specification in SVN]
 *[[HowTo:Edit XMESH files|XMESH Specification]]

HowTo:Edit BFXM files - Revision history

Gonzo: /* See also */ Fixed link!

Halleck: copying over BFXM spec from SVN, wikifying heavily.