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You can find a list of all tags supported in xmesh in [http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/vegastrike/vegastrike/src/gfx/mesh_xml.cpp this] file. (though it's very cryptic for non-programmers)

==Syntax of a xmesh file (examples are plucked from here and there, for full description see below):==
<pre>
<Mesh texture="texturename.png" sharevertex="1" scale="1.0">
<Points>
<Point>
<Location x="-0.000000" y="0.330000" z="1.500000"/>
<Normal i="-2302.996338" j="-5663.045410" k="-1926.291382"/>
</Point>
<Point>
<Location x="-0.000000" y="-0.330000" z="1.500000"/>
<Normal i="-2302.996338" j="5663.045410" k="-1926.291382"/>
</Point>
.......
</Points>

<Polygons>
<Tri>
<Vertex point="2" s="0.500000" t="0.500000"/>
<Vertex point="1" s="0.000000" t="0.500000"/>
<Vertex point="0" s="0.500000" t="0.000000"/>
</Tri>
<Quad>
<Vertex point="35" s="0.564706" t="0.282353"/>
<Vertex point="37" s="0.627451" t="0.501961"/>
<Vertex point="39" s="0.462745" t="0.498039"/>
<Vertex point="41" s="0.231373" t="0.278431"/>
</Quad>
<Trifan>
<Vertex point="35" s="0.564706" t="0.282353"/>
<Vertex point="37" s="0.627451" t="0.501961"/>
<Vertex point="39" s="0.462745" t="0.498039"/>
<Vertex point="41" s="0.231373" t="0.278431"/>
<Vertex point="39" s="0.462745" t="0.498039"/>
<Vertex point="41" s="0.231373" t="0.278431"/>
</Trifan>
......
</Polygons>

<Logo type="5" rotate="0.000000" size="0.500000" offset="0.010000">
<Ref point="3" weight="1.000000" />
<Ref point="2" weight="1.000000" />
<Ref point="9" weight="1.000000" />
</Logo>
.......

<LOD meshfile="asteroid.lod2.xmesh" size="300"/>
<LOD meshfile="noroids.xmesh" size="25"/>
.....

<Material reflect="0.5" LightningOn="0.5" >
<Diffuse red="1.00000" green="1.00000" blue="1.00000" alpha="1.00000" />
<Ambient red="1.00000" green="1.00000" blue="1.00000" alpha="1.00000" />
<Specular red="1.00000" green="1.00000" blue="1.00000" alpha="1.00000" />
</Material>

</Mesh>
</pre>

==Description of the XMesh file syntax==

<'''Mesh''' ...> </Mesh> - Marks the begin and the end of the mesh(file)
*'''Scale''' - Sets the scaling of the mesh in the game. Values > 1 make the object bigger.
*'''texture0''' - filename of the texture map for the mesh
*'''texture1''' - ('''optional''') like 'texture0', except that it is a reflectivity map. It should look fairly similar to the actual texture, just with different colors. See also VsHowtoAddPerPixelLighting.
*'''texture2''' - ('''optional''') like 'texture0', but this it the damagemap
*'''texture3''' - ('''optional''') like 'texture0', but this is the glowmap
*'''alphamap''' - ('''optional''') This is the map to be used to set the transparency with blendmode="SRCALPHA INVSRCALPHA". It should be in the same format as the alp files (256 colour greyscale) and is used in the same way, with white solid, and black transparent
*'''alphamap2''' - ('''optional''') same as 'alphamap' except for reflectivity.
*'''alphamap3''' - ('''optional''') same as 'alphamap' except for glowmap.
*'''sharevertex''' - ('''optional''') ???????????????
*'''blend''' - ('''optional''') This is the transparency of the mesh.
**'''"ONE ZERO"''' - The mesh will be solid.
**'''"ONE ONE"''' - The mesh will be 50% transparent
**'''"SRCALPHA INVSRCALPHA"''' - The mesh will use the alphamap file to set the transparency.
*'''animation''' - ('''optional''') Allows texture animations. (eg animation="test.ani") See VsHowtoMakeAnimatedTextures. If used it replaces the ''texture'' tag and connected tags.
*'''animation2''' - ('''optional''') Same as animation except for reflectivity. See VsHowtoMakeAnimatedTextures.
*'''animation3''' - ('''optional''') Same as animation except for glowmap.
*<'''Points'''> </Points> - Marks the begin and the end of the point entries.
**<'''Location''' .../> - Location of the point.
***'''x''','''y''','''z''' - Three coordinates of the point in space.
**<'''Normal''' .../> - Normal values
***'''i''','''j''','''k''' - the belonging Normal - Values of the points.
*<'''Polygons'''> </Polygons> - Marks the begin and the end of the polygon entries. Polygon points must be specified in counter clockwise order.
**<'''Tri'''> </Tri> - ('''optional''')(''repeatable'')
***<'''Vertex''' .../> - 3 of this to form a Triangle
****'''point''' - Point number (from Points section)
****'''s''' - texture coordinate (horiz.) at this vertex
****'''t''' - texture coordinate (vert.) at this vertex
**<'''Quad'''> </Quad> - ('''optional''')(''repeatable'')
***<'''Vertex''' .../> - 4 of this to form a Quad
****'''point''' - Point number (from Points section)
****'''s''' - texture coordinate (horiz.) at this vertex
****'''t''' - texture coordinate (vert.) at this vertex
**<'''Trifan'''> </Trifan> - ('''optional''')(''repeatable'')
***<'''Vertex''' .../> - 4 or more of this to form a "fan" of triangles with one common vertex (1) in the following way: Tri 1,2,3; Tri 1,3,4; Tri 1,4,5 etc..
****'''point''' - Point number (from Points section)
****'''s''' - texture coordinate (horiz.) at this vertex
****'''t''' - texture coordinate (vert.) at this vertex
**<'''Line'''> </Line> - ('''optional''')(''repeatable'') - Will draw the face as simple lines (wireframe) without a texture map.
***<'''Vertex''' .../> - an even number of this form seperate lines
****'''point''' - Point number (from Points section)
****'''s''' - N/A
****'''t''' - N/A
*<'''LOD''' .../> - ('''optional''')(''repeatable'') Level Of Detail entry.
**'''meshfile''' - alternate mesh file to be used for this level of detail.
**'''size''' - number of pixels used by the ship at which this LOD cuts in.
*<'''Material''' ...> </Material> - ('''optional''') ?
**'''reflect''' - reflection of environment ('0'=no, '1'=yes). results in a glassy look.
**'''~LightingOn''' - ?
**'''~UseNormals''' - ('''optional''') Define if Vegastrike should use the normals defined in the <Points> section (can be '1' or '0')
**<'''Diffuse''' ... /> - ('''optional''') base color
***'''red''','''green''','''blue''' - 0.0 to 1.0
***'''alpha''' - 0.0 = transparent to 1.0 = opaque
**<'''Ambient''' ... /> - ('''optional''') base color in shadow
***'''red''','''green''','''blue''' - 0.0 to 1.0
***'''alpha''' - ?
**<'''Specular''' ... /> - ('''optional''') color of reflection (requires reflect='1')
***'''red''','''green''','''blue''' - 0.0 to 1.0, high values result in high reflectivity
***'''alpha''' - ?
*<'''Logo''' ... > </Logo> - ('''optional''')(''repeatable'')
**'''type''' - Logotype
***'''0''' - faction logo
***'''1''' - squad logo
***'''2''' - (2 or higher) internal use
**'''rotate''' - How many degrees the logo is rotated.
**'''size''' - Size of the logo.
**'''offset''' - Offset of polygon of logo.
**<'''Ref''' ... /> - ('''optional''')(''repeatable'') The order of the points is supposed to be clockwise. Reversing the order should flip it.
***'''point''' - Insert the point numbers here(the reference points that the logo is weighted against).
***'''weight''' - The weight of the points in weighted average of reference points.
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-You can find a list of all tags supported in xmesh in [http://vegastrike.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vegastrike/trunk/vegastrike/src/gfx/mesh_xml.cpp?content-type=text%2Fplain this file]. (though it's very cryptic for non-programmers)
+You can find a list of all tags supported in xmesh in [http://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/vegastrike/src/gfx/mesh_xml.cpp this file]. (though it's very cryptic for non-programmers)
 ==Syntax of a xmesh file (examples are plucked from here and there, for full description see below):==

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 You can find a list of all tags supported in xmesh in [http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/vegastrike/vegastrike/src/gfx/mesh_xml.cpp this] file. (though it's very cryptic for non-programmers)
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 ***'''weight''' -  The weight of the points in weighted average of reference points.
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HowTo:Edit XMESH files - Revision history

Ermo: Update to working mesh_xml.cpp code link

Nikai: fix SVN link

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Halleck: moving content from phpwiki VsHowtoEditMeshFiles, rewikifying