MilkShape 3D (MS3D) is a low polygon 3D modelling program created by Mete Ciragan. It is used mainly by people compiling models for Half-Life and other games. Milkshape 3D's repertoire of export capabilities has been extended considerably, due to the efforts of both its creator and the community around it, and it is now able to be used for most games today, so long as an exporter for the required format is available.

Milkshape 3D file format

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The native file format for Milkshape 3D-models is the ms3d-format. This file format is sturctured in the following way:

• Header
  • "MS3D000000" followed by version number (ver. 3 or 4)
• Vertex Data
  • Coordinates for the vertices
• Triangle Data
  • Pointers to vertices, as well as surface normals
• Group Data (object/mesh)
  • Group name and pointers to triangles
• Material Data
  • Color details
• Bone data
  • Animation data

See also

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• Blender

External links

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• The Official MS3D Web Site
• A detailed description of the ms3d format
• An ms3d loader written in C++

3D graphics software | Game modification tools