MilkShape ASCII

MilkShape ASCII, AKA MilkShape 3d ASCII model , is a format that can be used by the software MilkShape 3D to store 3-d meshes, materials, and bones. It is readable (and writable) as ASCII plaintext, and is presumably meant to be a version of the MilkShape model format that is easier to work with.

Identification
MilkShape ASCII files exported from MilkShape 3d begin with the line. However, this does not seem to be mandatory, as the software will read files without it without problems. It may contain the strings, , and.

Specifications

 * MilkShape 3D 1.8.4 SDK → ms3dsdk → specs → MilkShape 3D ASCII.txt (Contains a note at the top that "this file format spec is outdated")

Software

 * MilkShape 3D
 * Viewer with source
 * Milkshape3D TXT Import - [[FBX] Export Scripts]
 * [[Wavefront OBJ|Wavefront .obj] to Milkshape 3d Ascii conversion script]

Links

 * Tutorial on writing a viewer for the Symbian 60 smartphone (includes examples)
 * Need help with importing ASCII Mikshape 3-D