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 "//MilkShape 3D ASCII". However, this does not seem to be mandatory, as the software will read files without it without problems.

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3D 1.8.4 SDK → ms3dsdk → specs → MilkShape 3D ASCII.txt (Contains a note at the top that "this file format spec is outdated")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