Anim8or

Revision as of 10:19, 13 January 2020

Anim8tor, a 3d modeling program by Steve Glanville, saves data between sessions in a format with the extension AN8.

Anim8tor has a separate scripting language in addition to an8 files.

Extensions

Anim8tor files use the extension .an8.

Identification

Anim8tor files can be read as plaintext. They will probably^[2] start with ASCII header {, followed by version information. Additionally, an8 files will probably contain the strings object {, name {, and name {.

Specifications

• The official format specification

Software

• The Anim8tor website
• A list of 3rd-party programs
• Software to convert Anim8tor files into the COLLADA format
• Ani2pov, a converter to various 3d formats
• A library for reading Anim8tor files
• Anim8tor scripts, including conversion scripts

Links

• The Anim8tor website
• Anim8tor on Wikipedia
• Forum post ".an8 Format, jointangles, how are they stored?"
• A failed attempt to make an Anim8tor wiki
• Similar, for Anim8tor as well as a video game creation software apparently called "Cre8tor"

References

1. ↑ http://anim8or.com/home/news/index.html#990720
2. ↑ http://anim8or.com/learn/specs/an8_format.txt, section "File Layout"