Anim8or
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− | ''' | + | '''Anim8or''', a [[3D and CAD/CAM Models|3d modeling]] program by Steve Glanville, saves data between sessions in a format with the extension '''AN8'''. |
− | + | Anim8or has a [[Anim8or Scripting Language|separate scripting language]] in addition to an8 files. | |
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+ | A game engine, [[Cre8or]], is based on using Anim8or resources. | ||
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+ | As a Wikipedia editor put it in 2010, "While Anim8or was once comparable to other freeware 3D animation software such as [[BLEND|Blender]], it has seen a decline in recent years"<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anim8or&diff=371314645&oldid=371314525</ref>, and, by that time, Anim8tor had largely become only of historical interest. | ||
== Extensions == | == Extensions == | ||
− | + | Anim8or files use the extension .an8. | |
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
− | + | Anim8or files can be read as [[plaintext]]. They will probably<ref>http://anim8or.com/learn/specs/an8_format.txt, section "File Layout"</ref> start with [[ASCII]] {{magic|header {}}, followed by version information. Additionally, an8 files will probably contain the strings <code>object {</code>, <code>name {</code>, and <code>name {</code>. | |
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
− | * [http://anim8or.com/index.html The | + | * [http://anim8or.com/index.html The Anim8or website] |
* [http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/banjos3d/lists.html A list of 3rd-party programs] | * [http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/banjos3d/lists.html A list of 3rd-party programs] | ||
− | * [https://github.com/Enumer8/Anim8orTransl8or Software to convert | + | * [https://github.com/Enumer8/Anim8orTransl8or Software to convert Anim8or files into the [[COLLADA]] format] |
* [http://texel3d.free.fr/projets/ani2pov/ Ani2pov, a converter to various 3d formats] | * [http://texel3d.free.fr/projets/ani2pov/ Ani2pov, a converter to various 3d formats] | ||
− | * [http://texel3d.free.fr/projets/liban8/index.html A library for reading | + | * [http://texel3d.free.fr/projets/liban8/index.html A library for reading Anim8or files] |
− | * [https://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php/board,4.0.html | + | * [https://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php/board,4.0.html Anim8or scripts, including conversion scripts] |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
− | * [http://anim8or.com/index.html The | + | * [http://anim8or.com/index.html The Anim8or website] |
− | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anim8or | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anim8or Anim8or on Wikipedia] |
* [http://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php?topic=4861.0 Forum post ".an8 Format, jointangles, how are they stored?"] | * [http://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php?topic=4861.0 Forum post ".an8 Format, jointangles, how are they stored?"] | ||
− | * [https://anim8or.fandom.com/wiki/Anim8or_Wiki A failed attempt to make an | + | * [https://anim8or.fandom.com/wiki/Anim8or_Wiki A failed attempt to make an Anim8or wiki] |
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:34, 13 January 2020
Anim8or, a 3d modeling program by Steve Glanville, saves data between sessions in a format with the extension AN8.
Anim8or has a separate scripting language in addition to an8 files.
A game engine, Cre8or, is based on using Anim8or resources.
As a Wikipedia editor put it in 2010, "While Anim8or was once comparable to other freeware 3D animation software such as Blender, it has seen a decline in recent years"[2], and, by that time, Anim8tor had largely become only of historical interest.
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[edit] Extensions
Anim8or files use the extension .an8.
[edit] Identification
Anim8or files can be read as plaintext. They will probably[3] start with ASCII header {
, followed by version information. Additionally, an8 files will probably contain the strings object {
, name {
, and name {
.
[edit] Specifications
[edit] Software
- The Anim8or website
- A list of 3rd-party programs
- Software to convert Anim8or files into the COLLADA format
- Ani2pov, a converter to various 3d formats
- A library for reading Anim8or files
- Anim8or scripts, including conversion scripts
[edit] Links
- The Anim8or website
- Anim8or on Wikipedia
- Forum post ".an8 Format, jointangles, how are they stored?"
- A failed attempt to make an Anim8or wiki