MD2

File Format
Name	MD2
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models MD2
Extension(s)	.md2
Released	1997

MD2 (Quake 2 model format) is a 3-D modeling format introduced in November 1997 by id Software for the Quake 2 game. It is a binary format using little endian numeric format. The later MD3 format was used in Quake 3.

Format description

(several of these are labeled 'specification', but don't seem to actually be official)

• MD2 file format specification
• .md2 File Format Specification
• The Quake II's MD2 file format

Software

• assimp

Sample files

• dexvert samples — poly/quake2Model

Links

• the quake 2 md2 file format (theory)