SMD

Title(s): SMD, Studiomdl Data

Creator(s): Valve Corporation

Contributor(s): Valve Corporation

Description: Stores information in ASCII format for analysis and compilation by studiomdl, Valve's 3D asset compiler.

Example(s): SMD Example

Documentation: SMD Documentation

File Extensions: .smd, .vta

Applications:

• Native application(s): SMD Native Applications

Format(s): application/octet-stream, text/plain

Typical use: Half-life mods

File classification:

• Type {Binary, Text}: text
• Raster data:
  • Raster data 2D:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
  • Raster data 3D:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
• Geometric representation:
  • Implicit representation:
    • Implicit surfaces:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description:
    • Implicit curves:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description:
    • Point set:
      • Is Supported: true
      • Description: The only supported format is a series of tris defined by points and normals.
  • Mesh:
    • Manifold surface meshes:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description:
    • Manifold volume meshes:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description:
    • Non-manifold meshes:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description:
  • Parametric representation:
    • Parametric surfaces:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description:
    • Parametric curves:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description:
  • Contour sets:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
  • NURBS:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
• Multi-resolution models:
  • Is Supported: false
  • Description:
• Dynamics:
  • Kinematics:
    • Is Supported: true
    • Description:
  • Assembly:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
  • Force(s):
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
• Boundary representation
  • Manifold surface boundary representations:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
  • Manifold volume boundary representations:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
  • Non-manifold boundary representations:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description:
• Material transparency:
  • Is Supported: true
  • Description:

References: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SMD