Convex Polyhedron format .vol

Overview

Chunk-based binary format for storing convex volume data.

File structure

EVLM

VERT
    vertices_count
    vertices[vertices_count]

INDX
    indices_count
    indices[indices_count]

SIDE
    sides_count
    sides[sides_count]

MARK
    marks_count
    marks[marks_count]

File header

Format identifier

File	FourCC	Description
.vol	EVLM	Chunk-based binary file containing a convex polyhedron

Chunk VERT

Name	Type	Size	Description
FourCC	uint8[4]	4	VERT
vertices_count	int32	4	Number of vertices
vertices	float[3][vertices_count]		Vertex data

Chunk INDX

Indices

Name	Type	Size	Description
FourCC	uint8[4]	4	INDX
indices_count	int32	4	Number of indices
indices	uint16[indices_count]		Index data

Chunk SIDE

Face classification for armor

Name	Type	Size	Description
FourCC	uint8[4]	4	SIDE
sides_count	int32	4	Number of faces
sides	uint8[sides_count]		Side code: 1: front 2: top 3: left 4: right 5: rear 6: bottom

Chunk MARK

Face marking

*) Not used in GEM RTS

Name	Type	Size	Description
FourCC	uint8[4]	4	MARK
marks_count	int32	4	Number of faces
marks	uint8[marks_count]		Data for each face