Arc3D shape definition file format

Krait.SHP.txt

ATMTDS
<1>

# Krait from ELITE (version for Modulae simulator)
Krait

POINTS
# main shape
1   0         0         40
2   -45       0         -10
3   45        0         -10
4   0         10        -40
5   0         -10       -40
*
# prongs (2,3 are parts of the main shape)
6   -45       0         40
7   45        0         40
# view port
8   0         3         16
9   12        3         5
10  -12       3         5
11  0         4         8
# engines
12  15        0         -30
13  6         6         -36
14  6         -6        -36
15  -15       0         -30 
16  -6        6         -36
17  -6        -6        -36
endpoints

FACES
1   -1        1 3 4
2   -1        1 4 2
3   -1        1 5 3
4   -1        1 2 5
5   -1        2 4 5
6   -1        3 5 4
endfaces

DECORATIONS
# prongs (color 13 = dark gray)
# mode 2 (OR): draw if either of the flat panels it attaches to is visible
{ 2 4 }       2   13    2 6
{ 1 3 }       2   13    3 7
# windshield (color 2 = yellow)
# mode 0 (AND): draw only if top panels are visible
{ 1 }         0   2     8 9 11
{ 2 }         0   2     8 10 11
# engines (color 6 = red)
# mode 0 (AND): draw only if rear panels are visible
{ 6 }         0   6     12 13 14 12
{ 5 }         0   6     15 16 17 15
enddecorations

END

ShapeDef.txt

Format of shape definition files (v1.0)

Blank lines and lines starting with "#" are ignored.

----------
ATMTDS                  [ file signature; MUST be first line of file ]
<#>                     [ # is the minimum version number needed to read
                          the file, between angle brackets ]

shape_name              [ 15 chars max ]

POINTS                  [ "POINTS" signals start of point list ]
id0 xc yc zc            [ each id should be a unique integer (1-32767) ]
id1 xc yc zc            [ max of 128 points ]
  .                     [ max coordinate value is +/- 16384 ]
  .
idn xc yc zc
ENDPOINTS

FACES                   [ "FACES" signals the start of face descriptions ]
id0 color p1 p2 p3...pn [ each pn is an ID for a point ]
id1 color p1 p2 p3...pn [ each list is terminated with a CR ]
  .                     [ specify points in COUNTERCLOCKWISE order.  Put
  .                       the 3 points with the greatest angle FIRST. ]
idn color p1 p2 p3...pn [ max of 64 faces ]
                        [ color is pixel value; if -1 then current pen
                          color will be used for that face ]
ENDFACES

DECORATIONS             [ "DECORATIONS" signals start of decorative edges ]
                        [ this section is optional ]
                        [ the faces f1...fn are evaluated according to 
                          logic_mode; if it evaluates to TRUE, the decoration
                          will be drawn ]
                        [ p1...pn are the points to join.  Note that, unlike
                          faces, pn and p1 are not joined automatically ]
                        [ color is the line color to use.  If color = -1 then
                          the decoration will be drawn in the same color as
                          the rest of the shape ]
'{' f1...fn '}' logic_mode color p1...pn
'{' f1...fn '}' logic_mode color p1...pn
  .
  .
'{' f1...fn '}' logic_mode color p1...pn 
ENDDECORATIONS

END                     [ end of file... everything after this is ignored ]



Other stuff:
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The default colors are:
0   black
1   dark gray
2   brown
3   dark purple
4   medium blue
5   dark green
6   orange
7   deep red
8   pink (beige)
9   yellow
10  light green
11  light blue
12  purple (lilac)
13  periwinkle (light bluish-purple)
14  light gray
15  white