Re: [Plib-users] Old OpenFlight format

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Chris wrote:

> I'd like to be able to read old OpenFlight (OF) format files. I think 
> some trouble I'm having with some OF files now is that they are the old 
> format, possibly. There was an old link to the code that would read the 
> old OF files in the FAQ that I think is now broken.

OpenFlight has gone through at least 14 versions - each incompatible
with all that preceded it.  Writing one loader that works with all of
them is REALLY painful.

(I *DEEPLY* loath OpenFlight - which isn't 'Open' by the way).

> What's a good way to determine if an OF file is the old or new format?

There is a version number somewhere at the top of the file.

> Where is the code that would handle the old OF format? Does the code it 
> still exist?

I don't recall whether we ever had a loader for older FLT versions.

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