dotXSI v2.0 File Format

dotXSI v2.0 File Format

New Templates

Version 2.0 of the dotXSI file format introduced a variety of new templates for storing scene data.

For storing	New templates in v2.0
User data	SI_ElementUserData _<userDataTag> SI_SubelementUserDataPolygon_<userDataTag> SI_SubelementUserDataVertex_<userDataTag>
2-joint chains	SI_2D_2Joint_IK _Effector SI_2D_2Joint_IK_Joint SI_2D_2Joint_IK_Root
Groups of vertices	SI_Cluster
Meshes	SI_Mesh SI_Shape
Polygon lists	SI_PolygonList
Triangles and triangle strips	SI_TriangleList SI_TriStrip SI_TriStripList
Global materials	SI_MaterialLibrary
SRT Transforms	SI_Transform
Animation	SI_FCurve SI_CameraAnimation SI_LightAnimation SI_ShapeAnimation SI_Shape SI_TransformAnimation
Persistent custom effects	custom effect template
Models and model hierarchies	SI_Model
Global scene info	SI_Scene
General file information	SI_FileInfo

Obsolete Templates

Version 2.0 of the dotXSI file format does not use any of the DirectX templates, such as AnimationSet or Mesh, and replaces a number of v1.3 templates (see table).

Templates used in v1.3	Templates used in v2.0
AnimationSet SI_AnimationKey SI_Animation ParamKey	SI_CameraAnimation SI_LightAnimation SI_ShapeAnimation SI_ShapeAnimation SI_FCurve
Frame	SI_Model
MeshMaterialList	SI_MaterialLibrary
Mesh SI_MeshFace SI_MeshNormals SI_MeshTextureCoords SI_MeshVertexColors	SI_Mesh

Changed Templates

Some of the new v2.0 templates can be nested in v1.3 templates, such as SI_NurbsCurve, SI_PatchSurface, SI_Material, and SI_Material.

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