Data Format - VDI & BGF
Purpose and General Description
BGF and VDI are formats used by
VR software
from
Division .
BGF is the
Binary Geometry File
format.
VDI is the
Virtual Data Interchange
format and contains a comprehensive set
of definitions for a virtual environment.
As well as a reference to geometry files, a VDI file can contain
audio,
collision,
constraint management,
events,
keyframes for animation,
lights,
physical properties,
references to material and texture files,
space zoning and the definition of the
user role in the virtual environment.
Packages/Toolkits that output VDI
Several
Geometry Conversion Tools
to VDI and accompanying BGF files
from 3DS, DXF, Inventor, VRML and Wavefront OBJ
and MTL formats are available from Division.
Packages/Toolkits that input BGF
Geometry Conversion Tools
from BGF to 3DS and DXF are available from Division.
FORMATS
Information last updated on 17 March 1998.
Graphics Multimedia
Virtual Environments Visualisation
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