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====== OFP P3D2OBJ ======

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**Operation Flashpoint (OFP)** aka ArmA: Cold War Assault (CWA)

**P3D2OBJ** by a-lone-wolf

This utility exports P3D ([[ofp:file_formats:mlod|MLOD]] format) into OBJ (Wavefront format).

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====== Installation ======

Copy **P3D2OBJ.EXE** into any your working subdir (CFG file is created in the same subdir, where EXE is located; the registry is not changed).

====== Usage ======

**P3D2OBJ** exports P3D (MLOD format) into OBJ (Wavefront format). Only some Vertices & Faces/Polygons, but if you want to test more, you can activate/deactivate/change some keywords in OBJ file to improve your output.

**Output** in OBJ (Wavefront) format can be previewed, for example, with **3D Exploration** viewer (very stable with OBJ format, in comparison to some others).
Any other using of OBJ file can be dangerous - for example, to modify P3D file in any hex-editor with the help of info from OBJ file!

//Original BIS P3D format is **VERY** complex (with many special attributes)! Only original BIS tools are suggested for editing P3D files!//

**MLOD** format. Check P3D file for FIRST 4 bytes for ASCII sequence MLOD. This MLOD format can be found mainly in P3D files of first public SP demo (v0.36) - don't forget to [[ofp:tools:xpack|unpack P3D]] file, if the first byte is 0xFF!

**Using**:
  - run P3D2OBJ.EXE (how to run  pgm, create shortcuts, and similar things - study your Windows manual)
  - select any P3D file (MLOD format) with the help of [File] button
  - check any options you wish
  - press [Run] button & wait - OUTPUT file is created in the same subdir as INPUT file is from
  - read messages in Info area (can be cleared with the help of [clear] button) & check OUTPUT file
  - press [Exit] button to quit

**Options** (check //output// file for differences):
  * raw : some hex-addresses are added & some other things are changed.
  * noGmain : no additional hierarchy for 'g' keyword, only texture filename is used, not the second part with global filename.

====== Notes ======

This is another very old utility, perhaps no use in today, still its available.

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