Import for .sia file format (geometry, materials)

Yake has now a prototype importer for the native Silo 2 .sia file format.

At the moment, it is in a very early prototype state but it can already import basic meshes and materials (into Ogre via yake.graphics).

The parser is a small Lua script and provides hooks for handling the imported data.

For example, the mesh handler currently creates a 'manual' mesh via the yake.graphics API. The material handler creates an Ogre .material file and another handler immediately loads it. Future uses could include handlers which write Ogre's mesh.xml format or simply dump the generated mesh objects, or a handler that forwards the data into yake.physics for use as collision shapes for static and dynamic actors.

Silo 2

Silo 2 is a streamlined 3D modeler designed to make low- and high-poly modeling as well as organic sculpting intuitive. Furthermore, it's affordable. And it will be part of the demo content tool chain.

More information:

• Website: http://www.nevercenter.com/
  
• What is Silo? : http://www.nevercenter.com/about/
• Videos: http://www.nevercenter.com/videos/
  
• Silo User Forums: http://www.silo3d.com/