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Originally Posted by konginio87
it is a 3d model in directX format
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file format is a formal structure for describing some data. For instance, 3DS, DWG, DXF and PDO are nicknames (taken for the filename extension commonly used) of formats able to describe 3D objects. DirectX is
not a format, but a set of
application programming interfaces (APIs) used by Windows applications to request multimedia-related services. An application could both
- load 3D data (like faces and textures) from a file stored in a format like DXF
- once loaded, use a DirectX API like Direct3D to send such faces and textures to a graphics card
But AFAIK DirectX neither directly supports a specific 3D format nor is tied to it.