.. This file was automatically converted from MediaWiki syntax. If some markup is wrong, looks weird or doesn't make sense, feel free to fix it. Please remove this comment once this file was manually checked and no "strange ReST" artifacts remain. .. _list-of-panda3d-executables: List of Panda3D Executables =========================== This is meant to be a list of the executables in the /bin/ folder of Panda 3D. You can get a detailed synopsis of what the executables do by running them with -h as the argument. +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **Filename** | **Description** | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bam-info.exe | Scans one or more .bam files and outputs their contents. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bam2egg.exe | Converts models in the .bam format to the .egg format. For more information see [[Converting Egg to Bam]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | bin2c.exe | Reads a file from disk and produces a table that when compiled by C compiler reproduces the same data. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | cgc.exe | A compiler for NVidia's Cg language. For more information see [[Using Cg Shaders]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | check\_md5.exe | Outputs the MD5 hash for one or more files. See Executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dxf-points.exe | Reads in an AutoCad .dxf file and prints out the points contained in it. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | dxf2egg.exe | Converts models from the AutoCad format to the .egg format. For more information see [[Converting from other Formats]] | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-crop.exe | Strips an .egg file of all parts that fall outside the given bounding volume. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-make-tube.exe | Creates an .egg file representing a "tube" model. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-mkfont.exe | Makes a .egg file from a FreeType (.ttf) font. For more information see [[Text Fonts]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-optchar.exe | Optimizes models by removing unused joints. Also allow you to label parts of the model. For more information see [[Manipulating a Piece of a Model]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-palettize.exe | Tries to combine textures in an egg file. Also performs some texture manipulation. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-qtess.exe | Performs a tesselation on all of the NURBS surfaces in a .egg file. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-texture-cards.exe | Creates an egg that automatically rotates through multiple textures. For more information see [[Automatic Texture Animation]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-topstrip.exe | Unapplies the animations from one of the top joints in a model. Useful for character models that stack on top of each other. See executable for more information | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg-trans.exe | Produces out essentially the same .egg file. Useful for applying rotational and positional transformations. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg2bam.exe | Converts files in the .egg format to the .bam format. For more information see [[Converting Egg to Bam]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg2c.exe | Reads a .egg file and produce C/C++ code that will almost compile. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg2dxf.exe | Converts files in the .egg format to the AutoCad format.For more information see [[Converting from other Formats]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg2flt.exe | Converts files in the .egg format to the Open Flight format.For more information see [[Converting from other Formats]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | egg2x.exe | Converts files in the .egg format to the DirectX format. Especially useful because it holds bone, joint and animation data. For more information see [[Converting from other Formats]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | flt-info.exe | Reads an OpenFlight file and prints out information about its contents. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | flt-trans.exe | Produces essentially the same .flt file. Useful for positional and rotational transformations. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | flt2egg.exe | Converts files in the OpenFlight format to the .egg format. For more information see [[Converting from other Formats]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | genpycode.exe | Generates the Python wrappings necessary to interface with the C++ libraries that are the backbone of Panda. Also generates the API Reference Manual in ``/pandac/docs``. For more information see [[API Reference Materials]] | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | image-info.exe | Reports the sizes of one or more images. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | image-resize.exe | Resizes an image. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | image-trans.exe | Produces an identical picture. Can also be used for file format conversion. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | interrogate.exe | Parses C++ code and creates wrappers so that it can be called in a Scripting language. For more information see [[Interrogate]] | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lwo-scan.exe | Prints the contents of a .lwo file. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | lwo2egg.exe | Converts files in the LightWave 3D format to the .egg format. For more information see [[Converting from other Formats]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | make-prc-key.exe | Generates one or more new key to be used for signing a prc file. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | maya2egg5.exe | Converts files in the Maya 5 format to the .egg format. For more information see [[Converting from Maya]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | maya2egg6.exe | Converts files in the Maya 6 format to the .egg format. For more information see [[Converting from Maya]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | maya2egg65.exe | Converts files in the Maya 6.5 format to the .egg format. For more information see [[Converting from Maya]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | multify.exe | Stores and extracts files from a Panda MultiFile. Can also extract file in program using the ``VirtualFileSystem`` (see API for usage). For more information see executable. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pdecrypt.exe | Decompress a file compressed by pencrypt. See executable for more inforamtion. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pencrypt.exe | Runs an encryption algorithm on the specified file. The original file can only be recovered by using pdecrypt. See executable for more information. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | python.exe | Used to start Panda 3D. For more information see [[Starting Panda3D]] | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pstats.exe | Panda's built in performance tool. For more information see [[Measuring Performance with PStats]] | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pview.exe | Used to view models in the .egg or .bam format without having to create a Panda program. For more information see [[Previewing 3D Models in Pview]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | vrml2egg.exe | Converts files in the Virtual Reality Modeling Language format to the .egg format. For more information see [[Converting from other Formats]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | x2egg.exe | Converts files in the Direct X format to the .egg format. Especially useful because it holds bone, joint and animation data. For more information see [[Converting from other Formats]]. | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+