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Within [[MREA (File Format)|MREA]] resources, the '''AROT section''' stores an [[wikipedia:Octree|octree]] which
 
Within [[MREA (File Format)|MREA]] resources, the '''AROT section''' stores an [[wikipedia:Octree|octree]] which
is used to accelerate rendering of areas.  
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is used to accelerate rendering of areas in back-to-front order.  
  
 
Octrees are a form of [[wikipedia:Binary Space Partitioning|BSP tree]] that subdivide an area across 3-dimensions.
 
Octrees are a form of [[wikipedia:Binary Space Partitioning|BSP tree]] that subdivide an area across 3-dimensions.

Revision as of 03:38, 10 April 2015

File:Octree2.svg
Left: Recursive subdivision of a cube into octants. Right: The corresponding octree.

Within MREA resources, the AROT section stores an octree which is used to accelerate rendering of areas in back-to-front order.

Octrees are a form of BSP tree that subdivide an area across 3-dimensions. They are structured recursively, starting with a root node and traversing their way to individual leaf nodes. A valid octant will split sub-octants across 3-tiers, one for each dimension of euclidean space.

Header

Offset Size Data Type Description Notes
0x0 4 long Magic AROT
0x4 4 long Version Always 0x1
0x8 4 long Mesh-Bitmap Count Count of mesh-bitmaps
0xC 4 long Mesh-Bitmap Bit-Count Count of bits in each mesh-bitmap
0x10 4 long Node Count Number of octant nodes
0x14 24 float2x3 AABB AABB that fully-encloses area and serves as the octree's root-shape