Viewing BMD Files

This article will compare and contrast a variety of tools commonly used to view .bmd files.

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Software	Author	Platform	Animation Support	Additional Features	Additional Notes
J3dView	Yoshi2	Windows	File types: .bck, .btp, .btk, .bpk FPS: 30 Assumes all tangents are 0	Texture hacking	Cannot load vanilla driver.bmd files
J3dModelViewer	LordNed	Windows	File types: .bck, .btk, .brk FPS: 60 May assume loop mode is "Loop"	Gives additional info about a loaded model / animations	-
bmdview2	thakis	Windows	File types: .bck, .btp FPS: 20	.bmd -> .3ds conversion Texture dumping (to .tga) Can give info about a loaded model	Requires installation and will become the default program for .bmd files
DouBOL Dash	shibboleet	Windows	None	None	Not dedicated to viewing .bmd files
noclip.website	magcius	Browser	None	Disable texture / vertex colors	-

The most common programs used are J3dView and J3dModelViewer. J3dView's texture hacking capabilities are often very useful.

Custom Track Tutorials

Main Page:
Custom Track Tutorial
BMD:
Main BMD Page – Using SuperBMD – Viewing BMD Files – Fog Effects
BCO:
Main BCO Page – Using mkdd-collision
BOL:
Main BOL Page – Object
BTI:
Minimap Page – Images Page – Converting Images
Other Filetypes:
AST Page – GHT Page
Releasing:
Main Release Page – Making a Page