ReadBlend is a small library

Library (computer science)

In computer science, a library is a collection of resources used to develop software. These may include pre-written code and subroutines, classes, values or type specifications....

 to read and extract any data structure

Data structure

In computer science, a data structure is a particular way of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently.Different kinds of data structures are suited to different kinds of applications, and some are highly specialized to specific tasks...

s from most .blend files created by the free

Free software

Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...

 3D

3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...

 application Blender

Blender (software)

Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, interactive 3D applications or video games. The current release version is 2.60, and was released on October 19, 2011...

. It is part of the Bullet

Bullet (software)

Bullet is an open source physics engine featuring 3D collision detection, soft body dynamics, and rigid body dynamics. It is used in games, and in visual effects in movies. The Bullet physics library is published under the zlib license. Erwin Coumans, its main author, worked for Sony Computer...

 Physics SDK.

All scenes, objects, materials, textures, sounds, images, post-production effects for an entire animation can be stored in a single ".blend" file, thus making it hard for 3rd party software

Third-party software component

In computer programming, a third-party software component is a reusable software component developed to be either freely distributed or sold by an entity other than the original vendor of the development platform...

 to read and write to it directly. Instead, one can use the ReadBlend API

Application programming interface

An application programming interface is a source code based specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other...

to extract and add information to Blender's .blend files.

External links

• Official Bullet physics website
• Official Blender site
• Official Blender wiki, contains documentation for both users and developers