BND

Binding

Type of format	Character rendering
Filename extension	.bnd
Byte order	Big endian
Extended from	cmx.bcf
Type ID	11

Bindings (known as skins in The Sims 1) specify a mesh and the bone to which it is applied. They may optionally specify a texture to apply to the mesh.

Bindings follow the following format:

• Version - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the version number of this binding file; should be equal to 1
• Bone - A Pascal string specifying the bone to which the mesh applies

• Body meshes attach to the PELVIS bone
• Head meshes attach to the HEAD bone
• Hand meshes attach to the L_HAND and R_HAND bones
• Accessory meshes may attach to any bone

• Mesh/Data type - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the type of the data to follow; should be 8 for Asset if the mesh is specified and 0 if not

If the mesh is specified:

• Mesh/Body type - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the type of data that follows; should be 0xA96F6D42 for cAssetKey
• Mesh/File ID - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the File ID of the mesh
• Mesh/Type ID - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the type of this asset; should be 9 for Mesh

• Texture/Data type - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the type of the data to follow; should be 8 for Asset if a texture is specified and 0 if not

If a texture is specified:

• Texture/Body type - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the type of data that follows; should be 0xA96F6D42 for cAssetKey
• Texture/File ID - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the File ID of the texture
• Texture/Type ID - A 4-byte unsigned integer specifying the type of this asset; should be 20 for JPG