Build tools

The Build tools are sub-components of EDuke32 and the BUILD Engine that assist the user in various editing functions. Their source code can be found in the eduke32/build/src/util/ directory of the repository or packages.

Command-Line Executables

Tool Name	Main Author	Description
kextract	Ken Silverman	extracts data from GRP "group files"
kgroup	Ken Silverman	creates GRP "group files" out of specified files
transpal	Ken Silverman	generates shading/translucence tables from a palette
wad2art	Ken Silverman	novelty utility for converting Doom art resources in WAD files to BUILD ART files, PALETTE.DAT, and NAMES.H
wad2map	Ken Silverman	novelty utility for converting Doom level maps in WAD files to BUILD map files
kmd2tool	Ken Silverman	translates MD2 models along the z axis (zoffset)
md2tool	Helixhorned	query MD2 model info or change the scale/translate fields so that desired bounds are produced
generateicon	JonoF	converts images (.ico? .bmp?) to .c files for the purpose of being embedded as icons in SDL executables
cacheinfo	JonoF	engine cache information tool; scans all files in current directory
arttool	JonoF	constructs all attributes of ART files and can import art tiles in PCX and TGA formats
givedepth	JonoF	transforms a single image from an ART tile into a voxel with the image layered to a specified depth
mkpalette	JonoF	inputs simple color ranges in HSV format and automatically generates a palette with shade steps
unpackssi	JonoF	unpacks the SSI files employed to hold the data of Sunstorm Interactive expansion packs
bsuite	JonoF (porting by Hendricks266)	"Build Customization Suite", imports and extracts game palettes
enumdisplay	JonoF	Windows-only; enumerates all available display modes to enumdisplay.txt by default
getdxdidf	JonoF	Windows-only; enumerates available inputs, from keyboard, mouse, and joystick to didf.txt
makesdlkeytrans	JonoF	SDL-only; builds a key translation table for compatibility purposes

Bash Scripts

Tool Name	Main Author	Description
checkdefs.sh	Helixhorned	find wrongly-cased file names in defs (and cons hackishly) and optionally replace them with the proper names

Python Scripts

Tool Name	Main Author	Description
ase_import.py	Plagman	ASE importer for Blender 2.4x
md3_export.py	Plagman	MD3 exporter for Blender 2.4x
highpalookupmaker.py	Plagman	simplistic highpallookup generator using only math and the TGA data
prhighpal.py	Helixhorned	slightly more complex highpallookup generator requiring Python 2.6, NumPy and PIL