Powerflip 3D image file
File type: 3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
The .yaodl file extension identifies a 3D data file used by the Powerflip software.
YAODL files contain three-dimensional model data for use with Powerflip on Microsoft Windows.
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
YAODL stands for "Yet Another Object Description Language". It is a 3D model format created for the Powerflip demo program, rather than an official data format of Silicon Graphics.
A YAODL file can describe NURBS, polygons, and quad meshes. It supports object properties including facet normals, vertex normals, texture coordinates, and object, facet, and vertex colors.
The format also supports hierarchical models, coordinate transformations such as rotations, scaling, and translations, and instancing, which allows the same data to be used more than once. It was intended for programmers who wanted to display their data with Powerflip and for users interested in the program's data format.
Open a .yaodl file with Powerflip on Microsoft Windows. The file is intended for use by that program.
Software applications that can open yaodl files:
Microsoft Windows
Powerflip
Software applications that can edit yaodl files:
Microsoft Windows
Powerflip
Software capable of saving yaodl files:
Microsoft Windows
Powerflip
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