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+/*
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Open Asset Import Library (assimp)
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Copyright (c) 2006-2022, assimp team
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use of this software in source and binary forms,
+with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following
+conditions are met:
+
+* Redistributions of source code must retain the above
+  copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
+  following disclaimer.
+
+* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+  copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
+  following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
+  materials provided with the distribution.
+
+* Neither the name of the assimp team, nor the names of its
+  contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+  derived from this software without specific prior
+  written permission of the assimp team.
+
+  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+  "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+/** @file  ASEParser.cpp
+ *  @brief Implementation of the ASE parser class
+ */
+
+#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_ASE_IMPORTER
+#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
+
+// internal headers
+#include "ASELoader.h"
+#include "PostProcessing/TextureTransform.h"
+
+#include <assimp/fast_atof.h>
+#include <assimp/DefaultLogger.hpp>
+
+using namespace Assimp;
+using namespace Assimp::ASE;
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Begin an ASE parsing function
+
+#define AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT() \
+    int iDepth = 0;
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Handle a "top-level" section in the file. EOF is no error in this case.
+
+#define AI_ASE_HANDLE_TOP_LEVEL_SECTION()          \
+    else if ('{' == *filePtr) iDepth++;            \
+    else if ('}' == *filePtr) {                    \
+        if (0 == --iDepth) {                       \
+            ++filePtr;                             \
+            SkipToNextToken();                     \
+            return;                                \
+        }                                          \
+    }                                              \
+    else if ('\0' == *filePtr) {                   \
+        return;                                    \
+    }                                              \
+    if (IsLineEnd(*filePtr) && !bLastWasEndLine) { \
+        ++iLineNumber;                             \
+        bLastWasEndLine = true;                    \
+    } else                                         \
+        bLastWasEndLine = false;                   \
+    ++filePtr;
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Handle a nested section in the file. EOF is an error in this case
+// @param level "Depth" of the section
+// @param msg Full name of the section (including the asterisk)
+
+#define AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION(level, msg)                          \
+    if ('{' == *filePtr)                                           \
+        iDepth++;                                                  \
+    else if ('}' == *filePtr) {                                    \
+        if (0 == --iDepth) {                                       \
+            ++filePtr;                                             \
+            SkipToNextToken();                                     \
+            return;                                                \
+        }                                                          \
+    } else if ('\0' == *filePtr) {                                 \
+        LogError("Encountered unexpected EOL while parsing a " msg \
+                 " chunk (Level " level ")");                      \
+    }                                                              \
+    if (IsLineEnd(*filePtr) && !bLastWasEndLine) {                 \
+        ++iLineNumber;                                             \
+        bLastWasEndLine = true;                                    \
+    } else                                                         \
+        bLastWasEndLine = false;                                   \
+    ++filePtr;
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Parser::Parser(const char *szFile, unsigned int fileFormatDefault) {
+    ai_assert(nullptr != szFile);
+
+    filePtr = szFile;
+    iFileFormat = fileFormatDefault;
+
+    // make sure that the color values are invalid
+    m_clrBackground.r = get_qnan();
+    m_clrAmbient.r = get_qnan();
+
+    // setup some default values
+    iLineNumber = 0;
+    iFirstFrame = 0;
+    iLastFrame = 0;
+    iFrameSpeed = 30; // use 30 as default value for this property
+    iTicksPerFrame = 1; // use 1 as default value for this property
+    bLastWasEndLine = false; // need to handle \r\n seqs due to binary file mapping
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::LogWarning(const char *szWarn) {
+    ai_assert(nullptr != szWarn);
+
+    char szTemp[2048];
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+    sprintf_s(szTemp, "Line %u: %s", iLineNumber, szWarn);
+#else
+    ai_snprintf(szTemp, sizeof(szTemp), "Line %u: %s", iLineNumber, szWarn);
+#endif
+
+    // output the warning to the logger ...
+    ASSIMP_LOG_WARN(szTemp);
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::LogInfo(const char *szWarn) {
+    ai_assert(nullptr != szWarn);
+
+    char szTemp[1024];
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+    sprintf_s(szTemp, "Line %u: %s", iLineNumber, szWarn);
+#else
+    ai_snprintf(szTemp, 1024, "Line %u: %s", iLineNumber, szWarn);
+#endif
+
+    // output the information to the logger ...
+    ASSIMP_LOG_INFO(szTemp);
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AI_WONT_RETURN void Parser::LogError(const char *szWarn) {
+    ai_assert(nullptr != szWarn);
+
+    char szTemp[1024];
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+    sprintf_s(szTemp, "Line %u: %s", iLineNumber, szWarn);
+#else
+    ai_snprintf(szTemp, 1024, "Line %u: %s", iLineNumber, szWarn);
+#endif
+
+    // throw an exception
+    throw DeadlyImportError(szTemp);
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool Parser::SkipToNextToken() {
+    while (true) {
+        char me = *filePtr;
+
+        // increase the line number counter if necessary
+        if (IsLineEnd(me) && !bLastWasEndLine) {
+            ++iLineNumber;
+            bLastWasEndLine = true;
+        } else
+            bLastWasEndLine = false;
+        if ('*' == me || '}' == me || '{' == me) return true;
+        if ('\0' == me) return false;
+
+        ++filePtr;
+    }
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool Parser::SkipSection() {
+    // must handle subsections ...
+    int iCnt = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('}' == *filePtr) {
+            --iCnt;
+            if (0 == iCnt) {
+                // go to the next valid token ...
+                ++filePtr;
+                SkipToNextToken();
+                return true;
+            }
+        } else if ('{' == *filePtr) {
+            ++iCnt;
+        } else if ('\0' == *filePtr) {
+            LogWarning("Unable to parse block: Unexpected EOF, closing bracket \'}\' was expected [#1]");
+            return false;
+        } else if (IsLineEnd(*filePtr))
+            ++iLineNumber;
+        ++filePtr;
+    }
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::Parse() {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Version should be 200. Validate this ...
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "3DSMAX_ASCIIEXPORT", 18)) {
+                unsigned int fmt;
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(fmt);
+
+                if (fmt > 200) {
+                    LogWarning("Unknown file format version: *3DSMAX_ASCIIEXPORT should \
+                               be <= 200");
+                }
+                // *************************************************************
+                // - fmt will be 0 if we're unable to read the version number
+                // there are some faulty files without a version number ...
+                // in this case we'll guess the exact file format by looking
+                // at the file extension (ASE, ASK, ASC)
+                // *************************************************************
+
+                if (fmt) {
+                    iFileFormat = fmt;
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            // main scene information
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "SCENE", 5)) {
+                ParseLV1SceneBlock();
+                continue;
+            }
+            // "group" - no implementation yet, in facte
+            // we're just ignoring them for the moment
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "GROUP", 5)) {
+                Parse();
+                continue;
+            }
+            // material list
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_LIST", 13)) {
+                ParseLV1MaterialListBlock();
+                continue;
+            }
+            // geometric object (mesh)
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "GEOMOBJECT", 10))
+
+            {
+                m_vMeshes.push_back(Mesh("UNNAMED"));
+                ParseLV1ObjectBlock(m_vMeshes.back());
+                continue;
+            }
+            // helper object = dummy in the hierarchy
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "HELPEROBJECT", 12))
+
+            {
+                m_vDummies.push_back(Dummy());
+                ParseLV1ObjectBlock(m_vDummies.back());
+                continue;
+            }
+            // light object
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "LIGHTOBJECT", 11))
+
+            {
+                m_vLights.push_back(Light("UNNAMED"));
+                ParseLV1ObjectBlock(m_vLights.back());
+                continue;
+            }
+            // camera object
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CAMERAOBJECT", 12)) {
+                m_vCameras.push_back(Camera("UNNAMED"));
+                ParseLV1ObjectBlock(m_vCameras.back());
+                continue;
+            }
+            // comment - print it on the console
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "COMMENT", 7)) {
+                std::string out = "<unknown>";
+                ParseString(out, "*COMMENT");
+                LogInfo(("Comment: " + out).c_str());
+                continue;
+            }
+            // ASC bone weights
+            if (AI_ASE_IS_OLD_FILE_FORMAT() && TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_SOFTSKINVERTS", 18)) {
+                ParseLV1SoftSkinBlock();
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_TOP_LEVEL_SECTION();
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV1SoftSkinBlock() {
+    // TODO: fix line counting here
+
+    // **************************************************************
+    // The soft skin block is formatted differently. There are no
+    // nested sections supported and the single elements aren't
+    // marked by keywords starting with an asterisk.
+
+    /**
+    FORMAT BEGIN
+
+    *MESH_SOFTSKINVERTS {
+    <nodename>
+    <number of vertices>
+
+    [for <number of vertices> times:]
+        <number of weights> [for <number of weights> times:] <bone name> <weight>
+    }
+
+    FORMAT END
+    */
+    // **************************************************************
+    while (true) {
+        if (*filePtr == '}') {
+            ++filePtr;
+            return;
+        } else if (*filePtr == '\0')
+            return;
+        else if (*filePtr == '{')
+            ++filePtr;
+
+        else // if (!IsSpace(*filePtr) && !IsLineEnd(*filePtr))
+        {
+            ASE::Mesh *curMesh = nullptr;
+            unsigned int numVerts = 0;
+
+            const char *sz = filePtr;
+            while (!IsSpaceOrNewLine(*filePtr))
+                ++filePtr;
+
+            const unsigned int diff = (unsigned int)(filePtr - sz);
+            if (diff) {
+                std::string name = std::string(sz, diff);
+                for (std::vector<ASE::Mesh>::iterator it = m_vMeshes.begin();
+                        it != m_vMeshes.end(); ++it) {
+                    if ((*it).mName == name) {
+                        curMesh = &(*it);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!curMesh) {
+                    LogWarning("Encountered unknown mesh in *MESH_SOFTSKINVERTS section");
+
+                    // Skip the mesh data - until we find a new mesh
+                    // or the end of the *MESH_SOFTSKINVERTS section
+                    while (true) {
+                        SkipSpacesAndLineEnd(&filePtr);
+                        if (*filePtr == '}') {
+                            ++filePtr;
+                            return;
+                        } else if (!IsNumeric(*filePtr))
+                            break;
+
+                        SkipLine(&filePtr);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    SkipSpacesAndLineEnd(&filePtr);
+                    ParseLV4MeshLong(numVerts);
+
+                    // Reserve enough storage
+                    curMesh->mBoneVertices.reserve(numVerts);
+
+                    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < numVerts; ++i) {
+                        SkipSpacesAndLineEnd(&filePtr);
+                        unsigned int numWeights;
+                        ParseLV4MeshLong(numWeights);
+
+                        curMesh->mBoneVertices.push_back(ASE::BoneVertex());
+                        ASE::BoneVertex &vert = curMesh->mBoneVertices.back();
+
+                        // Reserve enough storage
+                        vert.mBoneWeights.reserve(numWeights);
+
+                        std::string bone;
+                        for (unsigned int w = 0; w < numWeights; ++w) {
+                            bone.clear();
+                            ParseString(bone, "*MESH_SOFTSKINVERTS.Bone");
+
+                            // Find the bone in the mesh's list
+                            std::pair<int, ai_real> me;
+                            me.first = -1;
+
+                            for (unsigned int n = 0; n < curMesh->mBones.size(); ++n) {
+                                if (curMesh->mBones[n].mName == bone) {
+                                    me.first = n;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            if (-1 == me.first) {
+                                // We don't have this bone yet, so add it to the list
+                                me.first = static_cast<int>(curMesh->mBones.size());
+                                curMesh->mBones.push_back(ASE::Bone(bone));
+                            }
+                            ParseLV4MeshFloat(me.second);
+
+                            // Add the new bone weight to list
+                            vert.mBoneWeights.push_back(me);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        ++filePtr;
+        SkipSpacesAndLineEnd(&filePtr);
+    }
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV1SceneBlock() {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "SCENE_BACKGROUND_STATIC", 23))
+
+            {
+                // parse a color triple and assume it is really the bg color
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&m_clrBackground.r);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "SCENE_AMBIENT_STATIC", 20))
+
+            {
+                // parse a color triple and assume it is really the bg color
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&m_clrAmbient.r);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "SCENE_FIRSTFRAME", 16)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iFirstFrame);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "SCENE_LASTFRAME", 15)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iLastFrame);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "SCENE_FRAMESPEED", 16)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iFrameSpeed);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "SCENE_TICKSPERFRAME", 19)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iTicksPerFrame);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_TOP_LEVEL_SECTION();
+    }
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV1MaterialListBlock() {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    unsigned int iMaterialCount = 0;
+    unsigned int iOldMaterialCount = (unsigned int)m_vMaterials.size();
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_COUNT", 14)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iMaterialCount);
+
+                // now allocate enough storage to hold all materials
+                m_vMaterials.resize(iOldMaterialCount + iMaterialCount, Material("INVALID"));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL", 8)) {
+                unsigned int iIndex = 0;
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iIndex);
+
+                if (iIndex >= iMaterialCount) {
+                    LogWarning("Out of range: material index is too large");
+                    iIndex = iMaterialCount - 1;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // get a reference to the material
+                Material &sMat = m_vMaterials[iIndex + iOldMaterialCount];
+                // parse the material block
+                ParseLV2MaterialBlock(sMat);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if( iDepth == 1 ){
+                // CRUDE HACK: support missing brace after "Ascii Scene Exporter v2.51"
+                LogWarning("Missing closing brace in material list");
+                --filePtr;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_TOP_LEVEL_SECTION();
+    }
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV2MaterialBlock(ASE::Material &mat) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    unsigned int iNumSubMaterials = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_NAME", 13)) {
+                if (!ParseString(mat.mName, "*MATERIAL_NAME"))
+                    SkipToNextToken();
+                continue;
+            }
+            // ambient material color
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_AMBIENT", 16)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&mat.mAmbient.r);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // diffuse material color
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_DIFFUSE", 16)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&mat.mDiffuse.r);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // specular material color
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_SPECULAR", 17)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&mat.mSpecular.r);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // material shading type
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_SHADING", 16)) {
+                if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "Blinn", 5)) {
+                    mat.mShading = Discreet3DS::Blinn;
+                } else if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "Phong", 5)) {
+                    mat.mShading = Discreet3DS::Phong;
+                } else if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "Flat", 4)) {
+                    mat.mShading = Discreet3DS::Flat;
+                } else if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "Wire", 4)) {
+                    mat.mShading = Discreet3DS::Wire;
+                } else {
+                    // assume gouraud shading
+                    mat.mShading = Discreet3DS::Gouraud;
+                    SkipToNextToken();
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            // material transparency
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_TRANSPARENCY", 21)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(mat.mTransparency);
+                mat.mTransparency = ai_real(1.0) - mat.mTransparency;
+                continue;
+            }
+            // material self illumination
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_SELFILLUM", 18)) {
+                ai_real f = 0.0;
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(f);
+
+                mat.mEmissive.r = f;
+                mat.mEmissive.g = f;
+                mat.mEmissive.b = f;
+                continue;
+            }
+            // material shininess
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_SHINE", 14)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(mat.mSpecularExponent);
+                mat.mSpecularExponent *= 15;
+                continue;
+            }
+            // two-sided material
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_TWOSIDED", 17)) {
+                mat.mTwoSided = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            // material shininess strength
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_SHINESTRENGTH", 22)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(mat.mShininessStrength);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // diffuse color map
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_DIFFUSE", 11)) {
+                // parse the texture block
+                ParseLV3MapBlock(mat.sTexDiffuse);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // ambient color map
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_AMBIENT", 11)) {
+                // parse the texture block
+                ParseLV3MapBlock(mat.sTexAmbient);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // specular color map
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_SPECULAR", 12)) {
+                // parse the texture block
+                ParseLV3MapBlock(mat.sTexSpecular);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // opacity map
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_OPACITY", 11)) {
+                // parse the texture block
+                ParseLV3MapBlock(mat.sTexOpacity);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // emissive map
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_SELFILLUM", 13)) {
+                // parse the texture block
+                ParseLV3MapBlock(mat.sTexEmissive);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // bump map
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_BUMP", 8)) {
+                // parse the texture block
+                ParseLV3MapBlock(mat.sTexBump);
+            }
+            // specular/shininess map
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_SHINESTRENGTH", 17)) {
+                // parse the texture block
+                ParseLV3MapBlock(mat.sTexShininess);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // number of submaterials
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "NUMSUBMTLS", 10)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumSubMaterials);
+
+                // allocate enough storage
+                mat.avSubMaterials.resize(iNumSubMaterials, Material("INVALID SUBMATERIAL"));
+            }
+            // submaterial chunks
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "SUBMATERIAL", 11)) {
+
+                unsigned int iIndex = 0;
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iIndex);
+
+                if (iIndex >= iNumSubMaterials) {
+                    LogWarning("Out of range: submaterial index is too large");
+                    iIndex = iNumSubMaterials - 1;
+                }
+
+                // get a reference to the material
+                Material &sMat = mat.avSubMaterials[iIndex];
+
+                // parse the material block
+                ParseLV2MaterialBlock(sMat);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("2", "*MATERIAL");
+    }
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MapBlock(Texture &map) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    // ***********************************************************
+    // *BITMAP should not be there if *MAP_CLASS is not BITMAP,
+    // but we need to expect that case ... if the path is
+    // empty the texture won't be used later.
+    // ***********************************************************
+    bool parsePath = true;
+    std::string temp;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            // type of map
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_CLASS", 9)) {
+                temp.clear();
+                if (!ParseString(temp, "*MAP_CLASS"))
+                    SkipToNextToken();
+                if (temp != "Bitmap" && temp != "Normal Bump") {
+                    ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("ASE: Skipping unknown map type: ", temp);
+                    parsePath = false;
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            // path to the texture
+            if (parsePath && TokenMatch(filePtr, "BITMAP", 6)) {
+                if (!ParseString(map.mMapName, "*BITMAP"))
+                    SkipToNextToken();
+
+                if (map.mMapName == "None") {
+                    // Files with 'None' as map name are produced by
+                    // an Maja to ASE exporter which name I forgot ..
+                    ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("ASE: Skipping invalid map entry");
+                    map.mMapName = std::string();
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+            // offset on the u axis
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "UVW_U_OFFSET", 12)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(map.mOffsetU);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // offset on the v axis
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "UVW_V_OFFSET", 12)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(map.mOffsetV);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // tiling on the u axis
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "UVW_U_TILING", 12)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(map.mScaleU);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // tiling on the v axis
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "UVW_V_TILING", 12)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(map.mScaleV);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // rotation around the z-axis
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "UVW_ANGLE", 9)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(map.mRotation);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // map blending factor
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MAP_AMOUNT", 10)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(map.mTextureBlend);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MAP_XXXXXX");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool Parser::ParseString(std::string &out, const char *szName) {
+    char szBuffer[1024];
+    if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+
+        ai_snprintf(szBuffer, 1024, "Unable to parse %s block: Unexpected EOL", szName);
+        LogWarning(szBuffer);
+        return false;
+    }
+    // there must be '"'
+    if ('\"' != *filePtr) {
+
+        ai_snprintf(szBuffer, 1024, "Unable to parse %s block: Strings are expected "
+                                    "to be enclosed in double quotation marks",
+                szName);
+        LogWarning(szBuffer);
+        return false;
+    }
+    ++filePtr;
+    const char *sz = filePtr;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('\"' == *sz)
+            break;
+        else if ('\0' == *sz) {
+            ai_snprintf(szBuffer, 1024, "Unable to parse %s block: Strings are expected to "
+                                        "be enclosed in double quotation marks but EOF was reached before "
+                                        "a closing quotation mark was encountered",
+                    szName);
+            LogWarning(szBuffer);
+            return false;
+        }
+        sz++;
+    }
+    out = std::string(filePtr, (uintptr_t)sz - (uintptr_t)filePtr);
+    filePtr = sz + 1;
+    return true;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV1ObjectBlock(ASE::BaseNode &node) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // first process common tokens such as node name and transform
+            // name of the mesh/node
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "NODE_NAME", 9)) {
+                if (!ParseString(node.mName, "*NODE_NAME"))
+                    SkipToNextToken();
+                continue;
+            }
+            // name of the parent of the node
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "NODE_PARENT", 11)) {
+                if (!ParseString(node.mParent, "*NODE_PARENT"))
+                    SkipToNextToken();
+                continue;
+            }
+            // transformation matrix of the node
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "NODE_TM", 7)) {
+                ParseLV2NodeTransformBlock(node);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // animation data of the node
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "TM_ANIMATION", 12)) {
+                ParseLV2AnimationBlock(node);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (node.mType == BaseNode::Light) {
+                // light settings
+                if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "LIGHT_SETTINGS", 14)) {
+                    ParseLV2LightSettingsBlock((ASE::Light &)node);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // type of the light source
+                if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "LIGHT_TYPE", 10)) {
+                    if (!ASSIMP_strincmp("omni", filePtr, 4)) {
+                        ((ASE::Light &)node).mLightType = ASE::Light::OMNI;
+                    } else if (!ASSIMP_strincmp("target", filePtr, 6)) {
+                        ((ASE::Light &)node).mLightType = ASE::Light::TARGET;
+                    } else if (!ASSIMP_strincmp("free", filePtr, 4)) {
+                        ((ASE::Light &)node).mLightType = ASE::Light::FREE;
+                    } else if (!ASSIMP_strincmp("directional", filePtr, 11)) {
+                        ((ASE::Light &)node).mLightType = ASE::Light::DIRECTIONAL;
+                    } else {
+                        LogWarning("Unknown kind of light source");
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+            } else if (node.mType == BaseNode::Camera) {
+                // Camera settings
+                if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CAMERA_SETTINGS", 15)) {
+                    ParseLV2CameraSettingsBlock((ASE::Camera &)node);
+                    continue;
+                } else if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CAMERA_TYPE", 11)) {
+                    if (!ASSIMP_strincmp("target", filePtr, 6)) {
+                        ((ASE::Camera &)node).mCameraType = ASE::Camera::TARGET;
+                    } else if (!ASSIMP_strincmp("free", filePtr, 4)) {
+                        ((ASE::Camera &)node).mCameraType = ASE::Camera::FREE;
+                    } else {
+                        LogWarning("Unknown kind of camera");
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+            } else if (node.mType == BaseNode::Mesh) {
+                // mesh data
+                // FIX: Older files use MESH_SOFTSKIN
+                if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH", 4) ||
+                        TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_SOFTSKIN", 13)) {
+                    ParseLV2MeshBlock((ASE::Mesh &)node);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // mesh material index
+                if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MATERIAL_REF", 12)) {
+                    ParseLV4MeshLong(((ASE::Mesh &)node).iMaterialIndex);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_TOP_LEVEL_SECTION();
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV2CameraSettingsBlock(ASE::Camera &camera) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CAMERA_NEAR", 11)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(camera.mNear);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CAMERA_FAR", 10)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(camera.mFar);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CAMERA_FOV", 10)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(camera.mFOV);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("2", "CAMERA_SETTINGS");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV2LightSettingsBlock(ASE::Light &light) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "LIGHT_COLOR", 11)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&light.mColor.r);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "LIGHT_INTENS", 12)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(light.mIntensity);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "LIGHT_HOTSPOT", 13)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(light.mAngle);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "LIGHT_FALLOFF", 13)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(light.mFalloff);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("2", "LIGHT_SETTINGS");
+    }
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV2AnimationBlock(ASE::BaseNode &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    ASE::Animation *anim = &mesh.mAnim;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "NODE_NAME", 9)) {
+                std::string temp;
+                if (!ParseString(temp, "*NODE_NAME"))
+                    SkipToNextToken();
+
+                // If the name of the node contains .target it
+                // represents an animated camera or spot light
+                // target.
+                if (std::string::npos != temp.find(".Target")) {
+                    if ((mesh.mType != BaseNode::Camera || ((ASE::Camera &)mesh).mCameraType != ASE::Camera::TARGET) &&
+                            (mesh.mType != BaseNode::Light || ((ASE::Light &)mesh).mLightType != ASE::Light::TARGET)) {
+
+                        ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("ASE: Found target animation channel "
+                                         "but the node is neither a camera nor a spot light");
+                        anim = nullptr;
+                    } else
+                        anim = &mesh.mTargetAnim;
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // position keyframes
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_POS_TRACK", 17) ||
+                    TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_POS_BEZIER", 18) ||
+                    TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_POS_TCB", 15)) {
+                if (!anim)
+                    SkipSection();
+                else
+                    ParseLV3PosAnimationBlock(*anim);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // scaling keyframes
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_SCALE_TRACK", 19) ||
+                    TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_SCALE_BEZIER", 20) ||
+                    TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_SCALE_TCB", 17)) {
+                if (!anim || anim == &mesh.mTargetAnim) {
+                    // Target animation channels may have no rotation channels
+                    ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("ASE: Ignoring scaling channel in target animation");
+                    SkipSection();
+                } else
+                    ParseLV3ScaleAnimationBlock(*anim);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // rotation keyframes
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_ROT_TRACK", 17) ||
+                    TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_ROT_BEZIER", 18) ||
+                    TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_ROT_TCB", 15)) {
+                if (!anim || anim == &mesh.mTargetAnim) {
+                    // Target animation channels may have no rotation channels
+                    ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("ASE: Ignoring rotation channel in target animation");
+                    SkipSection();
+                } else
+                    ParseLV3RotAnimationBlock(*anim);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("2", "TM_ANIMATION");
+    }
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3ScaleAnimationBlock(ASE::Animation &anim) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    unsigned int iIndex;
+
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            bool b = false;
+
+            // For the moment we're just reading the three floats -
+            // we ignore the additional information for bezier's and TCBs
+
+            // simple scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_SCALE_SAMPLE", 20)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mScalingType = ASE::Animation::TRACK;
+            }
+
+            // Bezier scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_BEZIER_SCALE_KEY", 24)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mScalingType = ASE::Animation::BEZIER;
+            }
+            // TCB scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_TCB_SCALE_KEY", 21)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mScalingType = ASE::Animation::TCB;
+            }
+            if (b) {
+                anim.akeyScaling.push_back(aiVectorKey());
+                aiVectorKey &key = anim.akeyScaling.back();
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&key.mValue.x, iIndex);
+                key.mTime = (double)iIndex;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*CONTROL_POS_TRACK");
+    }
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3PosAnimationBlock(ASE::Animation &anim) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    unsigned int iIndex;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            bool b = false;
+
+            // For the moment we're just reading the three floats -
+            // we ignore the additional information for bezier's and TCBs
+
+            // simple scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_POS_SAMPLE", 18)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mPositionType = ASE::Animation::TRACK;
+            }
+
+            // Bezier scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_BEZIER_POS_KEY", 22)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mPositionType = ASE::Animation::BEZIER;
+            }
+            // TCB scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_TCB_POS_KEY", 19)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mPositionType = ASE::Animation::TCB;
+            }
+            if (b) {
+                anim.akeyPositions.push_back(aiVectorKey());
+                aiVectorKey &key = anim.akeyPositions.back();
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&key.mValue.x, iIndex);
+                key.mTime = (double)iIndex;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*CONTROL_POS_TRACK");
+    }
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3RotAnimationBlock(ASE::Animation &anim) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    unsigned int iIndex;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            bool b = false;
+
+            // For the moment we're just reading the  floats -
+            // we ignore the additional information for bezier's and TCBs
+
+            // simple scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_ROT_SAMPLE", 18)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mRotationType = ASE::Animation::TRACK;
+            }
+
+            // Bezier scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_BEZIER_ROT_KEY", 22)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mRotationType = ASE::Animation::BEZIER;
+            }
+            // TCB scaling keyframe
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "CONTROL_TCB_ROT_KEY", 19)) {
+                b = true;
+                anim.mRotationType = ASE::Animation::TCB;
+            }
+            if (b) {
+                anim.akeyRotations.push_back(aiQuatKey());
+                aiQuatKey &key = anim.akeyRotations.back();
+                aiVector3D v;
+                ai_real f;
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&v.x, iIndex);
+                ParseLV4MeshFloat(f);
+                key.mTime = (double)iIndex;
+                key.mValue = aiQuaternion(v, f);
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*CONTROL_ROT_TRACK");
+    }
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV2NodeTransformBlock(ASE::BaseNode &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    int mode = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            // name of the node
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "NODE_NAME", 9)) {
+                std::string temp;
+                if (!ParseString(temp, "*NODE_NAME"))
+                    SkipToNextToken();
+
+                std::string::size_type s;
+                if (temp == mesh.mName) {
+                    mode = 1;
+                } else if (std::string::npos != (s = temp.find(".Target")) &&
+                           mesh.mName == temp.substr(0, s)) {
+                    // This should be either a target light or a target camera
+                    if ((mesh.mType == BaseNode::Light && ((ASE::Light &)mesh).mLightType == ASE::Light::TARGET) ||
+                            (mesh.mType == BaseNode::Camera && ((ASE::Camera &)mesh).mCameraType == ASE::Camera::TARGET)) {
+                        mode = 2;
+                    } else {
+                        ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("ASE: Ignoring target transform, "
+                                         "this is no spot light or target camera");
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("ASE: Unknown node transformation: ", temp);
+                    // mode = 0
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (mode) {
+                // fourth row of the transformation matrix - and also the
+                // only information here that is interesting for targets
+                if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "TM_ROW3", 7)) {
+                    ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple((mode == 1 ? mesh.mTransform[3] : &mesh.mTargetPosition.x));
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (mode == 1) {
+                    // first row of the transformation matrix
+                    if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "TM_ROW0", 7)) {
+                        ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(mesh.mTransform[0]);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    // second row of the transformation matrix
+                    if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "TM_ROW1", 7)) {
+                        ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(mesh.mTransform[1]);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    // third row of the transformation matrix
+                    if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "TM_ROW2", 7)) {
+                        ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(mesh.mTransform[2]);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    // inherited position axes
+                    if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "INHERIT_POS", 11)) {
+                        unsigned int aiVal[3];
+                        ParseLV4MeshLongTriple(aiVal);
+
+                        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+                            mesh.inherit.abInheritPosition[i] = aiVal[i] != 0;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    // inherited rotation axes
+                    if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "INHERIT_ROT", 11)) {
+                        unsigned int aiVal[3];
+                        ParseLV4MeshLongTriple(aiVal);
+
+                        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+                            mesh.inherit.abInheritRotation[i] = aiVal[i] != 0;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    // inherited scaling axes
+                    if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "INHERIT_SCL", 11)) {
+                        unsigned int aiVal[3];
+                        ParseLV4MeshLongTriple(aiVal);
+
+                        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+                            mesh.inherit.abInheritScaling[i] = aiVal[i] != 0;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("2", "*NODE_TM");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV2MeshBlock(ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    unsigned int iNumVertices = 0;
+    unsigned int iNumFaces = 0;
+    unsigned int iNumTVertices = 0;
+    unsigned int iNumTFaces = 0;
+    unsigned int iNumCVertices = 0;
+    unsigned int iNumCFaces = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            // Number of vertices in the mesh
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMVERTEX", 14)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumVertices);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Number of texture coordinates in the mesh
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMTVERTEX", 15)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumTVertices);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Number of vertex colors in the mesh
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMCVERTEX", 15)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumCVertices);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Number of regular faces in the mesh
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMFACES", 13)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumFaces);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Number of UVWed faces in the mesh
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMTVFACES", 15)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumTFaces);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Number of colored faces in the mesh
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMCVFACES", 15)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumCFaces);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh vertex list block
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_VERTEX_LIST", 16)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshVertexListBlock(iNumVertices, mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh face list block
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_FACE_LIST", 14)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshFaceListBlock(iNumFaces, mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh texture vertex list block
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_TVERTLIST", 14)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshTListBlock(iNumTVertices, mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh texture face block
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_TFACELIST", 14)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshTFaceListBlock(iNumTFaces, mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh color vertex list block
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_CVERTLIST", 14)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshCListBlock(iNumCVertices, mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh color face block
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_CFACELIST", 14)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshCFaceListBlock(iNumCFaces, mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh normals
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NORMALS", 12)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshNormalListBlock(mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // another mesh UV channel ...
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_MAPPINGCHANNEL", 19)) {
+                unsigned int iIndex(0);
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iIndex);
+                if (0 == iIndex) {
+                    LogWarning("Mapping channel has an invalid index. Skipping UV channel");
+                    // skip it ...
+                    SkipSection();
+                } else {
+                    if (iIndex < 2) {
+                        LogWarning("Mapping channel has an invalid index. Skipping UV channel");
+                        // skip it ...
+                        SkipSection();
+                    }
+                    if (iIndex > AI_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TEXTURECOORDS) {
+                        LogWarning("Too many UV channels specified. Skipping channel ..");
+                        // skip it ...
+                        SkipSection();
+                    } else {
+                        // parse the mapping channel
+                        ParseLV3MappingChannel(iIndex - 1, mesh);
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+            // mesh animation keyframe. Not supported
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_ANIMATION", 14)) {
+
+                LogWarning("Found *MESH_ANIMATION element in ASE/ASK file. "
+                           "Keyframe animation is not supported by Assimp, this element "
+                           "will be ignored");
+                //SkipSection();
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_WEIGHTS", 12)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshWeightsBlock(mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("2", "*MESH");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MeshWeightsBlock(ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    unsigned int iNumVertices = 0, iNumBones = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Number of bone vertices ...
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMVERTEX", 14)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumVertices);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Number of bones
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMBONE", 12)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumBones);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // parse the list of bones
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_BONE_LIST", 14)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshBones(iNumBones, mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // parse the list of bones vertices
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_BONE_VERTEX_LIST", 21)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices(iNumVertices, mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_WEIGHTS");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshBones(unsigned int iNumBones, ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    mesh.mBones.resize(iNumBones, Bone("UNNAMED"));
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Mesh bone with name ...
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_BONE_NAME", 14)) {
+                // parse an index ...
+                if (SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+                    unsigned int iIndex = strtoul10(filePtr, &filePtr);
+                    if (iIndex >= iNumBones) {
+                        LogWarning("Bone index is out of bounds");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (!ParseString(mesh.mBones[iIndex].mName, "*MESH_BONE_NAME"))
+                        SkipToNextToken();
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_BONE_LIST");
+    }
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices(unsigned int iNumVertices, ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    mesh.mBoneVertices.resize(iNumVertices);
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Mesh bone vertex
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_BONE_VERTEX", 16)) {
+                // read the vertex index
+                unsigned int iIndex = strtoul10(filePtr, &filePtr);
+                if (iIndex >= mesh.mPositions.size()) {
+                    iIndex = (unsigned int)mesh.mPositions.size() - 1;
+                    LogWarning("Bone vertex index is out of bounds. Using the largest valid "
+                               "bone vertex index instead");
+                }
+
+                // --- ignored
+                ai_real afVert[3];
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(afVert);
+
+                std::pair<int, float> pairOut;
+                while (true) {
+                    // first parse the bone index ...
+                    if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) break;
+                    pairOut.first = strtoul10(filePtr, &filePtr);
+
+                    // then parse the vertex weight
+                    if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) break;
+                    filePtr = fast_atoreal_move<float>(filePtr, pairOut.second);
+
+                    // -1 marks unused entries
+                    if (-1 != pairOut.first) {
+                        mesh.mBoneVertices[iIndex].mBoneWeights.push_back(pairOut);
+                    }
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("4", "*MESH_BONE_VERTEX");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MeshVertexListBlock(
+        unsigned int iNumVertices, ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    // allocate enough storage in the array
+    mesh.mPositions.resize(iNumVertices);
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Vertex entry
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_VERTEX", 11)) {
+
+                aiVector3D vTemp;
+                unsigned int iIndex;
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&vTemp.x, iIndex);
+
+                if (iIndex >= iNumVertices) {
+                    LogWarning("Invalid vertex index. It will be ignored");
+                } else
+                    mesh.mPositions[iIndex] = vTemp;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_VERTEX_LIST");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MeshFaceListBlock(unsigned int iNumFaces, ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    // allocate enough storage in the face array
+    mesh.mFaces.resize(iNumFaces);
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Face entry
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_FACE", 9)) {
+
+                ASE::Face mFace;
+                ParseLV4MeshFace(mFace);
+
+                if (mFace.iFace >= iNumFaces) {
+                    LogWarning("Face has an invalid index. It will be ignored");
+                } else
+                    mesh.mFaces[mFace.iFace] = mFace;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_FACE_LIST");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MeshTListBlock(unsigned int iNumVertices,
+        ASE::Mesh &mesh, unsigned int iChannel) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    // allocate enough storage in the array
+    mesh.amTexCoords[iChannel].resize(iNumVertices);
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Vertex entry
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_TVERT", 10)) {
+                aiVector3D vTemp;
+                unsigned int iIndex;
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&vTemp.x, iIndex);
+
+                if (iIndex >= iNumVertices) {
+                    LogWarning("Tvertex has an invalid index. It will be ignored");
+                } else
+                    mesh.amTexCoords[iChannel][iIndex] = vTemp;
+
+                if (0.0f != vTemp.z) {
+                    // we need 3 coordinate channels
+                    mesh.mNumUVComponents[iChannel] = 3;
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_TVERT_LIST");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MeshTFaceListBlock(unsigned int iNumFaces,
+        ASE::Mesh &mesh, unsigned int iChannel) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Face entry
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_TFACE", 10)) {
+                unsigned int aiValues[3];
+                unsigned int iIndex = 0;
+
+                ParseLV4MeshLongTriple(aiValues, iIndex);
+                if (iIndex >= iNumFaces || iIndex >= mesh.mFaces.size()) {
+                    LogWarning("UV-Face has an invalid index. It will be ignored");
+                } else {
+                    // copy UV indices
+                    mesh.mFaces[iIndex].amUVIndices[iChannel][0] = aiValues[0];
+                    mesh.mFaces[iIndex].amUVIndices[iChannel][1] = aiValues[1];
+                    mesh.mFaces[iIndex].amUVIndices[iChannel][2] = aiValues[2];
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_TFACE_LIST");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MappingChannel(unsigned int iChannel, ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    unsigned int iNumTVertices = 0;
+    unsigned int iNumTFaces = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Number of texture coordinates in the mesh
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMTVERTEX", 15)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumTVertices);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Number of UVWed faces in the mesh
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_NUMTVFACES", 15)) {
+                ParseLV4MeshLong(iNumTFaces);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh texture vertex list block
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_TVERTLIST", 14)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshTListBlock(iNumTVertices, mesh, iChannel);
+                continue;
+            }
+            // mesh texture face block
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_TFACELIST", 14)) {
+                ParseLV3MeshTFaceListBlock(iNumTFaces, mesh, iChannel);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_MAPPING_CHANNEL");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MeshCListBlock(unsigned int iNumVertices, ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    // allocate enough storage in the array
+    mesh.mVertexColors.resize(iNumVertices);
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Vertex entry
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_VERTCOL", 12)) {
+                aiColor4D vTemp;
+                vTemp.a = 1.0f;
+                unsigned int iIndex;
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&vTemp.r, iIndex);
+
+                if (iIndex >= iNumVertices) {
+                    LogWarning("Vertex color has an invalid index. It will be ignored");
+                } else
+                    mesh.mVertexColors[iIndex] = vTemp;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_CVERTEX_LIST");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MeshCFaceListBlock(unsigned int iNumFaces, ASE::Mesh &mesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+
+            // Face entry
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_CFACE", 10)) {
+                unsigned int aiValues[3];
+                unsigned int iIndex = 0;
+
+                ParseLV4MeshLongTriple(aiValues, iIndex);
+                if (iIndex >= iNumFaces || iIndex >= mesh.mFaces.size()) {
+                    LogWarning("UV-Face has an invalid index. It will be ignored");
+                } else {
+                    // copy color indices
+                    mesh.mFaces[iIndex].mColorIndices[0] = aiValues[0];
+                    mesh.mFaces[iIndex].mColorIndices[1] = aiValues[1];
+                    mesh.mFaces[iIndex].mColorIndices[2] = aiValues[2];
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_CFACE_LIST");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV3MeshNormalListBlock(ASE::Mesh &sMesh) {
+    AI_ASE_PARSER_INIT();
+
+    // Allocate enough storage for the normals
+    sMesh.mNormals.resize(sMesh.mFaces.size() * 3, aiVector3D(0.f, 0.f, 0.f));
+    unsigned int index, faceIdx = UINT_MAX;
+
+    // FIXME: rewrite this and find out how to interpret the normals
+    // correctly. This is crap.
+
+    // Smooth the vertex and face normals together. The result
+    // will be edgy then, but otherwise everything would be soft ...
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            ++filePtr;
+            if (faceIdx != UINT_MAX && TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_VERTEXNORMAL", 17)) {
+                aiVector3D vNormal;
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&vNormal.x, index);
+                if (faceIdx >= sMesh.mFaces.size())
+                    continue;
+
+                // Make sure we assign it to the correct face
+                const ASE::Face &face = sMesh.mFaces[faceIdx];
+                if (index == face.mIndices[0])
+                    index = 0;
+                else if (index == face.mIndices[1])
+                    index = 1;
+                else if (index == face.mIndices[2])
+                    index = 2;
+                else {
+                    ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("ASE: Invalid vertex index in MESH_VERTEXNORMAL section");
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // We'll renormalize later
+                sMesh.mNormals[faceIdx * 3 + index] += vNormal;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "MESH_FACENORMAL", 15)) {
+                aiVector3D vNormal;
+                ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(&vNormal.x, faceIdx);
+
+                if (faceIdx >= sMesh.mFaces.size()) {
+                    ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("ASE: Invalid vertex index in MESH_FACENORMAL section");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // We'll renormalize later
+                sMesh.mNormals[faceIdx * 3] += vNormal;
+                sMesh.mNormals[faceIdx * 3 + 1] += vNormal;
+                sMesh.mNormals[faceIdx * 3 + 2] += vNormal;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        AI_ASE_HANDLE_SECTION("3", "*MESH_NORMALS");
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshFace(ASE::Face &out) {
+    // skip spaces and tabs
+    if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+        LogWarning("Unable to parse *MESH_FACE Element: Unexpected EOL [#1]");
+        SkipToNextToken();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // parse the face index
+    out.iFace = strtoul10(filePtr, &filePtr);
+
+    // next character should be ':'
+    if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+        // FIX: there are some ASE files which haven't got : here ....
+        LogWarning("Unable to parse *MESH_FACE Element: Unexpected EOL. \':\' expected [#2]");
+        SkipToNextToken();
+        return;
+    }
+    // FIX: There are some ASE files which haven't got ':' here
+    if (':' == *filePtr) ++filePtr;
+
+    // Parse all mesh indices
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+        unsigned int iIndex = 0;
+        if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+            LogWarning("Unable to parse *MESH_FACE Element: Unexpected EOL");
+            SkipToNextToken();
+            return;
+        }
+        switch (*filePtr) {
+        case 'A':
+        case 'a':
+            break;
+        case 'B':
+        case 'b':
+            iIndex = 1;
+            break;
+        case 'C':
+        case 'c':
+            iIndex = 2;
+            break;
+        default:
+            LogWarning("Unable to parse *MESH_FACE Element: Unexpected EOL. "
+                       "A,B or C expected [#3]");
+            SkipToNextToken();
+            return;
+        };
+        ++filePtr;
+
+        // next character should be ':'
+        if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr) || ':' != *filePtr) {
+            LogWarning("Unable to parse *MESH_FACE Element: "
+                       "Unexpected EOL. \':\' expected [#2]");
+            SkipToNextToken();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ++filePtr;
+        if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+            LogWarning("Unable to parse *MESH_FACE Element: Unexpected EOL. "
+                       "Vertex index ecpected [#4]");
+            SkipToNextToken();
+            return;
+        }
+        out.mIndices[iIndex] = strtoul10(filePtr, &filePtr);
+    }
+
+    // now we need to skip the AB, BC, CA blocks.
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) break;
+        if (IsLineEnd(*filePtr)) {
+            //iLineNumber++;
+            return;
+        }
+        filePtr++;
+    }
+
+    // parse the smoothing group of the face
+    if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "*MESH_SMOOTHING", 15)) {
+        if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+            LogWarning("Unable to parse *MESH_SMOOTHING Element: "
+                       "Unexpected EOL. Smoothing group(s) expected [#5]");
+            SkipToNextToken();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Parse smoothing groups until we don't anymore see commas
+        // FIX: There needn't always be a value, sad but true
+        while (true) {
+            if (*filePtr < '9' && *filePtr >= '0') {
+                out.iSmoothGroup |= (1 << strtoul10(filePtr, &filePtr));
+            }
+            SkipSpaces(&filePtr);
+            if (',' != *filePtr) {
+                break;
+            }
+            ++filePtr;
+            SkipSpaces(&filePtr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // *MESH_MTLID  is optional, too
+    while (true) {
+        if ('*' == *filePtr) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (IsLineEnd(*filePtr)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        filePtr++;
+    }
+
+    if (TokenMatch(filePtr, "*MESH_MTLID", 11)) {
+        if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+            LogWarning("Unable to parse *MESH_MTLID Element: Unexpected EOL. "
+                       "Material index expected [#6]");
+            SkipToNextToken();
+            return;
+        }
+        out.iMaterial = strtoul10(filePtr, &filePtr);
+    }
+    return;
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshLongTriple(unsigned int *apOut) {
+    ai_assert(nullptr != apOut);
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+        ParseLV4MeshLong(apOut[i]);
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshLongTriple(unsigned int *apOut, unsigned int &rIndexOut) {
+    ai_assert(nullptr != apOut);
+
+    // parse the index
+    ParseLV4MeshLong(rIndexOut);
+
+    // parse the three others
+    ParseLV4MeshLongTriple(apOut);
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(ai_real *apOut, unsigned int &rIndexOut) {
+    ai_assert(nullptr != apOut);
+
+    // parse the index
+    ParseLV4MeshLong(rIndexOut);
+
+    // parse the three others
+    ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(apOut);
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshFloatTriple(ai_real *apOut) {
+    ai_assert(nullptr != apOut);
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+        ParseLV4MeshFloat(apOut[i]);
+    }
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshFloat(ai_real &fOut) {
+    // skip spaces and tabs
+    if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+        // LOG
+        LogWarning("Unable to parse float: unexpected EOL [#1]");
+        fOut = 0.0;
+        ++iLineNumber;
+        return;
+    }
+    // parse the first float
+    filePtr = fast_atoreal_move<ai_real>(filePtr, fOut);
+}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Parser::ParseLV4MeshLong(unsigned int &iOut) {
+    // Skip spaces and tabs
+    if (!SkipSpaces(&filePtr)) {
+        // LOG
+        LogWarning("Unable to parse long: unexpected EOL [#1]");
+        iOut = 0;
+        ++iLineNumber;
+        return;
+    }
+    // parse the value
+    iOut = strtoul10(filePtr, &filePtr);
+}
+
+#endif // ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_3DS_IMPORTER
+
+#endif // !! ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_BASE_IMPORTER