CLAN format

CLAN (.bclan) is the layout animation format used on the 3DS. It stands for (Binary) CTR Layout Animation, and is similar to the RLAN format used on the Wii.

Header

Offset	Size	Type	Description
0x00	0x4	String	Signature (CLAN)
0x04	0x2	UInt16	Byte Order Mark
0x06	0x2	UInt16	Header Length
0x08	0x4	UInt32	Revision
0x0C	0x4	UInt32	File Size
0x10	0x4	UInt32	Nr Sections

pat1 (Pattern 1)

Offset	Size	Type	Description
0x00	0x4	String	Signature (pat1)
0x04	0x4	UInt32	Section Size
0x08	0x4	UInt32	Flags?
0x0C	0x4	UInt32	?
0x10	0x4	Int32	?
0x14	0x4	UInt32	?
0x18	0x10	String	Pattern name

pai1 (Pattern Instruction? 1)

Offset	Size	Type	Description
0x00	0x4	String	Signature (pai1)
0x04	0x4	UInt32	Section Size
0x08	0x4	UInt32	?
0x0C	0x4	UInt32	Flags?
0x10	0x4	UInt32	Nr entries?
0x14	0x4	UInt32	Entries offset (relative to pai1)

Instruction? entry

Offset	Size	Type	Description
0x00	0x14	String	Target panel name
0x14	0x4	UInt32	Flags?
0x18	0x4	UInt32	Animation entry offset (relative to entry)
0x1C	0x4	UInt32	? (if flag bit 1 is set)

Animation entry

Offset	Size	Type	Description
0x00	0x4	String	Animation type Name Description CLPA CTR Layout PAne SRT (Scale/Rotate/Translate) animation. CLTS CTR Layout Texture SRT animation. CLVI CTR Layout VIsibility animation. CLVC CTR Layout Vertex Color animation. CLMC CTR Layout Material Color animation. CLTP CTR Layout Texture Pattern animation.
0x04	0x1	UInt8	Nr of animations
0x05	0x3	UInt8[3]	Padding
?	?	?	?

See also

• http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/BRLAN
• http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_Animations#Animations_.28.2A.brlan.29