> Is there a name for the data format (".dat") oolite uses for its models?
I'd guess not.
> Is it specific to oolite, or is it a format used elsewhere as well?
The .dat format used by Oolite is specific to Oolite [1]. Oolite uses .dat as its own consistent format. (In contrast, the Quake engine used the .dat extension for multiple different kinds of files [2].)
I'd guess not.
> Is it specific to oolite, or is it a format used elsewhere as well?
The .dat format used by Oolite is specific to Oolite [1]. Oolite uses .dat as its own consistent format. (In contrast, the Quake engine used the .dat extension for multiple different kinds of files [2].)
[1] https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/OXP_howto_model
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_formats#Quake_eng...