This page hosts a formal specification of MagicaVoxel File using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.
All parsing code for Python generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the Python runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.
The Python runtime library can be installed from PyPI:
python3 -m pip install kaitaistruct
Parse a local file and get structure in memory:
data = MagicavoxelVox.from_file("path/to/local/file.vox")
Or parse structure from a bytes:
from kaitaistruct import KaitaiStream, BytesIO
raw = b"\x00\x01\x02..."
data = MagicavoxelVox(KaitaiStream(BytesIO(raw)))
After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by invoking getter methods like:
data.version # => 150 expected
# This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild
# type: ignore
import kaitaistruct
from kaitaistruct import KaitaiStruct, KaitaiStream, BytesIO
from enum import IntEnum
if getattr(kaitaistruct, 'API_VERSION', (0, 9)) < (0, 11):
    raise Exception("Incompatible Kaitai Struct Python API: 0.11 or later is required, but you have %s" % (kaitaistruct.__version__))
class MagicavoxelVox(KaitaiStruct):
    """
    .. seealso::
       MagicaVoxel Homepage - https://ephtracy.github.io/
    
    
    .. seealso::
       Format Description - https://github.com/ephtracy/voxel-model/blob/master/MagicaVoxel-file-format-vox.txt
    """
    class ChunkType(IntEnum):
        main = 1296124238
        matt = 1296127060
        pack = 1346454347
        rgba = 1380401729
        size = 1397316165
        xyzi = 1482250825
    class MaterialType(IntEnum):
        diffuse = 0
        metal = 1
        glass = 2
        emissive = 3
    class PropertyBitsType(IntEnum):
        plastic = 1
        roughness = 2
        specular = 4
        ior = 8
        attenuation = 16
        power = 32
        glow = 64
        is_total_power = 128
    def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
        super(MagicavoxelVox, self).__init__(_io)
        self._parent = _parent
        self._root = _root or self
        self._read()
    def _read(self):
        self.magic = self._io.read_bytes(4)
        if not self.magic == b"\x56\x4F\x58\x20":
            raise kaitaistruct.ValidationNotEqualError(b"\x56\x4F\x58\x20", self.magic, self._io, u"/seq/0")
        self.version = self._io.read_u4le()
        self.main = MagicavoxelVox.Chunk(self._io, self, self._root)
    def _fetch_instances(self):
        pass
        self.main._fetch_instances()
    class Chunk(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(MagicavoxelVox.Chunk, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()
        def _read(self):
            self.chunk_id = KaitaiStream.resolve_enum(MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType, self._io.read_u4be())
            self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content = self._io.read_u4le()
            self.num_bytes_of_children_chunks = self._io.read_u4le()
            if self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content != 0:
                pass
                _on = self.chunk_id
                if _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.matt:
                    pass
                    self._raw_chunk_content = self._io.read_bytes(self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content)
                    _io__raw_chunk_content = KaitaiStream(BytesIO(self._raw_chunk_content))
                    self.chunk_content = MagicavoxelVox.Matt(_io__raw_chunk_content, self, self._root)
                elif _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.pack:
                    pass
                    self._raw_chunk_content = self._io.read_bytes(self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content)
                    _io__raw_chunk_content = KaitaiStream(BytesIO(self._raw_chunk_content))
                    self.chunk_content = MagicavoxelVox.Pack(_io__raw_chunk_content, self, self._root)
                elif _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.rgba:
                    pass
                    self._raw_chunk_content = self._io.read_bytes(self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content)
                    _io__raw_chunk_content = KaitaiStream(BytesIO(self._raw_chunk_content))
                    self.chunk_content = MagicavoxelVox.Rgba(_io__raw_chunk_content, self, self._root)
                elif _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.size:
                    pass
                    self._raw_chunk_content = self._io.read_bytes(self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content)
                    _io__raw_chunk_content = KaitaiStream(BytesIO(self._raw_chunk_content))
                    self.chunk_content = MagicavoxelVox.Size(_io__raw_chunk_content, self, self._root)
                elif _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.xyzi:
                    pass
                    self._raw_chunk_content = self._io.read_bytes(self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content)
                    _io__raw_chunk_content = KaitaiStream(BytesIO(self._raw_chunk_content))
                    self.chunk_content = MagicavoxelVox.Xyzi(_io__raw_chunk_content, self, self._root)
                else:
                    pass
                    self.chunk_content = self._io.read_bytes(self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content)
            if self.num_bytes_of_children_chunks != 0:
                pass
                self.children_chunks = []
                i = 0
                while not self._io.is_eof():
                    self.children_chunks.append(MagicavoxelVox.Chunk(self._io, self, self._root))
                    i += 1
        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
            if self.num_bytes_of_chunk_content != 0:
                pass
                _on = self.chunk_id
                if _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.matt:
                    pass
                    self.chunk_content._fetch_instances()
                elif _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.pack:
                    pass
                    self.chunk_content._fetch_instances()
                elif _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.rgba:
                    pass
                    self.chunk_content._fetch_instances()
                elif _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.size:
                    pass
                    self.chunk_content._fetch_instances()
                elif _on == MagicavoxelVox.ChunkType.xyzi:
                    pass
                    self.chunk_content._fetch_instances()
                else:
                    pass
            if self.num_bytes_of_children_chunks != 0:
                pass
                for i in range(len(self.children_chunks)):
                    pass
                    self.children_chunks[i]._fetch_instances()
    class Color(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(MagicavoxelVox.Color, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()
        def _read(self):
            self.r = self._io.read_u1()
            self.g = self._io.read_u1()
            self.b = self._io.read_u1()
            self.a = self._io.read_u1()
        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
    class Matt(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(MagicavoxelVox.Matt, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()
        def _read(self):
            self.id = self._io.read_u4le()
            self.material_type = KaitaiStream.resolve_enum(MagicavoxelVox.MaterialType, self._io.read_u4le())
            self.material_weight = self._io.read_f4le()
            self.property_bits = self._io.read_u4le()
            if self.has_plastic:
                pass
                self.plastic = self._io.read_f4le()
            if self.has_roughness:
                pass
                self.roughness = self._io.read_f4le()
            if self.has_specular:
                pass
                self.specular = self._io.read_f4le()
            if self.has_ior:
                pass
                self.ior = self._io.read_f4le()
            if self.has_attenuation:
                pass
                self.attenuation = self._io.read_f4le()
            if self.has_power:
                pass
                self.power = self._io.read_f4le()
            if self.has_glow:
                pass
                self.glow = self._io.read_f4le()
            if self.has_is_total_power:
                pass
                self.is_total_power = self._io.read_f4le()
        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
            if self.has_plastic:
                pass
            if self.has_roughness:
                pass
            if self.has_specular:
                pass
            if self.has_ior:
                pass
            if self.has_attenuation:
                pass
            if self.has_power:
                pass
            if self.has_glow:
                pass
            if self.has_is_total_power:
                pass
        @property
        def has_attenuation(self):
            if hasattr(self, '_m_has_attenuation'):
                return self._m_has_attenuation
            self._m_has_attenuation = self.property_bits & 16 != 0
            return getattr(self, '_m_has_attenuation', None)
        @property
        def has_glow(self):
            if hasattr(self, '_m_has_glow'):
                return self._m_has_glow
            self._m_has_glow = self.property_bits & 64 != 0
            return getattr(self, '_m_has_glow', None)
        @property
        def has_ior(self):
            if hasattr(self, '_m_has_ior'):
                return self._m_has_ior
            self._m_has_ior = self.property_bits & 8 != 0
            return getattr(self, '_m_has_ior', None)
        @property
        def has_is_total_power(self):
            if hasattr(self, '_m_has_is_total_power'):
                return self._m_has_is_total_power
            self._m_has_is_total_power = self.property_bits & 128 != 0
            return getattr(self, '_m_has_is_total_power', None)
        @property
        def has_plastic(self):
            if hasattr(self, '_m_has_plastic'):
                return self._m_has_plastic
            self._m_has_plastic = self.property_bits & 1 != 0
            return getattr(self, '_m_has_plastic', None)
        @property
        def has_power(self):
            if hasattr(self, '_m_has_power'):
                return self._m_has_power
            self._m_has_power = self.property_bits & 32 != 0
            return getattr(self, '_m_has_power', None)
        @property
        def has_roughness(self):
            if hasattr(self, '_m_has_roughness'):
                return self._m_has_roughness
            self._m_has_roughness = self.property_bits & 2 != 0
            return getattr(self, '_m_has_roughness', None)
        @property
        def has_specular(self):
            if hasattr(self, '_m_has_specular'):
                return self._m_has_specular
            self._m_has_specular = self.property_bits & 4 != 0
            return getattr(self, '_m_has_specular', None)
    class Pack(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(MagicavoxelVox.Pack, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()
        def _read(self):
            self.num_models = self._io.read_u4le()
        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
    class Rgba(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(MagicavoxelVox.Rgba, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()
        def _read(self):
            self.colors = []
            for i in range(256):
                self.colors.append(MagicavoxelVox.Color(self._io, self, self._root))
        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
            for i in range(len(self.colors)):
                pass
                self.colors[i]._fetch_instances()
    class Size(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(MagicavoxelVox.Size, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()
        def _read(self):
            self.size_x = self._io.read_u4le()
            self.size_y = self._io.read_u4le()
            self.size_z = self._io.read_u4le()
        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
    class Voxel(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(MagicavoxelVox.Voxel, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()
        def _read(self):
            self.x = self._io.read_u1()
            self.y = self._io.read_u1()
            self.z = self._io.read_u1()
            self.color_index = self._io.read_u1()
        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
    class Xyzi(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(MagicavoxelVox.Xyzi, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()
        def _read(self):
            self.num_voxels = self._io.read_u4le()
            self.voxels = []
            for i in range(self.num_voxels):
                self.voxels.append(MagicavoxelVox.Voxel(self._io, self, self._root))
        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
            for i in range(len(self.voxels)):
                pass
                self.voxels[i]._fetch_instances()