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name: "BinMake"
type: topic
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BinMake
revid: 336643
updated: 2023-01-04T15:23:36Z
---

# BinMake

#### Basic information

**Author:** Bohemia Interactive

**Compatibility:**

Armed Assault
Arma 3

**Download:**

Included in BI Tools,
[Part of Arma 3 Tools package on Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/app/233800/)

#### Description

**Description:** BinMake is a tools to be used in data packing process to dispatch conversion of various file types to corresponding conversion tools. Currently its most common usage is from [Binarize](../topics/Binarize.md) or [Buldozer](../topics/Buldozer.md), it is used to control coversion of texture and material files by Pal2PacE or [CfgConvert](../topics/CfgConvert.md).

#### Usage

**Line call:** BinMake.exe source_file_path destination_file_path

**Options:**

BinMake called with 2 arguments finds a right conversion tool and uses it. \
List of tools and file extensions to convert is in binMakeRules.txt. Such list can be generated or refreshed by running BinMakeRules.exe (no arguments) from the root directory of the tools.

**Examples:**

BinMake.exe P:\addon\icon.tga P:\addon\icon.paa \
BinMake.exe P:\addon\config.cpp P:\addon\config.bin

#### Licenses

**Licensing:** Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BinMake](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BinMake) (revision 336643).</sub>