diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index e939b73..ecf4184 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -318,6 +318,13 @@ version = "0.2.144"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2b00cc1c228a6782d0f076e7b232802e0c5689d41bb5df366f2a6b6621cfdfe1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lightwave"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "binrw",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.9"
@@ -350,6 +357,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "mhex"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "lightwave",
  "starforcelib",
 ]
 
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 3a39371..aaf5114 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [workspace]
 
-members = ["renderwarelib", "springylib", "starforcelib", "mhex"]
+members = ["renderwarelib", "springylib", "starforcelib", "mhex", "lightwave"]
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/README.md b/rust/lightwave/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4210063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# LightWave 3D Rust Parser
+
+* [LWO2 Spec](http://static.lightwave3d.com/sdk/2015/html/filefmts/lwo2.html)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/binrw_helpers.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/binrw_helpers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..664c6c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/binrw_helpers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use crate::lwo2::vx;
+use binrw::{BinRead, BinResult, Endian};
+use std::io::{Read, Seek};
+use std::iter::from_fn;
+
+pub fn until_size_limit<R, Arg, T, Ret>(
+    limit: u64,
+) -> impl Fn(&mut R, Endian, Arg) -> BinResult<Ret>
+where
+    T: for<'a> BinRead<Args<'a> = Arg>,
+    R: Read + Seek,
+    Arg: Clone,
+    Ret: FromIterator<T>,
+{
+    until_size_limit_with(limit, default_reader)
+}
+
+/// Reads data until total size reaches a limit
+pub fn until_size_limit_with<R, Arg, T, ReadFn, Ret>(
+    limit: u64,
+    reader_fn: ReadFn,
+) -> impl Fn(&mut R, Endian, Arg) -> BinResult<Ret>
+where
+    T: for<'a> BinRead<Args<'a> = Arg>,
+    R: Read + Seek,
+    Arg: Clone,
+    ReadFn: Fn(&mut R, Endian, Arg) -> BinResult<T>,
+    Ret: FromIterator<T>,
+{
+    move |reader, endian, args| {
+        let pos = reader.stream_position()?;
+        from_fn(|| match reader.stream_position() {
+            Ok(now) if now - pos < limit => Some(reader_fn(reader, endian, args.clone())),
+            Ok(_) => None,
+            Err(err) => Some(Err(binrw::Error::Io(err))),
+        })
+        .fuse()
+        .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn count_with_vx<R>(n: usize) -> impl Fn(&mut R, Endian, ()) -> BinResult<Vec<u32>>
+where
+    R: Read + Seek,
+{
+    move |reader, endian, _args: ()| {
+        core::iter::repeat_with(|| vx(reader, endian, ()))
+            .take(n)
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+fn default_reader<'a, T: BinRead, R: Read + Seek>(
+    reader: &mut R,
+    endian: Endian,
+    args: T::Args<'a>,
+) -> BinResult<T>
+where
+    T::Args<'a>: Clone,
+{
+    let mut value = T::read_options(reader, endian, args.clone())?;
+    value.after_parse(reader, endian, args)?;
+    Ok(value)
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/iff/mod.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/iff/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..218903a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/iff/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+use binrw::{binread, BinRead};
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
+#[binread]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Chunk<D>
+where
+    for<'a> D: BinRead<Args<'a> = (u32,)>,
+{
+    pub length: u32,
+    #[br(pad_size_to = length, align_after = 2, args(length))]
+    pub data: D,
+}
+
+impl<D> Deref for Chunk<D>
+where
+    for<'a> D: BinRead<Args<'a> = (u32,)>,
+{
+    type Target = D;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.data
+    }
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SubChunk<D>
+where
+    for<'a> D: BinRead<Args<'a> = (u32,)>,
+{
+    pub length: u16,
+    #[br(pad_size_to = length, align_after = 2, args(length as u32))]
+    pub data: D,
+}
+
+impl<D> Deref for SubChunk<D>
+where
+    for<'a> D: BinRead<Args<'a> = (u32,)>,
+{
+    type Target = D;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.data
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lib.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lib.rs
index 7d12d9a..1696499 100644
--- a/rust/lightwave/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,60 @@
-pub fn add(left: usize, right: usize) -> usize {
-    left + right
+use crate::lwo2::tags::Tag;
+use binrw::{binread, until_eof, BinRead, BinResult};
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{Read, Seek};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+mod binrw_helpers;
+pub mod iff;
+pub mod lwo2;
+
+/// The data in LightWave 3D® object files comprise the points, polygons and surfaces that describe
+/// the geometry and appearance of an object. "Polygons" here means any of several geometric
+/// elements (faces, curves or patches, for example) defined by an ordered list of points, and
+/// "surfaces" refers to the collection of attributes, sometimes called materials, that define
+/// the visual surface properties of polygons.
+///
+/// Object files can contain multiple layers, or parts, and each part can be a single connected mesh
+/// or several disjoint meshes. They may also contain one or more surface definitions with no points
+/// or polygons at all. Surface definitions can include references to other files (images, for
+/// example), plug-ins, and envelopes containing parameter values that vary over time.
+///
+/// This document outlines the object file format and provides a detailed reference for each of the
+/// components. The component descriptions include both a regular expression defining the syntax and
+/// a discussion of the contents. See also the Examples supplement, a more conversational
+/// introduction to the format that includes annotated listings of file contents as well as
+/// several sample files.
+/// Informally, object files start with the four bytes "FORM" followed by a four-byte integer giving
+/// the length of the file (minus 8) and the four byte ID "LWO2". The remainder of the data is a
+/// collection of chunks, some of which will contain subchunks.
+///
+/// To be read, IFF files must be parsed. The order in which chunks can occur in a file isn't fixed.
+/// Some chunks, however, contain data that depends on the contents of other chunks, and this fixes
+/// a relative order for the chunks involved. Chunks and subchunks also depend on context for their
+/// meaning. The CHAN subchunk in an envelope chunk isn't the same thing as the CHAN subchunk in a
+/// surface block. And you may encounter chunks that aren't defined here, which you should be
+/// prepared to skip gracefully if you don't understand them. You can do this by using the chunk
+/// size to seek to the next chunk.
+#[binread]
+#[br(big, magic(b"FORM"))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct LightWaveObject {
+    pub file_size: u32,
+    #[br(magic(b"LWO2"), parse_with = until_eof)]
+    pub data: Vec<Tag>,
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
+impl LightWaveObject {
+    pub fn read_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> std::io::Result<LightWaveObject> {
+        let mut reader = File::open(path)?;
+        Self::read(&mut reader)
+            .map_err(|err| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, err))
+    }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn it_works() {
-        let result = add(2, 2);
-        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    pub fn read<R>(reader: &mut R) -> BinResult<LightWaveObject>
+    where
+        R: Read + Seek,
+    {
+        BinRead::read(reader)
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/mod.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..203132b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use binrw::{BinReaderExt, BinResult, Endian};
+use std::io::{Read, Seek};
+
+pub mod sub_tags;
+pub mod tags;
+
+/// This is an index into an array of items (points or polygons), or a collection of items
+/// each uniquely identified by an integer (clips or envelopes). A VX is written as a variable
+/// length 2- or 4-byte element. If the index value is less than 65,280 (0xFF00), then the
+/// index is written as an unsigned two-byte integer. Otherwise the index is written as an
+/// unsigned four byte integer with bits 24-31 set. When reading an index, if the first byte
+/// encountered is 255 (0xFF), then the four-byte form is being used and the first byte should
+/// be discarded or masked out.
+pub fn vx<R>(reader: &mut R, endian: Endian, _args: ()) -> BinResult<u32>
+where
+    R: Read + Seek,
+{
+    let kind: u16 = reader.read_type(endian)?;
+    Ok(if (kind & 0xff) != 0xff {
+        kind as u32
+    } else {
+        (((kind as u32) & 0xff) << 16) | (reader.read_type::<u16>(endian)? as u32)
+    })
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/sub_tags/envelope_type.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/sub_tags/envelope_type.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9e3996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/sub_tags/envelope_type.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use binrw::binread;
+
+/// The type subchunk records the format in which the envelope is displayed to the user and a type
+/// code that identifies the components of certain predefined envelope triples. The user format has
+/// no effect on the actual values, only the way they're presented in LightWave®'s interface.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(_length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct EnvelopeType {
+    pub user_format: UserFormat,
+    pub kind: EnvelopeKind,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(repr = u8)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum UserFormat {
+    Float = 2,
+    Distance = 3,
+    Percent = 4,
+    Angle = 5,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(repr = u8)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum EnvelopeKind {
+    PositionX = 0x1,
+    PositionY = 0x2,
+    PositionZ = 0x3,
+    RotHeading = 0x4,
+    RotPitch = 0x5,
+    RotBank = 0x6,
+    ScaleX = 0x7,
+    ScaleY = 0x8,
+    ScaleZ = 0x9,
+    ColorR = 0xa,
+    ColorG = 0xb,
+    ColorB = 0xc,
+    FalloffX = 0xd,
+    FalloffY = 0xe,
+    FalloffZ = 0xf,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/sub_tags/mod.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/sub_tags/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f779d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/sub_tags/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use binrw::binread;
+use crate::lwo2::sub_tags::envelope_type::EnvelopeType;
+
+pub mod envelope_type;
+
+#[binread]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum SubTag {
+    #[br(magic(b"TYPE"))]
+    EnvelopeType(EnvelopeType)
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/bounding_box.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/bounding_box.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3a9412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/bounding_box.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use binrw::binread;
+
+///Store the bounding box for the vertex data in a layer. Optional. The min and max vectors are
+/// the lower and upper corners of the bounding box.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(_length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BoundingBox {
+    pub min: [f32; 3],
+    pub max: [f32; 3],
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/discontinuous_vertex_mapping.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/discontinuous_vertex_mapping.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca20e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/discontinuous_vertex_mapping.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+use crate::binrw_helpers::until_size_limit;
+use crate::lwo2::vx;
+use binrw::{binread, NullString, PosValue};
+
+/// (Introduced with LightWave® 6.5.) Associates a set of floating-point vectors with the vertices
+/// of specific polygons. VMADs are similar to VMAPs, but they assign vectors to polygon vertices
+/// rather than points. For a given mapping, a VMAP always assigns only one vector to a point, while
+/// a VMAD can assign as many vectors to a point as there are polygons sharing the point.
+///
+/// The motivation for VMADs is the problem of seams in UV texture mapping. If a UV map is
+/// topologically equivalent to a cylinder or a sphere, a seam is formed where the opposite edges of
+/// the map meet. Interpolation of UV coordinates across this discontinuity is aesthetically and
+/// mathematically incorrect. The VMAD substitutes an equivalent mapping that interpolates
+/// correctly. It only needs to do this for polygons in which the seam lies.
+///
+/// VMAD chunks are paired with VMAPs of the same name, if they exist. The vector values in the VMAD
+/// will then replace those in the corresponding VMAP, but only for calculations involving the
+/// specified polygons. When the same points are used for calculations on polygons not specified in
+/// the VMAD, the VMAP values are used.
+///
+/// VMADs need not be associated with a VMAP. They can also be used simply to define a
+/// (discontinuous) per-polygon mapping. But not all mapping types are valid for VMADs, since for
+/// some types it makes no sense for points to have more than one map value. TXUV, RGB, RGBA and
+/// WGHT types are supported for VMADs, for example, while MORF and SPOT are not. VMADs of
+/// unsupported types are preserved but never evaluated.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct DiscontinuousVertexMappings {
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub start_pos: PosValue<()>,
+    pub kind: [u8; 4],
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub dimension: u16,
+    #[br(align_after = 2)]
+    pub name: NullString,
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub end_pos: PosValue<()>,
+    #[br(parse_with = |reader, endian, _: ()| until_size_limit(length as u64 - (end_pos.pos - start_pos.pos))(reader, endian, (dimension, )))]
+    pub mappings: Vec<DiscontinuousVertexMapping>,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(dimension: u16))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct DiscontinuousVertexMapping {
+    #[br(parse_with = vx)]
+    pub vert: u32,
+    #[br(parse_with = vx)]
+    pub poly: u32,
+    #[br(count = dimension)]
+    pub values: Vec<f32>,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/layer.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/layer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afeb81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/layer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use binrw::{binread, NullString, PosValue};
+
+/// Signals the start of a new layer. All the data chunks which follow will be included in this
+/// layer until another layer chunk is encountered. If data is encountered before a layer chunk,
+/// it goes into an arbitrary layer. If the least significant bit of flags is set, the layer is
+/// hidden. The parent index indicates the default parent for this layer and can be -1 or missing
+/// to indicate no parent.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Layer {
+    pub number: u16,
+    pub flags: u16,
+    pub pivot: [f32; 3],
+    #[br(align_after = 2)]
+    pub name: NullString,
+    pub status: PosValue<()>,
+    #[br(if(status.pos < length as u64))]
+    pub parent: Option<u16>,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/mod.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4efc163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use crate::iff::Chunk;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::bounding_box::BoundingBox;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::discontinuous_vertex_mapping::DiscontinuousVertexMappings;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::layer::Layer;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::point_list::PointList;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::polygon_list::PolygonLists;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::polygon_tag_mapping::PolygonTagMappings;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::surface_definition::SurfaceDefinition;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::tag_strings::TagStrings;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::vertex_map_parameter::VertexMapParameter;
+use crate::lwo2::tags::vertex_mapping::VertexMappings;
+use binrw::binread;
+
+pub mod bounding_box;
+pub mod discontinuous_vertex_mapping;
+pub mod layer;
+pub mod point_list;
+pub mod polygon_list;
+pub mod polygon_tag_mapping;
+pub mod surface_definition;
+pub mod tag_strings;
+pub mod vertex_map_parameter;
+pub mod vertex_mapping;
+
+#[binread]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Tag {
+    #[br(magic(b"LAYR"))]
+    Layer(Chunk<Layer>),
+    #[br(magic(b"PNTS"))]
+    PointList(Chunk<PointList>),
+    #[br(magic(b"VMAP"))]
+    VertexMapping(Chunk<VertexMappings>),
+    #[br(magic(b"TAGS"))]
+    TagStrings(Chunk<TagStrings>),
+    #[br(magic(b"PTAG"))]
+    PolygonTagMapping(Chunk<PolygonTagMappings>),
+    #[br(magic(b"VMAD"))]
+    DiscontinuousVertexMapping(Chunk<DiscontinuousVertexMappings>),
+    #[br(magic(b"VMPA"))]
+    VertexMapParameter(Chunk<VertexMapParameter>),
+    #[br(magic(b"BBOX"))]
+    BoundingBox(Chunk<BoundingBox>),
+    #[br(magic(b"POLS"))]
+    PolygonList(Chunk<PolygonLists>),
+    #[br(magic(b"SURF"))]
+    SurfaceDefinition(Chunk<SurfaceDefinition>),
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/point_list.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/point_list.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b72628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/point_list.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use binrw::binread;
+
+///Lists (x, y, z) coordinate triples for a set of points. The number of points in the chunk is
+/// just the chunk size divided by 12. The PNTS chunk must precede the POLS, VMAP and VMAD chunks
+/// that refer to it. These chunks list points using a 0-based index into PNTS.
+//
+// The LightWave® coordinate system is left-handed, with +X to the right or east, +Y upward,
+// and +Z forward or north. Object files don't contain explicit units, but by convention the
+// unit is meters. Coordinates in PNTS are relative to the pivot point of the layer.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PointList {
+    #[br(count = length / 12, assert(length % 12 == 0))]
+    pub point_location: Vec<[f32; 3]>,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/polygon_list.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/polygon_list.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc1acc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/polygon_list.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use crate::binrw_helpers::{count_with_vx, until_size_limit};
+use binrw::binread;
+
+/// A list of polygons for the current layer. Possible polygon types include:
+///
+/// * **FACE**
+///     <ul>"Regular" polygons, the most common.</ul>
+/// * **CURV**
+///     <ul>Catmull-Rom splines. These are used during modeling and are currently ignored by the
+///     renderer.</ul>
+/// * **PTCH**
+///     <ul>Subdivision patches. The POLS chunk contains the definition of the control cage
+///     polygons, and the patch is created by subdividing these polygons. The renderable geometry
+///     that results from subdivision is determined interactively by the user through settings
+///     within LightWave®. The subdivision method is undocumented.</ul>
+/// * **MBAL**
+///     <ul>Metaballs. These are single-point polygons. The points are associated with a VMAP of
+///     type MBAL that contains the radius of influence of each metaball. The renderable polygonal
+///     surface constructed from a set of metaballs is inferred as an isosurface on a scalar field
+///     derived from the sum of the influences of all of the metaball points.</ul>
+/// * **BONE**
+///     <ul>Line segments representing the object's skeleton. These are converted to bones for
+///     deformation during rendering.</ul>
+///
+/// Each polygon is defined by a vertex count followed by a list of indexes into the most recent
+/// PNTS chunk. The maximum number of vertices is 1023. The 6 high-order bits of the vertex count
+/// are flag bits with different meanings for each polygon type. When reading POLS, remember to mask
+/// out the flags to obtain numverts. (For CURV polygon: The two low order flags are for continuity
+/// control point toggles. The four remaining high order flag bits are additional vertex count bits;
+/// this brings the maximum number of vertices for CURV polygons to 2^14 = 16383.)
+///
+/// When writing POLS, the vertex list for each polygon should begin at a convex vertex and proceed
+/// clockwise as seen from the visible side of the polygon. LightWave® polygons are single-sided
+/// (although double-sidedness is a possible surface property), and the normal is defined as the
+/// cross product of the first and last edges.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PolygonLists {
+    pub kind: [u8; 4],
+    #[br(parse_with = until_size_limit(length as u64 - 4))]
+    pub polygons: Vec<PolygonList>,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PolygonList {
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub numvert_and_flags: u16,
+    #[br(calc = (numvert_and_flags >> 10) as u8)]
+    pub flags: u8,
+    #[br(parse_with = count_with_vx((numvert_and_flags & 0x3ff) as usize))]
+    pub vert: Vec<u32>,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/polygon_tag_mapping.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/polygon_tag_mapping.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dcf167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/polygon_tag_mapping.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use crate::binrw_helpers::until_size_limit;
+use crate::lwo2::vx;
+use binrw::binread;
+
+/// Associates tags of a given type with polygons in the most recent POLS chunk. The most common
+/// polygon tag types are
+///
+/// * **SURF**:
+///     <ul>The surface assigned to the polygon. The actual surface attributes are found by matching
+///     the name in the TAGS chunk with the name in a SURF chunk.</ul>
+/// * **PART**:
+///     <ul>The part the polygon belongs to. Parts are named groups of polygons analogous to point
+///     selection sets (but a polygon can belong to only one part).</ul>
+/// * **SMGP**
+///     <ul>The smoothing group the polygon belongs to. Shading is only interpolated within a
+///       smoothing group, not across groups.</ul>
+///
+/// The polygon is identified by an index into the previous POLS chunk, and the tag is given by an
+/// index into the previous TAGS chunk. Not all polygons will have a value for every tag type. The
+/// behavior for polygons lacking a given tag depends on the type.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PolygonTagMappings {
+    pub kind: [u8; 4],
+    #[br(parse_with = until_size_limit(length as u64 - 4))]
+    pub mappings: Vec<PolygonTagMapping>,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PolygonTagMapping {
+    #[br(parse_with = vx)]
+    pub poly: u32,
+    pub tag: u16,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/surface_definition.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/surface_definition.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8f5a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/surface_definition.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use crate::binrw_helpers::until_size_limit;
+use crate::iff::SubChunk;
+use crate::lwo2::vx;
+use binrw::{binread, NullString, PosValue};
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SurfaceDefinition {
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub start_pos: PosValue<()>,
+    #[br(align_after = 2)]
+    pub name: NullString,
+    #[br(align_after = 2)]
+    pub source: NullString,
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub end_pos: PosValue<()>,
+    #[br(parse_with = until_size_limit(length as u64 - (end_pos.pos - start_pos.pos)))]
+    pub attributes: Vec<SurfaceSubTag>,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum SurfaceSubTag {
+    #[br(magic(b"COLR"))]
+    BaseColor(SubChunk<BaseColor>),
+    #[br(magic(b"DIFF"))]
+    BaseShadingValueDiffuse(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"LUMI"))]
+    BaseShadingValueLuminosity(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"SPEC"))]
+    BaseShadingValueSpecular(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"REFL"))]
+    BaseShadingValueReflectivity(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"TRAN"))]
+    BaseShadingValueTransmission(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"TRNL"))] // TODO
+    BaseShadingValueTrnl(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"GLOS"))]
+    SpecularGlossiness(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"SHRP"))]
+    DiffuseSharpness(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"BUMP"))]
+    BumpIntensity(SubChunk<BaseShadingValues>),
+    #[br(magic(b"SIDE"))]
+    PolygonSidedness(SubChunk<PolygonSidedness>),
+    #[br(magic(b"SMAN"))]
+    MaxSmoothingAngle(SubChunk<MaxSmoothingAngle>),
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(_length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BaseColor {
+    pub base_color: [f32; 3],
+    #[br(parse_with = vx)]
+    pub envelope: u32,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(_length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BaseShadingValues {
+    pub value: f32,
+    #[br(parse_with = vx)]
+    pub envelope: u32,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(_length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PolygonSidedness {
+    pub sidedness: u16,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(_length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct MaxSmoothingAngle {
+    pub max_smoothing_angle: f32,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/tag_strings.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/tag_strings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3096c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/tag_strings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use crate::binrw_helpers::until_size_limit;
+use binrw::{binread, NullString};
+
+/// Lists the tag strings that can be associated with polygons by the PTAG chunk.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TagStrings {
+    #[br(parse_with = until_size_limit(length as u64))]
+    pub tag_strings: Vec<NullString>,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/vertex_map_parameter.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/vertex_map_parameter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..567d270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/vertex_map_parameter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use binrw::binread;
+
+/// Describes special properties of VMAPs.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(_length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct VertexMapParameter {
+    pub uv_subdivision_type: UvSubdivisionType,
+    pub sketch_color: i32,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(repr = i32)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum UvSubdivisionType {
+    Linear = 0,
+    Subpatch = 1,
+    SubpatchLinearCorners = 2,
+    SubpatchLinearEdges = 3,
+    SubpatchDiscoEdges = 4,
+}
diff --git a/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/vertex_mapping.rs b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/vertex_mapping.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adf6392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/lightwave/src/lwo2/tags/vertex_mapping.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+use crate::binrw_helpers::until_size_limit;
+use crate::lwo2::vx;
+use binrw::{binread, NullString, PosValue};
+
+/// Associates a set of floating-point vectors with a set of points. VMAPs begin with a type,
+/// a dimension (vector length) and a name. These are followed by a list of vertex/vector pairs.
+/// The vertex is given as an index into the most recent PNTS chunk, in VX format. The vector
+/// contains dimension floating-point values. There can be any number of these chunks, but they
+/// should all have different types or names.
+///
+/// Some common type codes are
+///
+/// * **PICK**
+///      <ul>Selection set. This is a VMAP of dimension 0 that marks points for quick selection by
+///     name during modeling. It has no effect on the geometry of the object.</ul>
+/// * **WGHT**
+///     <ul>Weight maps have a dimension of 1 and are generally used to alter the influence of
+///     deformers such as bones. Weights can be positive or negative, and the default weight for
+///     unmapped vertices is 0.0.</ul>
+/// * **MNVW**
+///     <ul>Subpatch weight maps affect the shape of geometry created by subdivision patching.</ul>
+/// * **TXUV**
+///     <ul>UV texture maps have a dimension of 2.</ul>
+/// * **RGB**, **RGBA**
+///      <ul>Color maps, with a dimension of 3 or 4.</ul>
+/// * **MORF**
+///      <ul>These contain vertex displacement deltas.</ul>
+/// * **SPOT**
+///     <ul>These contain absolute vertex displacements (alternative vertex positions).</ul>
+///
+/// Other widely used map types will almost certainly appear in the future.
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(length: u32))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct VertexMappings {
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub begin_pos: PosValue<()>,
+    pub kind: [u8; 4],
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub dimension: u16,
+    #[br(align_after = 2)]
+    pub name: NullString,
+    #[br(temp)]
+    pub end_pos: PosValue<()>,
+    #[br(parse_with = |reader, endian, _: ()| until_size_limit(length as u64 - (end_pos.pos - begin_pos.pos))(reader, endian, (dimension,)))]
+    pub mapping: Vec<VertexMapping>,
+}
+
+#[binread]
+#[br(import(dimension: u16))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct VertexMapping {
+    #[br(parse_with = vx)]
+    pub vert: u32,
+    #[br(count = dimension)]
+    pub value: Vec<f32>,
+}
diff --git a/rust/mhex/Cargo.toml b/rust/mhex/Cargo.toml
index 22a0f38..da23a3a 100644
--- a/rust/mhex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/mhex/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 starforcelib = {path = "../starforcelib"}
+lightwave = {path = "../lightwave"}
diff --git a/rust/mhex/src/main.rs b/rust/mhex/src/main.rs
index a607994..5b5b867 100644
--- a/rust/mhex/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/mhex/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use starforcelib::sarc::SarcArchive;
+use lightwave::LightWaveObject;
 
 fn main() {
-    let path = "E:\\Games\\Moorhuhn Kart 3\\data.sar";
-    SarcArchive::extract_all(path).unwrap();
+    let obj = LightWaveObject::read_file("E:\\Games\\Moorhuhn Kart 3\\extract\\D\\Moorhuhnkart\\3dobjects_tracks\\track04_robinhood\\colreset.lwo").unwrap();
+    println!("{:#?}", obj);
 }