vrml

VRML::VRML2 is a Perl module that contains VRML methods with the VRML 2.0/97 standard.

SYNOPSIS

use VRML::VRML2;

$vrml = new VRML::VRML2;
$vrml->browser(Cosmo Player 2.0,Netscape);
$vrml->at(-15 0 20);
$vrml->box(5 3 1,yellow);
$vrml->back;
$vrml->print;
$vrml->save;

OR with the same result

use VRML::VRML2;

VRML::VRML2->new
->browser(Cosmo Player 2.0,Netscape)
->at(-15 0 20)->box(5 3 1,yellow)->back
->print->save;

The methods are identically implemented in VRML::VRML1 and VRML::VRML2. They described in modul VRML.

VRML Beans 2.0 allows anyone to create virtual reality worlds for their web sites. Objects are drawn onto a 2-D landscape, and VRML Beans converts the layout into a 3-D virtual world. Users can select the sky color, the ground texture, and the background music for their scenes. Wall, floor, and ceiling objects makes this tool ideal for indoor as well as outdoor worlds. In addition, image files can now be added to worlds either as flat objects or as sprites. VRML Beans 2.0 delivers the magic of 3-D to anyone, regardless of skill or budget. Tell your friends; VRML is back and this time its for everyone.

Cortona VRML Client is a fast and highly interactive Web3D viewer that is ideal for viewing 3D models on the Web.

A set of optimized 3D renderers guaranties the best visual quality on both PCs with the latest video-cards and those with more basic video card capabilities.

Cortona VRML Client works as a VRML plug-in for popular Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape Browser, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) and office applications (Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, etc).

But Cortona Client is more than just a plug-in! The powerful Automation Interface allows you to add exciting 3D capabilities to your Web site and standalone applications.

Cortona VRML Client is a fast and highly interactive Web 3D viewer for viewing 3D models on the Web.

Cortona VRML Client works as a VRML plug-in for popular Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape Browser, Mozilla, Firefox and so on) and office applications (Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and so on).

The powerful Automation Interface of Cortona VRML Client allows you to add exciting 3D capabilities to your Web site and standalone applications.

Other features include complete VRML 97 support; advanced rendering; support of modern 3D accelerators via DirectX and OpenGL;

Version 5.1 includes layers support; DirectX 9.x shaders support; improved rendering speed; VRML Automation for Mozilla-based browsers.

Here are some key features of "Cortona VRML Client":

· Complete VRML 97 support
· Support of modern 3D accelerators via DirectX and OpenGL
· Advanced rendering: mipmapping, phong lighting, reflection mapping and enhanced anti-aliasing
· Automatic installation for Internet Explorer, Netscape Browser and Mozilla
· Additional nodes and capabilities extending the VRML specification
· Support for Macromedia Flash
· VRML Automation Interface based on the ActiveX Automation technology
· Customizable user interface (skins)

Cortona VRML client is the universal tool to view VRML scenes in the Internet. Cortona is designed on the basis of the universal component technology that provides the opportunity of creating a wide range of 3D applications: from graphical processors to complex multi-user Internet-services. Cortona VRML client supports: OpenGL; Direct3D; Java language; Splines and NURBS; External Authoring Interface (EAI); Besides, the client has its own built-in VRML Automation Interface (Automation Interface for managing VRML scenes) based on the ActiveX Automation technology. Cortona provides additional opportunities for detection and resolution of the objects collisions in 3D scenes.

RAD.VRML contains a lot of new unique features and abilities that lets you create high-quality virtual 3D worlds as easy as clicking a few buttons.

Good Extendibility:
RAD.VRML supports external plugins and files. It has the ability of creating external node files for better performance. You can change all the internal and external settings to fit your needs.

Good Performance:
Using the best tool, will help you gain the best result. With several different options and settings, you can manage all parts of RAD.VRML and created worlds.

Good Abilities:
It contains a large number of user-friendly abilities that make it easier to use.

Good Interface:
It has a good interface with some different themes that help you use your professional applications without any mental disturbance.

An easy to use VRML browser.

Netscape Plug-in for Viewing VRML From Netscape Corp.

A stand alone VRML browser and 3-D file viewer. It features: Support for VRML 2.0, VrmlScript scripting, Full support for VRML 1.0 files, Visual VRML scene tree editor with cut/copy/paste drag/drop, save/restore and field editing, Viewpoint creation and animation, Rendering of VRML scenes to bitmaps in arbitrary resolution and muchmore.

OpenVRML is a VRML and X3D browser plug-in and C++ toolkit for incorporating VRML support into applications.

OpenVRML provides VRML97 and Classic VRML X3D parsers, a runtime, and an OpenGL renderer as C++ libraries.

The renderer is fully separate from the runtime library so that users can also provide their own renderer.

Turns vrml worlds and ordinary web sites into online communities by adding chat and collaborative interaction.

view3dscene project is a viewer for 3D scene files.

Here are some key features of "view3dscene":

· Two navigation methods are available: Walk (walking like in FPS (Doom, Quake) games, with collision detection, gravity and related features available) and Examine (this allows you to easily rotate and scale the whole model).
· Convertion of 3DS, OBJ and GEO files to VRML 1.0
· You can also simply open and save any VRML 1.0 or 2.0 file and in effect view3dscene will work as a "pretty-printer" for VRML files.
· Built-in ray-tracer (that is also available as a separate command-line program, rayhunter) to generate nice views of the scene (with shadows, mirrors, and transmittance). Classic ray-tracer implements exactly VRML 97 lighting equations.

Supported file formats:
· VRML 1.0 and 2.0. Almost complete VRML 1.0 support is ready. VRML 2.0 (aka VRML 97) support is also done, although some advanced features are missing right now (like prototypes, scripting, interpolators, sensors). VRML files usually have WRL extension.
· See VRML implementation status for detailed list of supported features. See also my extensions to VRML, my VRML test suite, and finally the official VRML specifications.
· Also many OpenInventors 1.0 ASCII files (extension IV) are handled. Mainly its because Inventor 1.0 and VRML 1.0 are very similar formats, but view3dscene handles also some additional Inventor-specific nodes.
· 3d Studio 3DS format. Not every information in 3DS is handled by view3dscene but most important things, like materials, texture coordinates and texture filenames are supported.
· Wavefront OBJ files. Only very basic support : geometry and texture coords. Texture named default_obj_texture.png in the current directory will be used if texture coords are specified in the file.
· GEO. Some simple format; I dont even know what program writes files in this format, it just happened that I had a few files in this format. No, its not Videoscape GEO and its not Houdini GEO.

Can be used to enliven numerous pages, such as providing high-level guides to a site, collections of related or cool links, or sharing favorites or bookmarks. CiteMaps are interactive VRML scenes of hyperlinked 3D objects. The CiteMap Builder is easy to use, even for those with no VRML experience. Over 100 3D objects can be dragged and dropped onto a grid, and annotated with URL, label, title, and abstract. The resulting 3D landscape can be traversed using any VRML97 enabled browser. The 3D scene can be embedded in an HTML page, or placed into a two-frame page with a VRML window linked to an HTML window. The VRML files created are easily edited to change colors, add image textures, etc., providing an excellent entry point forlearning about creating 3D Web pages. CiteMap Buildercomes with a tool called VRML Data Trimmer which can beused to greatly reduce the size of the resulting VRML files.

WinPlace is a freeware application which allows creation of 2D and 3D models. The models are built within a 2D design interface and viewed real-time with the built-in 3D(VRML) viewer.

ISA is a VRML authoring tool that facilitates the creation of interactive and dynamic 3D scenes for the Web and includes user friendly visual supports through every step of the creative process.

This software allows you to build graphics of two-argumental functions Z = f ( X, Y ). You can export the drawings as bitmaps, or as 3D objects in VRML. Requires OpenGL 3D accelerator

Turns vrml worlds and ordinary web sites into online communities by adding chat and collaborative interaction. Works with Netscape Live3D and SGI Cosmo Player.

FreeWRL will help you view VRML and X3D 3D files.

FreeWRL is an open-source(R) VRML and X3D browser, placed under the Gnu Library General Public License.

Written by developers with the ultimate goal of producing a high quality, up-to-date browser in the public domain, FreeWRL is gaining broad acceptance in industry and academia.

Since 2000, a team of developers led by John Stewart at Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) has produced and distributed FreeWRL in collaboration with the WEB 3-D Consortium.

Written for Linux and Mac OS/X workstations, FreeWRL supports Javascript, Java Class invocation, and the EAI version 1 spec. It meets or exceeds the VRML-97 (ISO/IEC 14772:1997) minimal conformance specification. Work is being performed to bring FreeWRL to full VRML and X3D compliancy.