Contents

Contents

About this Report

Contents

Part One: A Guide to VRML 2.0

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 What is VRML
  • 1.2 VRML 1.0
  • 1.3 VRML 2.0
  • 1.4 VRML97
  • 1.5 Uses

• 2. VRML Browsers
  • 2.1 General Information
  • 2.2 CASUS Presenter
  • 2.3 Community Place
  • 2.4 Cosmo Player
  • 2.5 VRMLview
  • 2.6 VRwave
  • 2.7 WorldView
  • 2.8 Other Browsers

• 3. Language Details
  • 3.1 Example 1: A Yellow Box
  • 3.2 Example 2: An Animated and Interactive Scene
  • 3.3 Complex Shapes
  • 3.4 Controlling Detail
  • 3.5 Other Nodes
  • 3.6 Scripts
  • 3.7 Prototypes
  • 3.8 Node Summary
  • 3.9 Online Tutorials

• 4. Creating VRML Worlds
  • 4.1 Modelling Tools
  • 4.2 File Translators
  • 4.3 Validators
  • 4.4 Object Libraries
  • 4.5 Other Utilities

• 5. Publishing Worlds on the Web
  • 5.1 MIME type
  • 5.2 Integrating VRML with HTML
  • 5.3 File Optimization

• 6. Future Development
  • 6.1 Development Process
  • 6.2 Mailing List
  • 6.3 Conclusion

• 7. Further Information
  • 7.1 Internet Resources
  • 7.2 Books
  • 7.3 SIMA Publications

Part Two: An Evaluation of VRML Modelling Tools

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 VRML Modelling Tools
  • 1.2 Evaluation Objectives
  • 1.3 Report Structure

• 2. Software Selection
  • 2.1 Testing Platform
  • 2.2 Selection Procedure

• 3. Evaluation Methodology
  • 3.1 Evaluation Criteria
  • 3.2 Testing Procedure

• 4. Software Overview
  • 4.1 Caligari TrueSpace 3.0
  • 4.2 Ligos V-Realm Builder 2.0
  • 4.3 Paragraph Internet Space Builder 2.1
  • 4.4 Platinum VRCreator 2.0
  • 4.5 Rendersoft VRML Editor 1.3
  • 4.6 Sculptware LLC SiteSculptor 1.0

• 5. Comparison of Features

• 6. Conclusions

Appendix A: VRML Nodes

• Field Value Types
• Node Reference

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