Introduction to VRML 2.0

Introduction to VRML 2.0 Introduction to VRML 2.0

Table Of Contents

Part I: Shapes, Geometry, Color

Introduction to VRML 2.0

Understanding Key Concepts

Building Primitive Shapes

Building Text Shapes

Transforming Shapes

Controlling Appearance with Materials

Grouping Nodes

Inlining World Components

Adding Anchors to Your World

Part II - Geometry, Texture, and Lights

Building Shapes out of Points, Lines, and Faces

Building Elevation Grids

Building Extruded Shapes

Binding Colors to Coordinate-based Geometry

Mapping Textures

Controlling how Textures are Mapped

Controlling Shading using Normals

Lighting Your world

Controlling how Shapes are Shaded

Part III: Environment, Sound, Viewer Sensors

Adding Backgrounds

Adding Fog

Controlling Detail

Controlling the Viewpoint

Controlling Navigation Info

Controlling Collision Detection

Providing Information about Your World

Adding Sound

Key Dynamics Concepts

Sensing the Viewer

Sensing the User's Actions

Part IV: Time, Interpolators, Scripts

Using Time to Animate

Interpolating Positions

Interpolating Other Data Types

Introducing Script Use

Introducing Program Script Writing with JavaScript

Creating New Node Types

Concluding Remarks