The Annotated VRML 97 Reference 1 Intro     2 Concepts     3 Nodes     4 Fields/Events    5 Conformance A Grammar     B Java     C JavaScript     D Examples     E Related Info    References Quick Java         Quick JavaScript         Quick Nodes    Jump to a concept 2.1 Intro   2.1.1 Overview   2.1.2 TOC   2.1.3 Conventions 2.2 Overview   2.2.1 File structure   2.2.2 Header   2.2.3 Scene graph   2.2.4 Prototypes   2.2.5 Routing   2.2.6 Generating files   2.2.7 Presentation   2.2.8 Profiles 2.3 UTF-8 syntax   2.3.1 Clear text   2.3.2 Statements   2.3.3 Node   2.3.4 Field   2.3.5 PROTO   2.3.6 IS   2.3.7 EXTERNPROTO   2.3.8 USE   2.3.9 ROUTE 2.4 Scene graph   2.4.1 Root nodes   2.4.2 Hierarchy   2.4.3 Ancestry   2.4.4 Transform hierarchy   2.4.5 Units & coord sys   2.4.6 Name scope 2.5 VRML & WWW   2.5.1 MIME type   2.5.2 URLs   2.5.3 Relative URLs   2.5.4 Scripting protocols 2.6 Node Semantics   2.6.1 Introduction   2.6.2 DEF/USE   2.6.3 Shapes/geometry   2.6.4 Bounding boxes   2.6.5 Grouping   2.6.6 Lights   2.6.7 Sensors   2.6.8 Interpolators   2.6.9 Time   2.6.10 Bindable nodes   2.6.11 Textures 2.7 Field, eventIn/Out 2.8 PROTO   2.8.1 Declaration   2.8.2 Definition   2.8.3 Scoping 2.9 EXTERNPROTO   2.9.1 Introduction   2.9.2 Interface   2.9.3 URL 2.10 Events   2.10.1 Introduction   2.10.2 Routes   2.10.3 Exectution model   2.10.4 Loops   2.10.5 Fan-in/fan-out 2.11 Time   2.11.1 Introduction   2.11.2 Origin   2.11.3 Changing time 2.12 Scripting   2.12.1 Introduction   2.12.2 Execution   2.12.3 Initialize/shutdown   2.12.4 eventsProcessed   2.12.5 Direct outputs   2.12.6 Asynchronous   2.12.7 Languages   2.12.8 EventIns   2.12.9 fields & events   2.12.10 Browser interface 2.13 Navigation   2.13.1 Introduction   2.13.2 Paradigms   2.13.3 Viewing model   2.13.4 Collisions 2.14 Lighting   2.14.1 Introduction   2.14.2 off   2.14.3 on   2.14.4 Equations   2.14.5 References   Jump to a node 3.1 Intro 3.2 Anchor 3.3 Appearance 3.4 AudioClip 3.5 Background 3.6 Billboard 3.7 Box 3.8 Collision 3.9 Color 3.10 ColorInterpolator 3.11 Cone 3.12 Coordinate 3.13 CoordinateInterpolator 3.14 Cylinder 3.15 CylinderSensor 3.16 DirectionalLight 3.17 ElevationGrid 3.18 Extrusion 3.19 Fog 3.20 FontStyle 3.21 Group 3.22 ImageTexture 3.23 IndexedFaceSet 3.24 IndexedLineSet 3.25 Inline 3.26 LOD 3.27 Material 3.28 MovieTexture 3.29 NavigationInfo 3.30 Normal 3.31 NormalInterpolator 3.32 OrientationInterpolator 3.33 PixelTexture 3.34 PlaneSensor 3.35 PointLight 3.36 PointSet 3.37 PositionInterpolator 3.38 ProximitySensor 3.39 ScalarInterpolator 3.40 Script 3.41 Shape 3.42 Sound 3.43 Sphere 3.44 SphereSensor 3.45 SpotLight 3.46 Switch 3.47 Text 3.48 TextureCoordijnate 3.49 TextureTransform 3.50 TimeSensor 3.51 TouchSensor 3.52 Transform 3.53 Viewpoint 3.54 VisibilitySensor 3.55 WorldInfo

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Appendix E
VRML Compendium

This appendix lists a variety of interesting and useful VRML-related resources. Topics include browsers, general information guides, organizations, discussion groups, technical documents, and recommended reading on VRML.

E.1 VRML Browsers

Table E-1 contains known VRML browsers as of 1997. See the information sites for more current listings.

E.2 VRML Information Sites

The URLs in Table E-2 refer to Web sites that contain general and specific information on VRML. This includes introductory tutorials, history, frequently asked questions (FAQs), lists of VRML worlds, and references to relevant information.

E.3 VRML Email Lists and Newsgroups

Table E-4 lists the known email lists and newsgroups for VRML discussions groups. See the VRML Consortium's Working Group page for an update (http://www.web3d.org/WorkingGroups).

E.4 Recommended Reading

The following books provide an excellent background on computer graphics:

The following books provide complementary reading on VRML:

The following books provide general information on the WWW and the Internet: