xVRML (eXtensible

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for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive

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, designed particularly with the

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in mind.

Format

xVRML is a text-file format from the xVRML Project at

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. While xVRML evolved from VRML; it now has an easy-to-learn,

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-based syntax, for which it utilizes an

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to insure both a clear structure and understandable constraints.

Downloads

The specifications, documentation, and example files, as well as information about a viewer application (Carina), may all be found at the xVRML Project website. All but the examples may be downloaded from the Project SourceForge site. An extensive and growing object library is available for public use through the xVRML Project site.

References

External links

* * {{sourceforge, xvrml Graphics file formats XML-based standards Virtual reality Vector graphics markup languages