VRML Resources for Beginners

Virtual Reality Modeling Language, or VRML, is a text language that is used to describe 3D image sequences and interactive environment on the web. Realistic and otherworldly places can be depicted through the creation of VRML worlds, and these places may contain objects that are linked to other VRML worlds or documents. A user can walk or fly around in the virtual world. Here is a list of websites that provide more information about VRML:

Put 2D Text into Your World

• Display Text in VRML World: Notes on how to put text in VRML world.

• VRML Text Editor: Instructions for placing and editing VRML text.

• Building VRML Text Shapes: Tips on how to construct text shapes in VRML.

• VRML Text Node: Useful information about the VRML text node.

• Change Appearance of VRML Text: Learn how to use the font style node to change the appearance of VRML text.

Put 3D Objects into Your World

• Basic Primitives in VRML: A list of basic geometric shapes that are used in VRML.

• Making 3D Scenes with VRML: A guide to creating 3D scenes with VRML and X3D.

• Creating 3D VRML Objects: A tutorial that explains how 3D VRML objects are created and assembled.

• Building Scene with Cone: Step-by-step instructions for building a VRML scene with a cone.

• VRML Primitives: Using basic geometric shapes to create 3D worlds.

• VRML 3D Objects: An introduction to 3D VRML graphics and instructions on how to create them.

Textures

• VRML Texturing: Basic information on texturing in VRML.

• Understanding How Texture Works: An article that explains how VRML texture works.

• Process of Texture Mapping: Descriptions of the various steps of texture mapping in VRML.

• VRML Texture Tutorial: Instructions for creating texture in VRML.

• Mapping Texture in VRML: A tutorial on how to map texture in a VRML world.

Transform

• VRML Transformation: An overview of transformation in VRML.

• Transforming VRML Objects: Find out how to improve a VRML world with Transform and Appearance.

• Transform and Coordinate Spaces: Learn the process of transforming and coordinating spaces in VRML.

• Positioning, Rotating, and Scaling Shapes: Tutorial on how to use the transform node to position, rotate, and scale shapes in VRML.

• VRML Frame Transformation: Instructions for transforming VRML frames.

Perspective Camera and Spotlight

• Using the Perspective Camera Node: A description of the function of the perspective camera node.

• VRML Viewpoint: A brief explanation of the viewpoint node in VRML.

• VRML Camera Tips: Helpful tips on how to use the camera to create great viewpoints in VRML worlds.

• VRML Spotlight Node: General information on VRML spotlight node.

• Lighting in VRML: Lesson on the use of lighting in VRML worlds.

WWWAnchor and WWWInline

• WWWAnchor and WWWInline Nodes: Article that provides a comprehensive description of the WWWAnchor and WWWInline nodes.

• Using WWWAnchor to Create Link: Tutorial on how to create a link with the WWWAnchor node.

• VRML Exporter Tutorial: Instructions for using the anchor node to create links in VRML.

• Summary of Inline Node: A summary and example of the use of the inline node in VRML.

• Inlining VRML Files: Explanation of the process of inlining other VRML files.