xVRML (eXtensible

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Modeling Language, usually pronounced ''ex-vermal'') is a standard

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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 ProjectxVRML Project
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. While xVRML evolved from

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; 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.Project SourceForge site
/ref> 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