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7.1.13. VRML world files

VRML world files can be read by JetStream Roamer.

Note

The reader supports files in both VRML1 and VRML2 file formats.

Supported Entities

• All 3D geometry including cuboids, cylinders, cones, spheres, elevation grids, extrusions, face and line

sets, and points.

• All grouping nodes - however some limitations exist on certain types of group node (see below).

Partially Supported Entities

• VRML2 Billboard nodes - children will be loaded but no billboarding will take place.

• VRML2 Collision nodes - children will be loaded but no specification of collision detection occurs.

• VRML1 WWWAnchor and VRML2 Anchor nodes - children will be loaded but any referenced VRML

world will not be loaded upon clicking objects.

• VRML1 and VRML2 LOD nodes - the most detailed (i.e. first) child will always be loaded.

Unsupported Entities

• All ROUTE definitions.

• All sensor nodes.

• All interpolator nodes.

• Textures specified within the VRML file (VRML2 PixelTexture nodes and the image component of

VRML1 Texture2 nodes).

• VRML2 Script nodes.

• VRML2 MovieTexture nodes.

• VRML2 Fog nodes.

• VRML2 AudioClip and Sound nodes.

• All text-related nodes (VRML1 AsciiText and VRML2 Text nodes, and FontStyle nodes).

VRML File Reader Options

Setting the VRML file reader options

Converting Files