X3D Amendment 1 proposal now public: Adds support for Shaders, CAD Distillation Format (CDF), and ne Dec 02, 2004
X3D Amendment 1 is now available for public review and comment. It defines several enhancements (most notably CAD Distillation Format & Shaders) and modifications to the X3D abstract specification, ISO/IEC 19775 including. These include:
New components/profiles:
- CAD Geometry component
- CAD Interchange profile
- Programmable shaders component (with bindings to GLSL, HLSL, & Cg)
- 3D texturing component
- Cubic environment texturing component
It also adds: new matrix field type, text improvements, ability to control scoping for all light types, LOD improvements, and local (vertex-based) fog.
Interested developers are encouraged to review the specification and submit comments to the Web3D Consortium before February 1, 2005 (in advance of ISO balloting)
