Aug 09, 2004
The X3D specification has been approved by the International Standards Organization (ISO) as International Standard ISO/IEC 19775 with formal publication expected in October 2004. This specification defines the core technical capabilities of the X3D runtime system and delivery mechanism for 3D content and applications running on a network. X3D supports several file format encodings and programming languages, providing unsurpassed interoperability for 3D data and significant flexibility in manipulating, communicating and displaying scenes in real time.
Web3D/ISO specifications for X3D and H-Anim are freely available. Draft specifications for the CAD Distillation Format (CDF), programmable-hardware shaders and other technologies are available to Web3D Consortium members participating in Web3D working groups.
